great to have news from you Roberto did you have time to write anything recently? On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 6:37 AM, Roberto Verzola <[email protected]>wrote:
Thanks, Michel. Sorry I've been out of the loop. We just concluded a one-year nationwide training program on the system of rice intensification (SRI), which I coordinated, and we are going into a second round, with double the targets. I've been making heavy use of sms technology among farmers and will write up my experiences soon.
The GMO issue is close to my heart, as I led a 30-day hunger strike against Bt corn in 2003. However, I have since modified my approach, and now believe that the best way to fight GMOs is to push hard for organic farming and food. We use SRI as a bridge for farmers to shift from chem. to organic farming. Warm regards,
Roberto.
Michel Bauwens wrote:
on your country, fyi
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>**> Date: Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 5:05 PM Subject: JCOM 10(3) - new issue - September 2011 To: [email protected] <mailto:michelsub2004@gmail.**com<[email protected]>
Dear all, we announce that the September 2011 issue of JCOM - Journal of Science Communication - (issue 3, volume 10)
is online.
Comments, remarks and papers by you are kindly requested.
Next issue will be online on the 21st December 2011.
CONTENTS: ------------------------------**------------------------------** ------------------------------**------------------------
ARTICLE
Print media reportage of agricultural biotechnology in the Philippines: a decade’s (2000-2009) analysis of news coverage and framing
Mariechel J. Navarro, Jenny A. Panopio, Donna Bae Malayang, Noel Amano Jr.
This article presents key results of a ten-year study of media coverage of agricultural biotechnology in the Philippines, the only country in Asia to date to approve a biotech food/feed crop (Bt corn) for commercialization. The top three national English newspapers – Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, and Philippine Star were analyzed to determine patterns of media attention measured by coverage peaks, tone, source of news, keywords, and media frames used. Biotechnology news was generally positive but not high in the media agenda. News coverage was marked by occasional peaks brought about by drama and controversial events which triggered attention but not long enough to sustain interest. The study provides a glimpse into the role of mass media in a developing country context. It shows how a complex and contentious topic is integrated into the mainstream of news reporting, and eventually evolves from an emotional discourse to one that allows informed decision making.
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