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Communicating About Water in the Floridan Aquifer Region: Part 4—The Media’s Role in Water Perceptions

WC443/AEC782by Sadie Hundemer and Shenara RamadanMarch 1, 2024Local and regional news media often have a major impact on public awareness of and interest in water challenges. It is not simply what the media report that affects public perceptions, but also how they report it. A study of nine years of water reporting from six newspapers in the Floridan Aquifer region revealed a hierarchy of frames used to relate water conditions to human interests. The dominant reasons provided for readers to care about water conditions were economics, human health, and ecosystem impacts (in that order). Ecosystem impacts receive comparatively little journalistic attention, and this may have unintended effects. For example, public interest in water issues may not be as high as it would be if ecosystem impacts were robustly covered. Water news framing can also impact the objectives of water policy. If ecosystem impacts are not emphasized in the media, they may not be adequately attended to in governance.  

Conducting Interviews for News Stories

WC194/AEC532by Ricky Telg and Lisa LundyJanuary 1, 2015This publication on interviews for news stories is the fifth of a five-part series on news media writing. This series also covers an introduction to news media writing, news writing for print, grammar and punctuation, and news writing for television and radio. Minor revision by Ricky Telg and Lisa Lundy and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication. 3pp.

Developing Effective Media Relations for Your County Program

WC020/AEC339by Ricky Telg and Lisa LundyApril 1, 2000This publication provides an overview of how to develop effective media relations for your county program. Minor revision by Ricky Telg and Lisa Lundy. Published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; 5 pp.

Grammar and Punctuation

WC192/AEC530 by Ricky Telg and Ashley McLeod-MorinJanuary 1, 2015This 4-page publication covering proper grammar and punctuation for news media writing is the third of a five-part series on news media writing. This series also covers an introduction to news media writing, news writing for print, news writing for television and radio, and interviews for news stories. Minor revision by Ricky Telg and Ashley McLeod-Morin; published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication.

Media Interview Skills

WC114/WC114 by Ricky Telg and Caroline NickersonDecember 6, 2021This publication about media interview skills is the fourth of a four-part series on media relations. This series also covers media relations strategies, news releases and public service announcements, and working with the media.

Media Relations

WC111/WC111by Ricky Telg and Lisa LundyAugust 1, 2011This publication about media relations strategy development is the first of a four-part series on media relations. This series also covers working with the media, news releases and public service announcements, and media interview skills. Minor revision by Ricky Telg and Lisa Lundy; published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; 3 pp.

News Media Writing

WC190/AEC528by Ricky Telg and Lisa LundyJanuary 1, 2015This publication covering an introduction to news media writing is the first of a five-part series on news media writing. This series also covers news writing for print, grammar and punctuation, news writing for television and radio, and interviews for news stories. Minor revision by Ricky Telg and Lisa Lundy. Published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication. 2pp.

News Releases and Public Service Announcements

WC113/WC113by Ricky Telg and Lisa LundyMarch 19, 2024This publication about news release and public service announcement writing is the third of a four-part series on media relations. This series also covers media relations strategies, working with the media, and media interview skills. Minor revision by Ricky Telg and Lisa Lundy; published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; 2 pp.

News Writing for Print

WC191/AEC529by Ricky Telg and Lisa LundyJanuary 1, 2015This publication about news writing for print is the second of a five-part series on news media writing. This series also covers an introduction to news media writing, grammar and punctuation, news writing for television and radio, and interviews for news stories. Minor revision by Ricky Telg and Lisa Lundy. Published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication. 5pp.

News Writing for Television and Radio

WC193/AEC531by Ricky Telg and Lisa LundyJanuary 1, 2015This publication on news writing television and radio is the fourth of a five-part series on news media writing. This series also covers an introduction to news media writing, news writing for print, grammar and punctuation, and interviews for news stories. Minor revision by Ricky Telg and Lisa Lundy. Published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication. 4pp.

Preparing for a News Interview

WC021/AEC338by Ricky Telg and Lisa LundyApril 1, 2000This publication provides information on how to prepare for a news interview.

Working With the News Media

WC112/WC112 by Ricky Telg and Caroline NickersonDecember 6, 2021This publication about working with the news media is the second of a four-part series on media relations. This series also covers media relations strategies, news releases and public service announcements, and media interview skills.

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