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    1. Consumer reactions to food safety crises

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Wansink, Brian (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D02967
    Journal Title:
    Advances in Food and Nutritional Research
    Journal Title Details:
    48 : 103-150
    Notes:
    Includes false assumptions among those who oppose food technologies and those who support them.

    3. Dwarfing the social? Nanotechnology lessons from the biotechnology front

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Einsiedel, Edna F. (author) and Goldenberg, Linda (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004-02
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D02980
    Journal Title:
    Bulletin of Science Technology and Society
    Journal Title Details:
    24(1) : 28-33
    Notes:
    Authors emphasize the danger of keeping the social at ban when developing or discussing technology.

    4. Who is the real target? Media response to controversial investigative reporting on corporations

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Raphael, Chad (author), Tokunaga, Lori (author), and Wai, Christina (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D05855
    Journal Title:
    Journalism Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    5(2) : 165-178
    Notes:
    Includes case study involving ABC's Primetime Live report on food safety issues involving Food Lion supermarkets.

    10. Who do consumers trust for information: the case of genetically modified foods?

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Huffman, Wallace E. (author), Shogren, Jason F. (author), Tegene, Abebayehu (author), and Rousu, Matthew (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004-12
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25872
    Journal Title:
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics
    Journal Title Details:
    86(5) : 1222-1229

    11. Media coverage of biotech foods and influence on consumer choice

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    McCluskey, Jill J. (author), Swinnen, Johan F.M. (author), Kalaitzandonakes, N. (author), Marks, L.A. (author), and Vickner, S.S. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004-12
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25873
    Journal Title:
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics
    Journal Title Details:
    86(5) : 1238-1246

    12. Political economy of the media and consumer perceptions of biotechnology

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    McCluskey, Jill J. (author) and Swinnen, Johan F.M. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004-12
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25874
    Journal Title:
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics
    Journal Title Details:
    86(5) : 1230-1237

    13. Information, consumers and GMF [genetically modified foods]: a comment

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Zilberman, David (author), Heiman, Amir (author), Jin, Yanhong (author), and Graff, Gregg (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004-12
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25875
    Journal Title:
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics
    Journal Title Details:
    86(5) : 1247-1248

    15. Food scares and demand recovery patterns: an econometric investigation

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Mazzocchi, Mario (author) and European Association of Agricultural Economists
    Format:
    Paper
    Publication Date:
    2004-02-08
    Published:
    Italy
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: C26830
    Notes:
    Presented at the EAAE seminar, "Food safety in a dynamic world," Zeist, The Netherlands, February 8-11, 2004. 10 pages.

    16. Effects of media coverage on demand

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Dierks, Leef H. (author) and European Association of Agricultural Economists
    Format:
    Paper
    Publication Date:
    2004-02-08
    Published:
    Italy
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: C26831
    Notes:
    Presented at the EAAE seminar, "Food safety in a dynamic world," Zeist, The Netherlands, February 8-11, 2004. 10 pages.

    17. Expert and public perception of risk from biotechnology

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Slovic, Paul (author), Savadori, Lucia (author), Savio, Stefania (author), Nicotra, Eraldo (author), Rumiati, Rino (author), and Finucane, Melissa (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004-10
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27062
    Journal Title:
    Risk Analysis
    Journal Title Details:
    24(5) : 1289-1299

    18. Agroterrorism: implications for effective crisis management in agricultural communications

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Cartmell, D. Dwayne (author), Leising, James G. (author), and Ashlock, Marcus (author)
    Format:
    Paper
    Publication Date:
    2004-05-25
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: C27223
    Notes:
    Pages 144-153 in Proceedings of the 2004 National Agricultural Education Research Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, May 27-28, 2004.

    19. Attitudes and behavior: are produce consumers influenced by eco-labels?

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Clark, Andrea (author), Harvey, Mark. L. (author), Kane, Deborah (author), and Social Sciences National Technology Development Team, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    2004-12-28
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: C27276
    Notes:
    Via USDA online. 3 pages.

