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Month: August 2022

“Down From the Mountains”

August 19, 2022Ag Media Summit, Awards, Events, The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned, Writing
“Down From the Mountains”

The “Story Behind the Story” ACN’s 2022 Story of the Year By ACN’s 2022 Writer of the Year Steve Werblow Some days the universe just hands you a story. Some days you have to dig for it. “Down from the Mountains” was a little bit of both. I’d been invited to speak at a press … Read More

The Future of Print

August 19, 2022Digital Media, Podcast, Professional Development, Student News, The ByLine, What I Learned
The Future of Print

Part 3 in the “Above the Fold” Podcast Series By Host Holly Spangler with Special Guest Lindsay Kennedy Conventional wisdom says young people only want to read and consume content on their digital devices – but what if that’s not right? Lindsay Kennedy teaches ag communications at Texas Tech University and every year, she asks … Read More

Is Your Question Too Simple – Yes or No?

August 12, 2022Past President's Thoughts, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, Writing

Is Your Question Too Simple — Yes or No? Pt. 9 in the “Interview Insights” Article Series,  by ACN Past President Elaine Shein One of the simplest of questions we ask sources can either serve as a valuable tool or a source of frustration, depending on how we wield it during an interview. Welcome to … Read More

Why I Still Mind the Hooptedoodle

August 12, 2022News, The ByLine, Writing

Why I Still Mind the Hooptedoodle By Ben Potter, ACN Byline Editor, and Senior Editor, Farm Futures I’m an avid reader, and this summer I decided to finish up the early westerns of Elmore Leonard. You may not know Leonard by name, but you probably know his work. Some of his later mystery novels became the … Read More

The Future of Print, Pt. 2

August 5, 2022News, Podcast, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
The Future of Print, Pt. 2

With Special Guest Natalina Sents Bausch In this “Above the Fold” Podcast, Host Holly Spangler spoke with Successful Farming’s Associate Digital Director Natalina Sents Bausch in Part Two of “The Future of Print” series. What do young ag journalists have to say about print media? Host Holly Spangler is diving into that exact question in … Read More

Greetings From Denmark!

August 5, 2022AAEA News, Events, News, Professional Development, The ByLine, Travel, Uncategorized
Greetings From Denmark!

For the first time in three years, members of the Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN) and the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) gathered for the annual IFAJ Congress and Bootcamp. The 2022 IFAJ Congress was held June 27-July3 in Vingsted, Denmark, and was titled, “Smarter Farming and Food Production for Green and Sustainable Growth.”  Attending … Read More

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