{"id":9232,"date":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-dev.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/15_06\/"},"modified":"2018-02-24T23:42:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T23:42:59","slug":"15_06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/15_06\/","title":{"rendered":"ACDC News &#8211; Issue 15-06"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fixed\">\n<h3><strong> Recent conference research reports <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here are samples of 13 research papers presented to the Agricultural Communications Section at the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) meeting in Atlanta, Georgia during January 31-February 1:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cConsumer perceptions and knowledge and genetically modified organisms: A case study of the Belgian potato event\u201d by Maggie Jo Hansen and Leslie D. Edgar.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBringing the farm to the school: Connecting food service directors and agricultural producers through communication\u201d by Shuyang Qu, Laura M. Gorham, Joy N. Rumble and Caroline G. Roper.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUse and trust of media options by Extension personnel\u201d by Quisto Settle, Lauri Baker and Katie Rohling.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cReaching millennials: Implications for advertisers of competitive sporting events that use animals\u201d by Jackie Hill, Mallory Mobly and Billy R. McKim.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCharacteristics of U.S. agricultural communications undergraduate programs\u201d by Jefferson D. Miller, Morgan M. Large, K. Jill Rucker, Kate Shoulders and Emily B. Buck.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWriting identity in an advanced agricultural communications media writing course\u201d by Holli R. Leggette, Holly Jarvis and David Walther.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can read these and other research papers presented at <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/extension.org\/saasagcomm\/2015\"> the 2015 meeting here <\/a> .<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong> What about those front-of-package visuals and claims on snack foods for kids? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Researchers Katie Abrams, Caitlin Evans, and Brittany R.L. Duff addressed that question in a study reported in the April issue of <em> Appetite <\/em> . They used a focus group study to explore how parents of preschool children make sense of front-of-package visual and verbal claims on packaged food products intended for their children. Highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Playful visuals appeal to children but parents associate them with junk food.<\/li>\n<li>Health claims, realistic graphics, and natural claims make products seem healthier.<\/li>\n<li>Fruit graphics meant to communicate flavors are instead perceived as ingredients.<\/li>\n<li>Parents may make unhealthy food choices as a result of front-of-package information.<\/li>\n<li>Parents accept misleading front-of-package claims when making quick food decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Authors observed that the food industry needs better regulatory guidance on how to communicate flavors and ingredients on package fronts in this market segment.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S019566631400653\"> abstract and retrieval options here <\/a> or check with us at <a href=\"mailto:docctr@library.illinois.edu\"> docctr@library.illinois.edu <\/a> for help in gaining access.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong> Too cozy? Ethical concerns about health industry\/journalist relationships <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A 2015 article in the <em> Journal of Medical Ethics <\/em> examined concerns about how relationships between health journalists and manufacturers of food and medicines may distort health reporting. Researchers in this Australia-based project used interviews with journalists to explore attitudes about this matter and about protecting the public through greater transparency and external regulation. Findings highlighted several barriers to instituting such measures.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/jme.bmj.com\/content\/41\/3\/252\"> read the abstract and learn how to purchase the full article here <\/a> or check with us at <a href=\"mailto:docctr@library.illinois.edu\"> docctr@library.illinois.edu <\/a> for help in gaining access.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong> Recognizing 100 years of farm publishing <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A new digital exhibit on the ACDC website features the centennial issues of seven hardy agricultural periodicals in the U.S. Six of the seven continue to publish today. The first issues dating back to 1841, they include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"noBullets\">\n<li><em> Prairie Farmer <\/em> (1841)<\/li>\n<li><em> Northwestern Miller <\/em> (1873)<\/li>\n<li><em> Farm Journal <\/em> (1877)<\/li>\n<li><em> American Fruit Grower <\/em> (1880)<\/li>\n<li><em> The Farmer <\/em> (1882)<\/li>\n<li><em> Progressive Farmer <\/em> (1886)<\/li>\n<li><em> The Furrow <\/em> (1895)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ACDC staff member Kelsey Berryhill organized this digital exhibit showing the covers of these rare centennial issues. They represent a special part of the new Volume One Number One Collection. You can view the exhibit, \u201cA Century of Publishing: 100 <sup> th <\/sup> Anniversary Issues,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/acdc\/DigitalExhibits\/\"> at our digital exhibits page. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are aware, of course, that centennial editions of some other agricultural periodicals exist. We would love to add them to this special collection.