Agricultural Journalists' Assessments of Print Coverage of Agricultural News 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8001188 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann Reisner (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Gerry Walter (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 525-537 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rural Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-0112 • E-ISSN: 1549-0831 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1994.tb00546.x |
| OpenAlex | W2063688493 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
Critics of agricultural news claim farm media and mass media coverage of agriculture is systematically distorted, a condition that could seriously affect the agricultural information system. A national survey used agricultural journalists as expert judges to assess how well three types of print journalists cover agricultural news. Their assessments indicated that mass media reporters who do not regularly cover agricultural news tend to write agriculture stories that are superficial and stereotyped but not biased toward agricultural interests. Farm magazine writers' stories are not superficial or stereotyped, but writers are uncritical of agriculture, biased toward agroindustry, and overlook important social and environmental issues. Newspaper farm beat reporters are closer to farm magazine writers in not trivializing agriculture and closer to general newspaper reporters in avoiding close ties with industry. Both farmers and public thus receive biased and fragmented reporting that may polarize their views on current agricultural issues. Even if reporters are aware of critical shortcomings in their coverage, improvement may require reduction in structural constraints on story choice
Advertising · Agricultural communication · Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Economics · Mass media · Newspaper · Political science · Public relations · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · History · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics
Mail and telephone surveys
Reporters and officials
Accidental News
Making news
The animal rights crusade
Pesticide Advertising in Farm Journals
Manufacturing the news
A “curious blend”
Communication and sustainable agriculture
Event orientation and objectivity as ethical issues in media coverage of agriculture and the environment
Media ethics and agriculture
An activist press
Filling the white space between the ads
Social Control in the Newsroom
Accidental News
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2024 (31) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |