Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29124
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Via Knight Science Journalism Tracker. 1 page., Reviews coverage of efforts in California to grow canola as an edible oil and environment-improving crop.
International: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, University of Illinois
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D11955
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Research poster presented at the U.S. Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) virtual conference 2020. Via online by open access. 3 pages., Presentation of findings from a term-frequency analysis of climate change communications document records added to the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center collection, University of Illinois, during the 2019-2020 academic year. Researcher used a word art tool to create word clouds representing frequency of subject terms, publication title words, and subject countries used in citations.
Mungai, Ndungi wa (author) and Seis, Colin (author)
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Book chapter
Publication Date:
2017
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08789
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Pages 223-237 in Gordon, Iain J. Prins, Herbert H.T. Squire, Geoff R. (eds.), Food production and nature conservation: conflicts and solutions. United Kingdom: Routledge, London. 348 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 30 Document Number: D10563
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2 pages., From Bayer AG - online via AgriMarketing Weekly., Leverkusen, Germany - Bayer is raising the bar in transparency, sustainability and engagement, reflecting its heightened responsibility and potential as a new leader in agriculture. "We're making good progress on integrating the acquired agriculture business, and are now starting to implement a series of measures to drive transparency and sustainability across our business," Werner Baumann, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG, said on Friday.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21505
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Pages 1-18 in Mike Moore (ed.), Health risks and the press: perspectives on media coverage of risk assessment and health. The Media Institute, Washington, D.C. in cooperation with the American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois. 111 pages.
Research among experienced environmental journalists reveals a shift since 2000 in their view of "balance," as an element of objectivity. They now advocate a "weight of evidence" approach where stories reflect scientific consensus.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23385
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Checkbiotech via Food Safety Network. 3 pages., Author highlights the comments of a speaker who urged fellow biotechnology scientists: "You have to take the time to communicate to the public. If you don't, the activists will."
Russell, Clifford S. (author), Schiller, Andrew (author), Hunsaker, Carolyn T. (author), Kane, Michael A. (author), Wolfe, Amy K. (author), Dale, Virginia H. (author), Suter, Glenn W (author), Pion, Georgine (author), Jensen, Molly H. (author), and Konar, Victoria C. (author)
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Journal article
Publication Date:
2001
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USA
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 175 Document Number: C29927
Online via UI Library electronic subscription, To close the gap between ecologists and policy makers, the author proposed a program of embedding ecologists into the political syst4em in much the same way the U.S. military embeds journalists into combat units. Emphasized the importance of developing personal relationships.
Fuller, Sara (author), Bickerstaff, Karen (author), Khaw, Fu-Meng (author), and Curtis, Sarah (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2010
Published:
International
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07367
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Pages 261-277 in Peter Bennett, Kenneth Calman, Sarah Curtis and Denis Fischbacher-Smith (eds.). Risk communication and public health. Second edition. Osvord University Press, Oxford, England. 339 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10615
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461 pages., via uiuc library catalog., Whether you are managing wetlands, protecting endangered species, or restoring ecosystems, you need to be able to communicate effectively in order to solve conservation and resource management problems. Communication Skills for Conservation Professionals can help you do just that--it is a practical and inspiring book that provides user-friendly guidance on achieving conservation goals through effective communication.
This second edition of a widely praised book, originally published in 1999, includes new material on working with stakeholders, volunteers, and other groups to multiply conservation success. It also expands on the use of electronic media with examples of conservation Web pages, blogs, e-newsletters, and other new media. The book's citations have been updated to include a host of Web sites and other electronic sources useful for planning and implementing communication programs.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29761
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Pages 109-114 in Thomas R. Dunlap (Ed.), DDT, Silent Spring and the rise of environmentalism: classic texts. University of Washington Press, Seattle. 152 pages.
Online from the University of Illinois online catalog - article search via Wiley Online Library., Authors summarize advantages of demonstration in the realm of conservation science, connecting researchers with users. They also suggest four actions to connect science to the needs of resource managers via demonstration.
Urges scientists (described as by nature reductionists) to pay attention to broader environmental health issues revealed in popular literature. Silent Spring (Carson, 1962) cited as an example.
