"T. Harold Forbes and Francis T. Hunter are the youthful team who turned suddenly from entertainment and sport to clip the long whiskers of country journalism, put it into a suit of modern clothes and bring it smack up to date."
Posted at www.ageditors.com, Author emphasizes the continuing mission of agricultural journalists and encourages involvement in their professional organization.
Posted at http://www.agrimarketing.com, Features Meredith Corporation, which has roots in agricultural publishing and recently was named Publisher of the Year by Ad Age magazine.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C35774
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"The Farm Journalist"series via online. 3 pages., Suggests that ag magazines must respond to the new reality calling for readers to be far better served and to charge accordingly. "The force driving magazines forward will be content rather than advertising."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C35782
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"The Farm Journalist"series via online. 3 pages., Examines problems facing the agricultural press and the publishers, editors and journalists working in it.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36878
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 15, Delivered to the American Association of Advertising Agencies, East Seaboard Convention, New York City, New York, December 3, 1940. 6 pages., Describes how farm papers cover agriculture and serve their readers..
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36890
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 22, Page 11 in Minutes, APA Board of Directors Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, April 10-12, 1978., Brief discussion identifies questions that APA needs to ask itself, such as whether it sees itself as a spokesman for agriculture, whether it is satisified with what it is doing, whether it is structured properly and whether it needs to differentiate between self-serving interests and those of agriculture.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36892
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 23, Page 2 in Minutes, annual APA membership meeting, New York City, New York, November 15, 1989., Brief report highlighting opportunities that call for a broader base of membership and funding.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 183 Document Number: C37307
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See C37280 for original, Page 28 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.
