"Reporter Ben Sutherly tried to find out information on a manure lagoon he suspected of evading regulation, but the USDA denied his Freedom of Information request."
Philippines: North American Agricultural Journalists
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: C25503
Notes:
3 pages., Report about Jose Burgos, Jr., an agricultural journalist who in 2000 was named by the International Press Institute as one of the world's "50 Press Freedom Heroes of the Century."
Roberts, Owen (author / President, International Federation of Agricultural Journalists)
Format:
Commentary
Publication Date:
2020
Published:
International: International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ), Ormstown, Quebec, Canada
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D11647
Notes:
2 pages., Online from publisher., During a global coronavirus pandemic, IFAJ President Owen Roberts emphasizes the vital importance of journalists in helping people be informed and safe. "The world will change hugely in the next 365 days as we grapple with the pandemic... But two things won't change: these are farmers' need to feed the world and journalists' role in helping them do so. Through our global network for agricultural journalism, we can make a difference in how effective this all works out."