    20. Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods in Korea: factor and cluster analysis

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Govindasamy, Ramu (author), Onyango, Benjamin (author), Hallman, William (author), Puduri, Venkata (author), and Jang, Ho-Min (author)
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    2004-06-20
    Published:
    South Korea: Food Policy Institute, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: C27646
    Notes:
    Food Policy Institute Working Paper No. WP1104-015. 25 pages.

    21. Public approval of plant and animal biotechnology in Korea: an ordered probit analysis

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
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    Govindasamy, Ramu (author), Onyango, Benjamin (author), Hallman, William (author), Puduri, Venkata (author), and Jang, Ho-Min (author)
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    2004-06-20
    Published:
    South Korea: Food Policy Institute, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: C27647
    Notes:
    Food Policy Institute Working Paper No. WP1104-016. 22 pages.

    22. Measuring U.S. consumer preferences for genetically modified foods using choice modeling experiments: the role of price, product benefits and technology

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Govindasamy, Ramu (author), Onyango, Benjamin (author), and Nayga, Rodolfo M. Jr. (author)
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    2004-08
    Published:
    USA: Food Policy Institute, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: C27648
    Notes:
    Food Policy Institute Working Paper No. WP1104-017. 25 pages.

    23. South Korean public preferences for genetically modified foods: a random parameter model

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Govindasamy, Ramu (author) and Onyango, Benjamin (author)
    Format:
    Paper
    Publication Date:
    2004-10-10
    Published:
    South Korea: Food Policy Institute, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: C27649
    Notes:
    Presented at the Food Distribution Research Society Annual Meetings, Morro Bay, California, October 10-13, 2004. 17 pages.

    25. Design and development of food safety knowledge and attitude scales for consumer food safety education

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Hillers, Virginia N. (author), Kendall, Patricia (author), Medeiros, Lydia C. (author), Chen, Gang (author), Bergmann, Verna (author), and Schroeder, Mary (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004-11
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28602
    Journal Title:
    Journal of the American Dietetic Association
    Journal Title Details:
    104(11)
    Notes:
    Via online issue.

    26. Public attitudes towards agricultural biotechnology

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Hoban, Thomas J. (author) and Agricultural and Development Economics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    2004-05
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28740
    Notes:
    Posted at http://www.fao.org/es/esa. Also http://www.croplifeasia.org/ref_library/biotechnology/public_att_biotech_hoban.pdf, ESA Working Paper No. 04-09. 14 pages.

    27. The public and effective risk communication

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Frewer, Lynn (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 173 Document Number: C29250
    Journal Title:
    Toxicology Letters
    Journal Title Details:
    149 : 391-397
    Notes:
    "Risk communication must take account of the actual concerns of the public."

    28. "The scientists think and the public feels:" expert perceptions of the discourse of GM (genetically modified) food

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Cook, Guy (author), Pieri, Elisa (author), and Robbins, Peter T. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004
    Published:
    UK
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00451
    Journal Title:
    Discourse and Society
    Journal Title Details:
    15(4) : 433-449

    34. Biotech consumer perceptions from Eastern Europe

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
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    unknown
    Publication Date:
    2004-01-09
    Published:
    Bosnia-Hercegovina: Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA), and AgBiotechNet
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: C19421
    Notes:
    2 pages; Crop Biotech Update

    36. Consumers not overreacting to incident of mad cow disease : nationwide polls of Americans show mad cow disease is not their greatest food-related concern

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Food Marketing Institute www.fmi.org
    Format:
    News release
    Publication Date:
    2004-01-12
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: C19424
    Notes:
    Archived at: January 12, 2004

    37. Consumer confidence in beef strong in the face of single case of BSE : industry seeks to encourage aggressive marketing, open export markets

