Notes that radio played an important role in public education in two science-related areas - agriculture and public health. "These are (not uncoincidentally) areas in which government agencies and communities of experts took an early, active interest." Cites weather reports as early as 1921 (University of Wisconsin station) and regular farm market reports in 1922.
Southeastern Newspapers Corporation via LexisNexis Academic. 2 pages., Author comments about pressures on tv meteorologists to avoid discussing global warming, a topic that he believes may jeopardize advertising revenues from corporate advertisers.
National Association of Farm Broadcasting, Platte City, Missouri.
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2006-05-23
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: C24453
Notes:
Retrieved July 1, 2006, 14 pages., PowerPoint presentation summarizes results of a 12-state Midwest farmer survey commissioned by NAFB and conducted by Ag Media Research, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Nidumolu, U.B. (author), Lubbers, M. (author), Kanellopoulos, A. (author), van Ittersum, M.K. (author), Kadiyala, D.M. (author), and Sreenivas, G. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016-11
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: D07676
