Media advocacy resources

1. Recommended workbook for advocates interested in Media Advocacy:
   New for a Change: An Advocate's Guide to Working with the Media Wallack et al, 1999 Sage Publications.
2. Berkeley Media Studies Group: www.bmsg.org
3. Free DVD on "How to Talk Food Systems" from Frameworks Institute
4. The Spin Project's Spin Academy

Op-eds

• New York: Times Union, Op-Ed: N.Y. needs council for food policy, Sunday, November 5, 2006 (Word attachment)
• Toronto: Ontario Farmer: Health is greatly affected by the way food is produced, October 3, 2006 (Word attachment)

Columns

• Seattle: Guest Columnists, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Take a bite out of climate change, Tuesday, November 14, 2006 (Word attachment)

Articles

• New York City, NY: New York Times, City Hires Coordinator of Food Policy, January 21, 2007 (Word attachment)
• New Haven, CT: Yale Daily News, New Council to Support Local Foods, December 6, 2006
• Kamloops, BC, Canada: Kamloops Daily News, Grants boost active-living programs, August 30, 2006 (Word attachment)
• Worchester, MA: TELEGRAM & GAZETTE, A Friendly way to help fight hunger; Coupons enable seniors to get local produce, July 25, 2006 (Word attachment)
• Lane County, Oregon: The Register-Guard Advisory council to focus on food, May 15, 2005 (Word attachment)

Press releases

• Hunger Action Network of NYS (Word attachment)
• Community Food and Agriculture Coalition (Montana)
• Dane County Food Council: (+attachment)
• Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council (Word attachment)
• Portland/Multnomah Food Policy Council
• Hunger Action Network (Word attachment)