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Barnhart, Walt (author), Batra, Karen (author), and National Cattlemen's Beef Association
    Format:
    News release
    Publication Date:
    2004-01-06
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: C19425
    Notes:
    2 pages

    64. Food safety knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Puerto Rican caretakers living in Hartford, Connecticut

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Bermudez-Millan, Angela (author), Damio, Grace (author), Gonzalez, Anir (author), Perez-Escamilla, Rafael (author), and Segura-Pereza, Sofia (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004-03
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20218
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Food Protection
    Journal Title Details:
    67(3) : 512-516
    Notes:
    Research revealed areas of need for knowledge about food handling methods and identified a gap between the food safety behaviors that caregivers said they perform and behaviors they actually perform. Researchers found evidence of need for culturally appro

    71. Consumer acceptance critical factor in genetically modified crops' success

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Hartenstein, Shannon (author) and Agricultural Research Division, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004-03
    Published:
    Europe
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20354
    Journal Title:
    Research Nebraska
    Notes:
    1 page

    72. Spot the mistake : television cooking shows as a source of safety information

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Powell, D. A. (author), Mathiasen, L. A. (author), Chapman, B. J. (author), and Lacroix, B. J. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004-05
    Published:
    Food Saftely Network
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20390
    Journal Title:
    Food Protection Trends
    Journal Title Details:
    24 (5) : 328-334

    76. Road to science hell!

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Corcoran, Terence (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2004-06-26
    Published:
    Canada: Food Safety Network
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 135 Document Number: C20658
    Notes:
    National Post, FP11

    84. Attitudes towards the use of GMOs in food production and their impact on buying intention: the role of positive sensory experience

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Astrom, A. (author), Bech-Larsen, Tino (author), Grunert, K.G. (author), Lahteenmaki, L. (author), and Ueland, O. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20714
    Journal Title:
    Agribusiness
    Journal Title Details:
    20(1) : 95-107

    85. Consumer response to functional foods produced by conventional, organic or genetic manipulation

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Lambert, R. (author), Gendron, C. (author), Larue, B. (author), and West, G.E. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20715
    Journal Title:
    Agribusiness
    Journal Title Details:
    20(2) : 155-166

    86. Fighting "frankenfoods:" industry opportunity structures and the efficacy of the biotech movement in western Europe

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Schurman, R. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20731
    Journal Title:
    Social Problems
    Journal Title Details:
    51(2) : 243-268
    Notes:
    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.

    92. Reporting mad news: framing of the Mad Cow media coverage

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Ruth, Amanda M. (author), Eubanks, Emily E. (author), and University of Florida
    Format:
    Paper
    Publication Date:
    2004-06
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: C21021
    Notes:
    Paper presented to Research Special Interest Group, Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) conference, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

    93. Voice of Mom survey

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Roper Center (author / Roper Center at University of Connecticut) and Roper Center
    Format:
    Research report
    Publication Date:
    2004-05-11
    Published:
    USA: University of Connecticut
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: C21037

    94. Fighting "frankenfoods:" industry opportunity structures and the efficacy of the biotech movement in western Europe

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Schurman, R. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2004
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21085
    Journal Title:
    Social Problems
    Journal Title Details:
    51(2) : 243-268
    Notes:
    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.

