{"id":15115,"date":"2022-02-15T20:19:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T20:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/?p=15115"},"modified":"2022-06-20T20:07:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T20:07:36","slug":"acdc-news-2022-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/acdc-news-2022-02\/","title":{"rendered":"ACDC News – Issue 22-02"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Record number of journalists behind bars<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A 2021 global prison census revealed that the number of reporters jailed for their work hit a global record of 293, up from 280 in 2020. We noted this news from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been an especially bleak year for defenders of press freedom \u2026 China remains the world\u2019s worst jailer of journalists for the third year in a row, with 50 behind bars. Myanmar soared to the second slot after the media crackdown that followed its February 1 military coup. Egypt, Vietnam, and Belarus, respectively, rounded out the top five.\u201d<\/p>\n

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You can read the report here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cSo, yes, the risks are higher out there\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Another article about risks facing rural journalists has been added to the ACDC collection. Posted at philippinereporter.com, it involved an interview with Patricia Evangelista of the Rappler digital media company, based in Manila, Philippines. Evangelista was honored as the Marshall McLuhan Fellow at BoniFest 2019.<\/p>\n

Asked about the risks she and other journalists face for reporting events or issues that are political, she replied:\u00a0 \u201cThere are risks. I think, though, that the risks at least for people like me are not as terrible as for people out in the provinces reporting without the support of news agencies. Rappler has my back. If something happens to me, they will be there. But for all the journalists out in the provinces who are fighting the good fight they don\u2019t have what we have. So, yes, the risks are higher out there and it\u2019s them we have to look to\u2026and thank for what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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You can read this Q\/A piece here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0He really captured the uniqueness of radio<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The recent passing of respected farm broadcaster Lee Kline highlights his special skills in capturing the inherent features of rural media. His broadcasting career with WHO Radio, Des Moines, Iowa, spanned 64 years. A two-time recipient of the Oscars in Agriculture Award for excellence in radio, he also received dozens of other honors from agricultural organizations and associations. He was known for \u201chis warm interviewing style, natural curiosity, recording of unique sounds, and an ability to prompt heart-felt stories from farmers, families, business people, celebrities, and politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Across the years, we have gathered into the ACDC collection examples of Lee\u2019s exemplary broadcasting skills. Some are in the form of program segments on audio cassettes in three volumes (2000-2002). They include unique sounds such as talking birds, old fiddlers, auctioneers, storytellers, jumping tractors, Iowa mockingbirds, riding in a glider, and the Perry popcorn lady. Examples also feature his award-winning Oscars in Agriculture entries.<\/p>\n

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Let us know here<\/a> if you would like to learn more about his career and\/or arrange to hear some of his creative work.<\/p>\n

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Feedback about the proposed FDA traceability rule<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We have added to the ACDC collection a report from the fresh produce industry about record-keeping regulations proposed recently by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It came last month from a diverse team of food safety and quality assurance leaders. In their analysis, members emphasized that a \u201cone size fits all approach to traceability will not work for this industry.\u201d Their insights touched on all sectors of the fresh produce supply chain – from the grower-shipper to the distributor, retailer and foodservice provider.<\/p>\n

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You can read the report online here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cHow to sell good international stories\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Veteran Brazilian journalist Luis Vieira recently offered several recommendations for freelancers to use in marketing international stories with a specific focus in the agriculture sector.\u00a0 Among them:<\/p>\n