\u00a0 Please contact Jim Evans at <a href=\"mailto:evansj@illinois.edu\"> evansj@illinois.edu <\/a> if you can help do so.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong> Agricultural journalist honored in Scotland <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The late Joe Watson, former chair of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists and agricultural editor at the <em> Press &amp; Journal <\/em> , recently was honored with the prestigious Ambassador Award of National Farmers Union Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The award recognizes individuals who have played an influential role in communicating the work, challenges and value of Scottish farming and food to a wider audience, according to a news report by Peter Hill on the Guild website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe had an encyclopaedic knowledge of agricultural and food issues and all their complexities,\u201d said the president of NFU Scotland.\u201d His work was highly regarded as providing a balanced and informed view and was appreciated by both the farming community and the <em> Press &amp; Journal <\/em> \u2019s wider readership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about his honor and career at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaj.org.uk\/news\/nfu-scotland-honour-late-joe-watson\"> the British Guild of Agricultural Journalist site <\/a> .<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong> How a state Extension Service delivers internet television <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We have added to the ACDC collection a recent report about how the AgriLife Extension Service at Texas A&amp;M University has arranged programming for internet television. Videos from departments, programs, and specialists are gathered in 10 subject categories and distributed through the AgSmart Roku Channel. Video views totaled more than 72,000 between December 2012 and March 2014.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the <em> Journal of Extension <\/em> article, \u201cDelivering extension to the living room using internet TV,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joe.org\/joe\/2014december\/tt4.php\"> on their website <\/a> .<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong> Communicator activities approaching <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>July 25-29, 2015<br \/>\n\u201cBlaze your new trail.\u201d Seventeenth Annual Ag Media Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. Sponsored by Livestock Publications Council (LPC), American Agricultural Editors\u2019 Association (AAEA) and Agri Media Council of the American Business Media.\u00a0 Also the annual meeting of Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT).<br \/>\nInformation: <a href=\"http:\/\/agmediasummit.com\/programs.php\"> http:\/\/agmediasummit.com\/programs.php <\/a><\/p>\n<p>September 24-27, 2015<br \/>\nAnnual conference of the Canadian Farm Writers Federation (CFWF) in Calgary, Saskatchewan, Canada.<br \/>\nInformation: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saskfarmwriters.ca\/2015\/02\/annual-conference-set-for-september-2015\"> http:\/\/www.saskfarmwriters.ca\/2015\/02\/annual-conference-set-for-september-2015 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>October 14-18, 2015<br \/>\n\u201cAgribusiness \u2013 our life, our story.\u201d Annual Congress of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists in Hamilton, New Zealand.<br \/>\nInformation: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.congress2015.co.nz\"> http:\/\/www.congress2015.co.nz <\/a><\/p>\n<p>November 10-12, 2015<br \/>\n\u201cManaging change innovation and action in an ever shrinking world.\u201d Conference of the Australasia Pacific Extension Network (APEN) in Adelaide, South Australia.<br \/>\nInformation: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apen.org.au\/Conference-2015\"> http:\/\/www.apen.org.au\/Conference-2015 <\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong> Favorite newspaper names with a rural flavor <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Recently we learned of a journalist who collects unique newspaper names.\u00a0 Here are a few of publisher Ken Blum\u2019s favorite names that capture a feeling of \u201crural.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"noBullets\">\n<li><em> The Big Pasture News <\/em> , Grandfield, Oklahoma<\/li>\n<li><em> The Mountain Ear <\/em> , Nederland, Colorado<\/li>\n<li><em> The De Queen Bee <\/em> , De Queen, Arkansas<\/li>\n<li><em> The Wiregrass Farmer <\/em> , Ashburn, Georgia<\/li>\n<li><em> The Gleaner <\/em> , Henderson, Kentucky<\/li>\n<li><em> The Plainsman <\/em> , Hugo, Colorado<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can see some of his other favorites <a href=\"http:\/\/nnaweb.org\/article?articleTitle=a-collection-of-unique-newspaper-names--1341264909--350--\"> here <\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Please let us know of other newspaper or other periodical names with a rural flavor. Send them to <a href=\"mailto:docctr@library.illinois.edu\"> docctr@library.illinois.edu <\/a><\/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 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<\/div>\n<p id=\"timestamp\" class=\"hidden\">2015-06-8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent conference research reports Here are samples of 13 research papers presented to the Agricultural Communications Section at the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists (SAAS) meeting in Atlanta, Georgia during January 31-February 1: \u201cConsumer perceptions and knowledge and genetically modified organisms: A case study of the Belgian potato event\u201d by Maggie Jo Hansen and Leslie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-acdc_news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11094,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9232\/revisions\/11094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/funkaces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}