{"id":16334,"date":"2024-01-17T19:24:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T19:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/?p=16334"},"modified":"2024-04-11T20:39:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T20:39:03","slug":"january-news-and-research-from-the-acdc-issue-24-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/january-news-and-research-from-the-acdc-issue-24-01\/","title":{"rendered":"January News and Research from the ACDC\u2013 Issue 24-01"},"content":{"rendered":"

Click here<\/a> for a printer-friendly PDF of this issue<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Climate messaging off target<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Some of the messages most favored by climate activists to draw public support for climate policies are \u201chitting the wrong notes.\u201d That conclusion in a recent Reuters article reflected the results of a global survey among 60,000 respondents in 23 countries.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Most were not persuaded to support climate policies because of messaging focused on \u201cphasing out\u201d fossil fuels.
\n\u2022 Also, most respondents were not persuaded by messaging about creating \u201cgreen jobs\u201d or \u201ckeeping fossil fuels in the ground.\u201d
\n\u2022 Instead, \u201cby far the most effective way to change a person\u2019s mind to support climate policies is to focus on the urgent need to protect the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

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Reviewing the state of rural and community journalism<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We are adding to the ACDC collection recent insights from Al Cross, Director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky. He responded to five questions in an interview with the Woodford (Kentucky) Sun News<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u2022 What\u2019s the state of community journalism these days?
\n\u2022 What can a good community newspaper bring to the community?
\n\u2022 How do you respond when someone says, \u201cNobody reads newspapers anymore?\u201d
\n\u2022 So what do you see in the future for community newspapers?
\n\u2022 It seems that journalists are under attack in an unprecedented way. When someone challenges your integrity or seems to believe that because you\u2019re a journalist you lean in one direction, what do you tell them?<\/p>\n

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

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Farmer views: how farm data should be collected and used<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Solutions from the Land, a nonprofit organization, recently released a report written by a team of farmers about how data should be collected, analyzed and used in support of sustainable development. These farmers represented different production systems across the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe report affirms farmers are the owners of the data they generate on the farm and details fourteen recommendations for those who make data management decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can read the report, \u201cData policy guidance on farm data,\u201d here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Media coverage of mercury contamination in the Canadian Arctic<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Signs of communications problems in public health and safety emerged from results of an analysis we are adding from Polar Research (2019). A team of researchers at Trent University and Washington State University analyzed the content of 14 newspapers in the Canadian North and South. Findings indicated:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Few indigenous people were cited as information sources
\n\u2022 Articles often failed to describe mercury to the reader
\n\u2022 Many articles did not provide direction to support self-efficacy<\/p>\n

You can read the article by open access he<\/a>re<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFood-date labels are adding to the problem of food waste\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Food-data labels such as \u201cuse by\u201d and \u201cbest if used by\u201d confuse consumers and prompt them to discard food that is safe. So indicated the November 2023 Consumer Food Insights Report from Purdue University Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability. The indication was based on results of a survey among 1,200 U.S. consumers.<\/p>\n

Findings indicated that most consumers mistakenly interpret \u201cbest if used by\u201d and \u201cuse-by\u201d as an indicator of food safety. Instead, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service defines those descriptions as references to peak food quality rather than the date after which the food is no longer safe to eat.<\/p>\n

According to the report, lack of an official standard for food-date labeling in the U.S. leaves consumers unsure about what the labels mean. Congressional Research Service has indicated that date-labeling confusion causes 7% of all U.S. food waste.<\/p>\n

You can read this Packer<\/em> article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Communicator events approaching<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Here are event plans you may find helpful, with contact information you can use for details. We welcome suggestions or revisions for this calendar.<\/p>\n

April 22-25, 2024
\nConference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE) at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
\nInformation: https:\/\/www.aiaee.org\/2024-Conference<\/a><\/p>\n

April 24-26, 2024
\n\u201cBright Horizons.\u201d Conference of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) in Kansas City, Missouri. Information: https:\/\/www.nama.org\/2024_amc.html<\/a><\/p>\n

April 29-May 1, 2024
\nAnnual meeting of the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Information: https:\/\/www.toca.org\/toca-events<\/a><\/p>\n

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A closing thought<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We end this January issue of ACDC News with a Dutch proverb touching on the dynamics of what we say:<\/p>\n

\u201cOut of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks\u201d<\/p>\n

Best regards and wishes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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 @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) – or in electronic format sent to acdc@library.illinois.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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