Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 183 Document Number: C37324
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See C37280 for original, Page 45 in Fred Myers, Running the gamut: writings of Fred Myers, journalist and 50-year members, American Agricultural Editors' Association. Fred Myers, publishers, Florence, Alabama. 125 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22984
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Pages 64-69 in V.S. Gupta, Rural press: problems and prospects. Press Institute of India, New Delhi. 78 pages., Describes role of the rural press, as well as issues facing it. Urban-based newspapers generally dominate the national scene. "What they file about rural issues, based often on government handouts, gets relegated to inside or insignificant columns."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22526
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Agricultural Publishers Association Archives, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 5., Delivered to the Agricultural Editors' Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 16, 1922. Annual report, pp. 12-16., Offers his suggestions and reports those of several advertising agency representatives he surveyed.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: C22544
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Published in "The Final Word" column of Food Routes Network, Millheim, Pennsylvania. Issue 44. 2 pages., Author expresses concern that farm magazines and newspapers in the U.S. are "as bland and featureless as a sun-scorched pasture: there's nothing there to chew on; no water, no food, no new ideas." Suggests they need to challenge the status quo and publicly discuss and debate new ideas.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: C22545
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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.
