{"id":11904,"date":"2018-05-01T17:13:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T17:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/?p=11904"},"modified":"2018-05-02T15:05:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T15:05:42","slug":"acdc-news-issue-18-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/acdc-news-issue-18-05\/","title":{"rendered":"ACDC News \u2013 Issue 18-05"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>\u201cBuckraking\u201d on the food beat \u2013 it gets complex<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We recently added to the ACDC collection an article about possible conflicts of interest when editors rely on freelance writers who add to their incomes with side projects. This article by Stacy Malkan as posted on the website of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR).\u00a0 It involved interactions about the funded side activities of a <em>Washington Post<\/em> food columnist. It also addressed \u201cconflict of interest\u201d sensitivities involving funding sources and impartiality of academic researchers. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can read the article <a href=\"https:\/\/fair.org\/home\/buckraking-on-the-food-beat-when-is-it-a-conflict-of-interest\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The impact of USDA reports on international corn markets<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A 2017 research report from economists with the U. S. Department of Agriculture suggested that futures markets in the U. S., Brazil, and Japan all respond to USDA production and inventory news about corn. That news is incorporated in prices by the end of the first trading session after a report is issued. In contrast, Chinese corn prices do not respond, \u201clikely due to Government policies that decouple the domestic from the world corn market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can read the report <a href=\"http:\/\/ageconsearch.umn.edu\/record\/258362\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Six new research reports in <em>JAC<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The first 2018 issue of the <em>Journal of Applied Communications<\/em> features these articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cA content analysis of Extension\u2019s presence on 1890 land-grant university websites\u201d by Garrett M. Steede, Laura Fischer, Diane C. Meyer, and Courtney Meyers<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCultivating creativity: Faculty conceptions of creativity in agricultural communications students\u201d by Courtney Gibson, Hope Hancock, Erica Irlbeck, and Courtney Meyers<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEating animals: The influence of food-based narratives\u201d by Gillian Spolarich, Amanda Ruth-McSwain, and Lisa K. Lundy<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMedia portrayal of GM science and citrus greening in state and national newspapers\u201d by Jeremy D\u2019Angelo, Jason D. Ellis, Katherine Burke, and Taylor Ruth<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe communication effectiveness of scientist-stakeholder partnerships addressing agriculture and natural resources issues: A citation analysis of the Florida Water and Climate Alliance\u201d by Shuyang Qu, Tracy Irani, and Angela B. Lindsey<\/li>\n<li>\u201c#TransformFFA: An analysis of social media content during the 2016 National FFA Convention\u201d by Tiffany M. Rogers-Randolph, Lisa K. Lundy, Jessica L. Harsh, and Raychel Rabon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can read them <a href=\"http:\/\/newprairiepress.org\/do\/search\/?q=jac&amp;start=0&amp;context=4521219&amp;facet=publication_year%3A2017#\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Shortage of information services limiting local rural innovation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A rural-urban divide in county-level patent applications appeared in an analysis reported recently by three Michigan State University agricultural economists. They examined patent intensity (utility patent applications per 10,000 employment) in 2,874 counties of 48 states during 2009-2013.<\/p>\n<p>Findings indicated that larger presence of information and professional services \u201cis likely to generate more innovation activities in urban areas than in remote rural areas.\u201d Remote rural counties patented 75% less frequently than urban counties.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the 2017 conference paper <a href=\"http:\/\/ageconsearch.umn.edu\/record\/258289\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Want to report more freshly about food waste? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Reporter Debbie G. McCullough recently offered four tips for finding fresh data and business angles to cover food waste (a 30-40% share of the U. S. food supply).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weave in good data<\/li>\n<li>Tell readers what food companies are doing to reduce waste<\/li>\n<li>Quote the experts and papers from leading nonprofits tracking the problem<\/li>\n<li>Cover the trends in food waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can read the article <a href=\"http:\/\/businessjournalism.org\/2016\/08\/finding-business-stories-food-waste\/\">here<\/a> from the Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Communicator events approaching<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>June 2-5, 2018<br \/>\n\u201cEarn your spurs: communicate in the Lone Star State\u201d Annual Institute of the Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) in Fort Worth, Texas.<br \/>\nInformation at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communicators.coop\/2018Institute\/\">https:\/\/www.communicators.coop\/2018Institute\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>June 20-21, 2018<br \/>\n\u201cStep into the Winner\u2019s Circle of Agricultural Public Relations\u201d Annual meeting of the Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) in Louisville, Kentucky.<br \/>\nInformation: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agrelationscouncil.org\/events\/2018-arc-annual-meeting\/\">http:\/\/www.agrelationscouncil.org\/2018-arc-annual-meeting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>July 11-15, 2018<br \/>\n\u201cDutch Roots: small country big solutions\u201d\u00a0 2018 World Congress of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) in The Netherlands. Information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dutchroots.info\">http:\/\/www.dutchroots.info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>August 4-8, 2018<br \/>\n\u201cEverything under the Sun\u201d\u00a0 20<sup>th<\/sup> annual Agricultural Media Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. Participants include AAEA \u2013 The Agricultural Communicators Network; Livestock Publications Council (LPC), Connectiv Agri-Media Committee; Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE); and Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT).<br \/>\nInformation: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agmediasummit.com\">www.agmediasummit.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Whose inheritance?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Prompted by the recent observance of Earth Day, we close this issue of ACDC News with a Native American proverb that shows global implications:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not inherit the earth from our ancestors.<br \/>\nWe borrow it from our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Best wishes and good searching <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Please pass along your reactions, suggestions and ideas. Feel free to invite our help as you search for information. Don&#8217;t forget to follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACDCUIUC\">@ACDCUIUC<\/a>. And please suggest (or send) agricultural communications documents we might add to this unique and valuable collection. We welcome them in hard copy (sent to Ag Comm Documentation Center, Room 510, 1101 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801) or in electronic format sent to <a href=\"mailto:docctr@library.illinois.edu\">docctr@library.illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2018\/05\/DocNews18-05.pdf\">Click here<\/a> for a printer-friendly PDF of this newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBuckraking\u201d on the food beat \u2013 it gets complex We recently added to the ACDC collection an article about possible conflicts of interest when editors rely on freelance writers who add to their incomes with side projects. 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