By Katie Navarra, AAEA Podcast Host Today we sat down with Gil Gullickson, AAEA President, and talked about the writing technique he used in his award-winning article, Yours, Mind and Ours, the 2020 International Federation of Ag Journalists AgTech Reporting Award. Read more about this award winning article here.
Get Social: Successfully Engaging Members On Social Media
By Marlee Moore, Multimedia Content Director, Alabama Farmers Federation Art + captions + sincerity = effective social media interactions I’m not a math person. But digging into social media graphics, memes and photography that successfully engage Alabama Farmers Federation members has led me to believe there are three constants on the left of our equation. … Read More
Meet a Member: Kelsey Litchfield
Where did you go to college? University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Where do you work and how long have you worked there? I am a chief communicator at Colleen Callahan Consultancy. While Colleen leads the Department of Natural Resources for the state of Illinois and steps back from the consultancy, DeAnna Thomas and I carry the … Read More
Five Photo Tips
By Jim Patrico My photography education started with an introductory class at the University of Missouri. I’d enrolled in the Journalism School with the idea of becoming a writer. But in my first semester I randomly took a photo class, and my world changed. From then on, I found a home in the Photojournalism sequence, … Read More
Member Spotlight: Maggie Malson
Where did you go to college? Kansas State University Where do you work and how long have you worked there? I am the owner of Maggie Malson Communications and have been for 18 years. I worked as a magazine publisher for 13 years in addition to doing freelance work. Currently I do contract writing, photography, … Read More
PIF Pivots to Meet Changing Demands of Professional Development
By Julie Deering, PIF Chair The Professional Improvement Foundation (PIF) Trustees met April 29 in the midst of a national shutdown stemming from COVID-19. Like many businesses and organizations at the time, we had more questions than answers. Are on-site internships still feasible? Will there be an Ag Media Summit (AMS) this year? If we … Read More