    99. The discourse of the GM food debate: how language choices affect public trust

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    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Cook G (author), Pieri E (author), Robbins P T (author), and Economic and Social Research Council, United Kingdom
    Format:
    Research report
    Publication Date:
    2004
    Published:
    UK: University of Reading
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: C21642
    Notes:
    13 pages, The research aims to analyse the language and discourse of the debate over GM crops and food during February-July 2003. This period is expected by all sides to be one of renewed controversy and interest in the UK, with a government initiated national debate, discussion of the GM crop field trial results, and reconsideration of the current moratorium on commercial cultivation. Although it is impossible to predict either the exact course or duration of the debate, it is certain to provide a wealth of material for research into the impact of stakeholders' communication strategies upon public trust and understanding. Recently, the GM debate has generated a great deal of research and publication. The proposed project, however, is distinctive for its attention to the language and discourse of the debate, and for its combination of linguistic and sociological methodology. The GM debate brings together scientific, ethical, political and social concerns. Each perspective has its own discourse, and this in itself can be a source of misunderstanding and disagreement. The research will focus less upon the content of the debate, as other research has done, and more upon the forms in which it is expressed, as well as ways in which it is framed by its actors. It will explore how styles of argument, metaphors and analogies, phrases and single words can change in meaning and effect when they cross discoursal boundaries. As such, it will make a unique contribution to understanding of the public debate, and be of value and relevance to all stakeholders, interested academics, and society in general. More generally it will provide insights into the communication of controversial new technology and the responses of both public, media, and policy makers. For this purpose, the project will collect, analyse and relate three datasets. The first will be an electronically stored corpus of newspaper articles and public statements by major stakeholders (such as NGOs, government, and biotechnology companies). This first datatset can be automatically analysed using current corpus linguistic software to reveal frequent word choices and combinations. The second dataset will be transcripts of interviews with representatives of major stakeholder organisations about the factors governing their choices of language and strategies of argumentation. This second dataset will be coded using software for qualitative analysis, to reveal recurrent themes and opinions. The third dataset will be transcriptions of six focus groups, meeting on two occasions each, in which participants react to the language choices and communicative styles of selected extracts from dataset one. Focus groups have been chosen for the depth which they allow in the exploration of views and opinions among targeted groups with a particular relation to the topic. In our research each group identity will relate to one area of the debate, as follows: parents of young children (diet and health); charity volunteers (ethical concerns); students in higher education (long term effects); birdwatchers (biodiversity); farmers (consequences for agriculture); temporary UK residents from poor countries (effect on crop nutrition and yield). The intention is not to provide a survey of opinion, of which many already exist, nor to duplicate the existing focus-group literature on public responses to GM, but to provide new evidence of the discoursal sources of conflict and mistrust. This third dataset will also be coded for themes and arguments. This research will elucidate the actual (rather than presumed) effect of styles of argument on public perceptions and trust, thus complimenting and deepening existing understanding.

    100. Overview fo findings: 2004 focus groups and polls

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Format:
    Research report
    Publication Date:
    2004-09
    Published:
    USA: Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, a project of the University of Richmond supported by the Pew Charitable Trust, Washington, D.C.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: C21643
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    A Project of the University of Richmaond Supported by Pew Charitable Trusts Washington D.C., 6 pages, In September 2004 the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology conducted its third comprehensive survey of U.S. consumer sentiment about the application of genetic engineering to agriculture. Similar comprehensive surveys were previously conducted by the Initiative in January 2001 and August 2003. The first survey sought to track consumer awareness of genetically modified (GM) crops, whereas the second survey continued that tracking effort and probed related issues such as regulation of GM foods and preferred applications. This year the Pew Initiative built on its body of knowledge about consumer sentiment by conducting focus groups as well as fielding a survey. Four focus groups were conducted in Philadelphia and Des Moines on August 25th and 26th. Observations from those groups were then used to develop a survey that both tracked the issues addressed in prior surveys by the Pew Initiative and probed some of the sentiments detected in the focus groups. The resulting survey was then administered to 1000 American consumers who were interviewed by telephone September 22-26, 2004. The margin of error for the survey is +/- 3.1% at the 95% level of confidence. The margin of error is higher for subgroups. The combined findings from the August 2004 focus groups and the September 2004 survey are summarized below and provide a robust picture of current U.S. consumer attitudes toward GM foods and genetic engineering, why those beliefs are held, and trends in those attitudes over the last three years. In addition to this summary, the Pew Initiative is making available a transcript of the focus groups and the survey results, prepared by the firms that jointly prepared and conducted them, the Melman Group and Public Opinion Strategies.