{"id":16421,"date":"2024-05-16T15:40:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T15:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/?p=16421"},"modified":"2024-09-16T19:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T19:00:28","slug":"may-news-and-research-from-the-acdc-issue-24-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/may-news-and-research-from-the-acdc-issue-24-05\/","title":{"rendered":"May News and Research from the ACDC\u2013 Issue 24-05"},"content":{"rendered":"

Click here<\/a> for a printer-friendly PDF of this issue<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\u201cSeven drivers of trust-earning transparency\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

These validated principles come from the Center for Food Integrity (CFI). Participants examined them at a Transparency Summit in Chicago, Illinois, during November 2023. Drivers included:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Motivation: Act in a manner that is ethical and consistent with stakeholder interests.
\n\u2022 Disclosure: Share all information publicly, both positive and negative.
\n\u2022 Stakeholder participation: Engage those interested in your activities or impact.
\n\u2022 Relevance: Share information stakeholders deem relevant.
\n\u2022 Clarity: Share information that is easily understood and easily obtained.
\n\u2022 Credibility: Have a history of operating with integrity.
\n\u2022 Accuracy: Share information that is truthful, objective, reliable and complete.<\/p>\n

This article is not available by open access. Please invite our help at acdc@library.illinois.edu.<\/p>\n

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Digital divides still exist among rural, suburban, and urban American adults<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A 2021 survey by Pew Research Center among U.S. adults revealed that rural Americans made large gains in adopting digital technology over the previous decade. They narrowed some digital gaps. \u201cHowever, rural adults remain less likely than suburban adults to have home broadband and less likely than urban adults to own a smartphone, tablet computer or traditional computer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seventy-two percent of rural adults reported having home broadband service in 2021, compared with 79 percent of suburban adults and 77 percent of urban adults. Rural service had risen nine percent since 2016. \u201c\u2026lack of reliable internet access has come to the forefront of discussions about navigating remote work and school during the coronavirus pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can read \u201cSome digital divides persist between rural, urban and suburban America<\/a>\u201d by open access.<\/p>\n

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Celebrating 20 years of ZimmComm<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Congratulations to Chuck and Cindy Zimmerman as they observe the 20th anniversary of their innovative ZimmComm enterprise, based in Florida.
\n\u201cIt was at the 2004 NAMA conference that we kicked off our new company, which was initially called ZimmComm New Media \u2013 but what was new then is now just called social media, a little thing that has made a deep impact on what we all do as marketers, journalists, and communicators in general.\u201d It has charted new pathways for effective event reporting and information services involving agribusiness communications.<\/p>\n

You can read more about this by open access in an April 22 report entitled “ZimmComm Celebrates 20th Anniversary.<\/a>”<\/p>\n

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How prepared are German pig farmers to prevent African swine fever?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A 2024 article in Porcine Health Management reported on research addressing that question. Results were encouraging. \u201cThe biosecurity check showed that on most farms, a high level of biosecurity had been implemented. \u2026 Overall, the farmers were well informed about ASF and had a realistic perception of their own biosecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Researchers suggested that current knowledge transfer and information should focus on building upon the farmers\u2019 own motivation and expertise. Efforts should support the farmers\u2019 efforts to put existing knowledge into practice.<\/p>\n

You can read \u201cBiosecurity measures for the prevention of African swine fever on German pig farms<\/a>\u201d by open access.<\/p>\n

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Special conflicts in ethics of rural health care<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We are adding to the ACDC collection a chapter in the Handbook for rural health care ethics: a practical guide for professionals from Dartmouth College Press (2009). Chapter 7, written by Tom Townsend, featured \u201cEthics conflicts in rural communities: privacy and confidentiality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Townsend explored \u201cethical challenges involving privacy and confidentiality in rural health care relationships, due to overlapping relationships and familiarity with patients and communities.\u201d He noted how the ethics issues within the patient-provider relationship change when \u201cstrangers at the bedside\u201d rather than friends, neighbors or acquaintances are involved as health care providers. Several situation case studies in the chapter helped examine such ethical issues. A closing section offered suggestions about how to address ethical conflicts in confidentiality and privacy.<\/p>\n

You can read \u201cEthics conflicts in rural communities: privacy and confidentiality<\/a>\u201d by open access.<\/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

June 2-4, 2024. \u201cCenter of Communication.\u201d Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) Institute in Des Moines, Iowa. Information: https:\/\/www.communicators.coop\/professional-development\/cca-institute\/<\/a><\/p>\n

June 18-20, 2024. Annual meeting of the Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) in Cincinnati, Ohio. Information: https:\/\/www.agrelationscouncil.org\/agricultural-relations-council-annual-meeting\/<\/a><\/p>\n

June 18-23, 2024. Conference of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE) in Toronto, Canada.
\nInformation: https:\/\/www.iswne.org\/conferences\/<\/a><\/p>\n

June 20-24, 2024. \u201cCommunication and global human rights.\u201d Annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) in Gold Coast, Australia. Information: https:\/\/www.icahdq.org\/mpage\/ica24\/<\/a><\/p>\n

June 23-25, 2024. \u201cBig ideas start here.\u201d Annual conference of the Association of Communication Excellence (ACE) in Salt Lake City, Utah.
\nInformation: https:\/\/aceweb.org\/ace-conference\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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On speaking better<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We close this issue of ACDC News with a Dutch proverb about communicating:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is better to speak sense occasionally than nonsense continually.\u201d<\/p>\n

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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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