Via Online Journalism Review. 4 pages., Case examples include a periodical that investigated unregistered chemicals and found widespread use throughout Japan, even on "organic" farms. Started an online "Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Research Lab" as a virtual think tank to tackle the problem in a way that included the voices of everyday Japanese citizens. "The idea of connecting producers and consumers through civic journalism has become a standard approach to agriculture coverage in the Tohoku farming region."
Article analyzes how a new social movement against genetic engineering in agriculture managed to turn a major industry upside down. Author argues that an undertheorized aspect of external context, namely industry structures, was a primary factor.
Article analyzes how a new social movement against genetic engineering in agriculture managed to turn a major industry upside down. Author argues that an undertheorized aspect of external context, namely industry structures, was a primary factor.
USA: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: C22045
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13 pages., "While the biopharm industry pushes forward toward commercialization, USDA has kept the public and interested stakeholders in the dark about this reemergence (of approved applications for genetic engineering of plants to produce pharmaceuticals, industrial compounds and other novel proteins).