Harsh words were flying everywhere for Ontario's Greenbelt when the Eastern Canada Farm Writers Association held its annual general meeting in Vineland, and offered up a panel discussion on living in the Greenbelt. The...
Read MoreNo one seems to mind advertising on newspaper front pages. It's usually subtle, and it's become part of our culture. But with magazines, for some reason it's a different story. Maybe it's because some magazines...
Read MoreWe're going to be using video conferencing (instead of residencies) more in our agricultural communications diploma program starting this fall, and it looks like we're not alone. Catching up on some reading this rainy...
Read MoreI post the course syllabi here for EDRD 3050 (Agricultural Communications I) and EDRD 4060 (Agricultural Communications II) for easy access for students. I've taken them down for the summer to update them. Students, please...
Read MoreNew research posted on Nielson Online paints a questionable picture about Twitter retention. In the U.S., more than 60 per cent of those who sign up for Twitter are failing to return. I haven't seen Canadian rates, but...
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Owen Roberts is a faculty member in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program at the University of Illinois. As an agricultural journalist, he is the past president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and a lifetime achievement award recipient from the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation. His programs and research papers have been recognized nationally and internationally through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence, and others.