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Farm Aid: a Case Study of a Charity Rock Organization

@inproceedings{Palen2016FarmAA,
  title={Farm Aid: a Case Study of a Charity Rock Organization},
  author={Andrew Palen},
  year={2016}
}

• Andrew Palen
• Published 2016
• Economics

............................................................................................................................ ii Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................. vi Chapter 1: Introduction .......................................................................................................1 Chapter 2: Background ...................................................................................................... 4 I. Public Communication ......................................................................................4 II. Charity Rock .....................................................................................................5 A. Previous Charity Rock Concerts .................................................................6 III. Farm Aid .........................................................................................................11 A. History .......................................................................................................11 B. Agenda ......................................................................................................24 Chapter 3: Methodology ...................................................................................................25 Chapter 4: Findings ...........................................................................................................26 I. Print Media Coverage ......................................................................................26 A. Associated Press ........................................................................................26 B. Chicago Tribune ........................................................................................28 C. New York Times .......................................................................................31 D. Rolling Stone .............................................................................................34 E. Washington Post ........................................................................................35 II. Impact on Policy .............................................................................................37 A. Mission ......................................................................................................37 B. Policy ........................................................................................................38 C. Political Action & Policymaker Involvement ...........................................39 III. Evolution .........................................................................................................43 A. Social Movement & Messaging ................................................................43 B. Products .....................................................................................................47 C. Sponsorships & Controversy ....................................................................51 D. Downsizing ...............................................................................................54 Chapter 5: Discussion .......................................................................................................56 Chapter 6: Conclusion .......................................................................................................62 Bibliography .....................................................................................................................64