International: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09728
Notes:
188 pages, Explores options for scientists to consider in making their own judgments about how they would like to position themselves in relation to policy and politics.
Lusk, Jayson L. (author / Oklahoma State University), Norwood, F. Bailey (author / Oklahoma State University), and Prickett, Robert W. (author / Oklahoma State University)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2007-08-17
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: D10852
Notes:
Working paper, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. 33 pages.
Shulman, Seth (author), Abend, Kate (author), and Meyer, Alden (author)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2007
Published:
USA: Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 136 Document Number: D11419
Notes:
68 pages., Introductory information and executive summary printed from the organization website. Full text available., The report described ExxonMobile as having "underwritten the most sophisticated and most successful disinformation campaign since the tobacco industry misled the public about the scientific evidence linking smoking to lung cancer and heart disease." Documentation described the company as having drawn upon four of the same tactics: manufactured uncertainty, information laundering, promoted scientific spokespeople, and attempt to shift the focus away from meaningful action.
13 pages., Online from publisher., Using a review of literature, authors identified most important factors hindering the rise of public concern about the environment. Categories they identified included obtainment of information on environmental problems and appraisal processes related to environmental problems.
11 pages., Online from journal by open access., Researchers surveyed residents of the wildland-urban interface to determine the effects of contextual factors such as location of the forest, its primary use, wildfire history, and current fire conditions on acceptability of prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, and doing nothing.
Taylor, Jonathan G. (author), Gillette, Shana C. (author), Hodgson, Ronald W. (author), Downing, Judith L. (author), Burns, Michele R. (author), Chavez, Deborah J. (author), and Hogan, John T. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2007
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: D11574
14 pages., Online from publisher via open access., Researchers studied fire communications during different stages of two wildfires in southern California. Findings revealed that pre-fire communication planning was particularly effective for smaller fire events and parts of that planning proved invaluable for the large fire event as well. Findings also identified information needs of residents.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 155 Document Number: C25216
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Vocal Point column in Meatingplace.com. 3 pages., Decries violent methods used by the organization and urges meat and poultry interests to challenge these methods through local media.
De Zwart, Onno (author), Veldhuijzen, Irene K. (author), Elam, Gillian (author), Aro, Arja R. (author), Abraham, Thomas (author), Bishop, George D. (author), Richardus, Jan Hendrik (author), Brug, Johannes (author), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2007-02
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 155 Document Number: C25250
Hallman, William K. (author), Cuite, Cara L. (author), Condry, Sarah C. (author), Nucci, Mary L. (author), and Food Policy Institute, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2007-02-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: C25528
Cartmell, D. Dwayne II (author), Ashlock, Marcus A. (author), and Leising, James G. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2007-02-03
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: C25595
Notes:
Retrieved March 19, 2007, Presented to the Agricultural Communications Section, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists Annual Meeting, Mobile, Alabama, February 3-6, 2007. 19 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: C25900
Notes:
Report of a session, "Risky business - perception of risk," at the 5th World Congress of Science Journalists in Melbourne, Australia, on April 16-20, 2007. 1 page.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: C25926
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Presented at the 2007 ACE/NETC conference sponsored by the International Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE) and the National Extension Technology Conference (NETC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 16-19, 2007. 33 pages.
Roark, Kevin (author) and Danneskiold, Jim (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2007-06-16
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: C25931
Notes:
Presented at the 2007 ACE/NETC conference sponsored by the International Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE) and the National Extension Technology Conference (NETC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 16-19, 2007. 30 pages.
Hallman, William K. (author), Cuite, Cara L. (author), Condry, Sarah C. (author), Vata, Miranda (author), and Public Policy Institute, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2007-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: C25965
Mathews, Kristy E. (author), Freeman, Miranda L. (author), and Desvousges, William H. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2007
Published:
International: Springer
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26045
Notes:
Chapter 5 in Barbara J. Kanninen (ed.), Valuing environmental amenities using stated choice studies: a common sense approach to theory and practice. Springer. 336 pages.
Murdock, Graham (author), Rowe, Gene (author), Pidgeon, Nick (author), Horlick-Jones, Tom (author), Walls, John (author), Poortinga, Wouter (author), and O'Riordan, Tim (author)
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
2007
Published:
United Kingdom: Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, England.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26047
Online version. 1 page., Announces a grant to the University of Missouri for research to find a better way to teach Hispanic restaurant workers about food safety.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 161 Document Number: C26451
Notes:
Institute of Food Technologists. 1 page., Cites statistics about examples of gaps between what consumers say they know about safe food handling practices and what they actually do.
