Report of a 2002 Sigma Delta Chi award winner in the category, Feature reporting - photography. The Des Moines (Iowa) Register newspaper created a photo documentary of every county fair in the state (100 fairs in 99 counties). Published 100 photos in a series that "capture the essence of rural Iowan society."
Announcement of a 2002 Sigma Delta Chi award entry in the category, Investigative reporting - newspaper/wire service. Mike Lee of theTri-City Herald, Kennewick, Washington, received the award. Investigation uncovered 15 years of flagrant law-breaking and abuse by two farmer brothers. Actions involved disregard of state and federal laws and regulations, including illegal water and air pollution. Series titled, "Bitter Harvest."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: C22471
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University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 1 page., Includes the release, plus four pages of related information about the SPARK (Students Promoting Awareness of Research Knowledge) program.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23414
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Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues. 6 pages., Reports on award presented to Tom and Pat Gish, publishers of the Mountain Eagle, Whitesburg, Kentucky, "rural journalists who demonstrate courage, tenacity and integrity often needed to render public service through journalism."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23427
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From the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky, Lexington. 2 pages., Reports on seven rural-oriented broadcasters honored at the fall conference of the Kentucky Broadcasters Association.
