by Carly Byrd | May 4, 2018 | Ag Media Summit, Awards, The ByLine
By Kelly Schwalbe, Sage Communications, LLC. Applications for the $2,500 annual Andy Markwart Horizon Award are now open. AAEA members 35 years of age and younger have until the end of day on Friday, June 1, to submit their applications, which can be found on the...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Oct 3, 2017 | Ag Media Summit, Awards, What I Learned
By Jessie Scott, Sponsorship Chair During my first Commodity Classic, I went to a client dinner where I was sandwiched between Mike Wilson and Jeff Caldwell. I’d only been working for Successful Farming magazine for a few months at the time, so that combination...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Sep 21, 2017 | Awards, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Joe Link, AAEA Freelancer After winning the Writer of the Year award in July, the editors of the Byline asked me to offer some advice on writing. For me, that’s difficult because I know I could just as easily NOT have won. I know—as I hope you do as...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 28, 2017 | Awards, Photography, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Jim Patrico, AAEA Awards Co-Chair Writer of the Year Joe Link and I share some history. We both studied photojournalism under Angus McDougall at the University of Missouri, we both worked for Larry Harper at The Missouri Ruralist magazine, and we both worked...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 18, 2017 | Awards, Design, The ByLine
By Matt Strelecki, Meredith Corporation I’ve directed projects seemingly far sexier than agriculture for a large part of my career but none compare to the job I’ve held for the last eight and half years. In the past, I’ve worked with Disney, Mattel, Sony...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 4, 2017 | Awards, The ByLine
Here’s a quick look at how many judges and how many points are allotted during the scoring of the AAEA Communications Awards. Important Note: All entries in all awards contests are viewed by 2 judges. Design Total Points Possible: 50 Criteria: Design (30), Concept...
