Interview with Barry Wilson, correspondent for the Western Producer., Publication of the Canadian Journalism Project, Ryerson University, Université Laval, and Carleton University
Tucker, Mark (author) and Whaley, Sherrie (author)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
2000-07-25
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 113 Document Number: C11226
Journal Title Details:
20 pages
Notes:
Presented at the U.S. Agricultural Communicators' Congress,25 July 2000, Washington, D.C.
The Research Special Interest Group, Agricultural Communicators in Education (ACE), 25 July 2000, Washington, D.C.
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."
USA: August House Publishers, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C23665
Notes:
416 pages., Focuses on the often under-rated role of the country correspondents and the unique difficulties of the rural newspaper's role as both critic and member of a small community.
