{"id":16306,"date":"2023-11-14T17:50:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/?p=16306"},"modified":"2023-11-14T17:57:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:57:19","slug":"november-news-and-research-from-the-acdc-issue-23-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/november-news-and-research-from-the-acdc-issue-23-11\/","title":{"rendered":"November News and Research from the ACDC\u2013 Issue 23-11"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2023\/11\/DocNews23-11-1.pdf\">Click here <\/a>for a printer-friendly PDF of this issue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Visiting agricultural journalist from Ireland<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>How pleased we were in ACDC to help host an agricultural journalist and media researcher from Ireland last month. Claire Mc Cormack joined us during October 16-27. She was the first visiting agricultural journalist in a new, global agricultural communications initiative at the University of Illinois. A news release about her visit explained:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMc Cormack is a researcher in media work and agriculture at the School of Agriculture and Food Science at University College Dublin. She is currently completing her Ph.D., having received a 2021 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Award from the Irish Research Council.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about her career interests and activities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifaj.org\/irelands-claire-mc-cormack-is-first-visiting-global-agricultural-journlist-at-the-university-of-illinois\/44838\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>\u201cSEIZED \u2026 but not silenced\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A feisty community newspaper in east-central Kansas used that headline in response to being raided on August 11 by local police. Officers carried computers, phones and other reporting materials from the offices of the Marion County Record in the town of about 2,000 residents. They also raided the homes of the editor-publisher and one of the city council members. This raid \u2013 and subsequent return of seized property &#8211; got international attention. It touched on the sensitive issue of press freedom and protection under the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>You can read a variety of news reports about the raid by entering \u201cMarion County Record\u201d in your favorite search engine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Gaps in Arctic media reporting about mercury<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We are adding to the ACDC collection a 2019 article in <em>Polar Research<\/em> about media coverage of mercury contamination in the Canadian Arctic. Authors analyzed 14 newspapers in the Canadian North and South.<\/p>\n<p>Results indicated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Few indigenous residents were cited as information sources<\/li>\n<li>Articles often failed to describe mercury to the reader<\/li>\n<li>Many did not provide direction to support self-efficacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can read the article by open access <a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.33265\/polar.v38.3353\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>How national cultures align with climate change policies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Results of a new international study suggest that \u201cindividualistic countries are characterized by greater climate change policy performance.\u201d Also, researcher Trung V. Vu reported in the <em>Journal of Economics and Development<\/em> that such cultures involve relatively greater female political representation.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the article <a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1108\/JED-10-2022-0189\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Views and use of vitamin D supplementation among community-dwelling adults in the UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A 2023 article in PLOS ONE revealed need and desire of more information about use of vitamin D among community-dwelling adults in the United Kingdom. Results showed:<br \/>\n\u2022 Three-fourths of the respondents were aware of vitamin D<br \/>\n\u2022 About one-half were taking supplements<br \/>\n\u2022 They were willing to pay for supplements, supporting a self-care agenda<br \/>\n\u2022 Intake of vitamin D supplements declined significantly with advancing age<br \/>\n\u2022 They accepted food fortification, but were uncertain about how to balance food intake with supplementation<\/p>\n<p>You can read the article by open access <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0281172\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Communicator events approaching<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Here are event plans you may find helpful, with contact information you can use for details. We welcome suggestions or revisions for this calendar.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>November 17, 2023<br \/>\nAgricultural Writers SA Awards, Capetown, South Africa.<br \/>\nInformation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculturalwriterssa.co.za\/event\/agricultural-writers-sa-awards-evening\/\">https:\/\/www.agriculturalwriterssa.co.za\/event\/agricultural-writers-sa-awards-evening\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>January 24-25, 2024<br \/>\nProfessional Development Workshop of the Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) in Montgomery, Alabama.<br \/>\nInformation: <a href=\"https:\/\/communicators.coop\/professional-development\/workshops\">https:\/\/communicators.coop\/professional-development\/workshops<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 22-25, 2024<br \/>\nConference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) at the University of Florida, Gainesville.<br \/>\nInformation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiaee.org\/2024-Conference\">https:\/\/www.aiaee.org\/2024-Conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 24-26, 2024<br \/>\n\u201cBright Horizons.\u201d Conference of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) in Kansas City, Missouri. Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nama.org\/2024_amc.html\">https:\/\/www.nama.org\/2024_amc.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 29-May 1, 2024<br \/>\nAnnual meeting of the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toca.org\/toca-events\">https:\/\/www.toca.org\/toca-events<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>An insight about speaking<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We close this November issue of ACDC News with a German proverb:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaking comes by nature, silence by understanding\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Best regards and wishes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>ACDC is a deep and open resource for you, so please feel free to invite our help as you search for information, local to global. You are welcome 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 valued international collection. We welcome them in hard copy (sent to Ag Comm Documentation Center, 510 ACES Library, 1101 S. Goodwin Avenue, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801) &#8211; or in electronic format sent to <a href=\"mailto:acdc@library.illinois.edu\">acdc@library.illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here for a printer-friendly PDF of this issue Visiting agricultural journalist from Ireland How pleased we were in ACDC to help host an agricultural journalist and media researcher from Ireland last month. Claire Mc Cormack joined us during October 16-27. 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