Hunter, Karla M. Larson (author / University of Oklahoma), Thompson, Sharlene R. (author / University of Oklahoma), Bethea, Lisa Sparks (author / George Mason University), and Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2003-07
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 128 Document Number: C19215
Notes:
9 pages; Prepared for presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Kansas City, MO
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: C22545
Notes:
Published in a column, "The Final Word," from Food Routes Network, Millheim, Pennsylvania. Issue 45. 2 pages., Author reports on consolidation of farm periodicals, with resulting cutbacks in editorial staffing and in local coverage. Describes financial pressures that lead to more use of free-lance writers that often write for ag publications and ag public relations agencies simultaneously. "But the divided loyalties often yield stories that resemble corporate press releases more than journalism." Cites an example from his experience as a free-lance writer.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27660
Notes:
Pages 82-95 in Bruce A. Babcock, Robert W. Fraser and Joseph N. Lekakis (eds.), Risk management and the environment: agriculture in perspective. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 204 pages.
Analyzed the content of four major U.S. newspapers, 1992 through 2001, in terms of their coverage of conflicts of interest in science. Types of conflict of interest: financial, professional and personal. Examples include the relationship between research institutions and the tobacco industry.
