Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: C25342
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From Vocal Point column via Food Safety Network. 3 pages., Author challenges accuracy of widely-accepted government statistics claiming that Americans spend under 10 percent of their disposable income on food.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23811
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"Friday Edition" via Poynteronline. 2 pages., Reports on coverage by a National Public Radio reporter of fraudulent claims by crop producers against the federal crop insurance program.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 150 Document Number: C24113
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Gallup Poll Social Series - Governance. Via Gallup Brain. 1 page., Summary of responses to a question about levels of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the work is doing, as related to agriculture and farming.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23214
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Associate Press Online via Lexis-Nexis. 2 pages., Report on the new food pyramid introduced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Internet users have visited the site an estimated 670 million times in the past three months."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23199
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Public Opinion Online, Roper Center at University of Connecticut via Lexis-Nexis. 1 page., Summary of responses to a question about the extent to which respondents understand what the U.S. Department of Agriculture does.
Farsetta, Diane (author) and Center for Media and Democracy, Madison, Wisconsin.
Format:
Commentary
Publication Date:
2005-06-24
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 154 Document Number: C25080
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Retrieved December 7, 2006, Author's blog via Center for Media and Democracy. 8 pages., Sample concerns about video news releases, included reference to those produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding a controversial trade agreement proposal.
Reports on "an intense debate over government-funded efforts to influence news coverage" related in particular to the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
