by AgCommNetwork | Dec 12, 2024 | Events, News, The ByLine, Travel
By Harlen Persinger Before attending the 68th IFAJ Congress in Interlaken, Switzerland, my only trip to this European country was in 1965 during a three-week animal science/agronomy travel course with Iowa State University. World famous for cheese and chocolate, there...
by AgCommNetwork | Dec 12, 2024 | Events, News, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Jessica Wesson, ACN Communications Specialist ACN members recently met in Omaha, Nebraska, for the fall regional workshop, and heard from industry experts on a variety of topics. The topics included everything from SEO to videography and storytelling to biofuel...
by AgCommNetwork | Dec 12, 2024 | Events, News, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Joy Crosby, ACN president-Elect The ACN Regional Workshop held Nov. 19 in Nebraska boasted an assortment of topics from writing to photography, as well as search engine optimization to utilizing artificial intelligence in journalism. Lei Guo and Cassie Mallette...
by AgCommNetwork | Nov 8, 2024 | Events, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Writing? Check. Photography and Video? Check. Search Engine Optimization? Check. An update on AI in journalism, and a newsmakers panel discussion on biofuel? Check and check. The ACN Regional Workshop has a powerful lineup of speakers,...
by AgCommNetwork | Nov 7, 2024 | Events, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Betty Haynes, owner of Midwest Lens Freelance “Switzerland aims to be a global leader in sustainable food production.” The statement was echoed time and time again by Swiss farmers and CEOs alike. Although externally I continued the signature journalist smile and...
by AgCommNetwork | Sep 12, 2024 | AAEA News, Awards, Events, News, The ByLine, Travel
By Katie Knapp, International Committee Chair and ACN Board Member IFAJ Congress was held in Interlaken, Switzerland, Aug. 14-18, 2024, and more than just cow bells were ringing. The Swiss guild successfully showed agricultural journalists from around the world how...