by mruberti | Sep 8, 2022 | Ag Media Summit, Events, News, Past President's Thoughts, The ByLine, Uncategorized
By ACN President Bill Spiegel Since we met in Raleigh for a wonderful Ag Media Summit in July, I’ve had this nagging feeling that I’m forgetting to do something. This week it hit me: write a column for the ByLine as the new President of the Ag Communicators Network....
by mruberti | Sep 8, 2022 | Ag Media Summit, Events, News, Past President's Thoughts, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
By ACN 2021 Past President Mindy Ward “You’re welcome. And thank you.” In the Disney movie Moana, that is the last line Maui or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson sings in “You’re welcome.” It is my grandson’s current favorite movie and song, so I watch it on repeat. The...
by mruberti | Aug 19, 2022 | Ag Media Summit, Awards, Events, The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned, Writing
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...
by mruberti | Aug 5, 2022 | AAEA News, Events, News, Professional Development, The ByLine, Travel, Uncategorized
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...
by mruberti | Jul 22, 2022 | Ag Media Summit, Events, Past President's Thoughts, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By ACN Member and Past Writer of the Year Miranda Reiman “To be a good writer, you’ve got to read good writing.” I once heard that somewhere and took it to heart. I read many of the good writers in this group. I read novels and non-fiction, and Bible studies. I...
by mruberti | Jul 22, 2022 | Ag Media Summit, Awards, Events, News, Professional Development, The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned
The 2022 Ag Media Summit in Raleigh, North Carolina is now in the history books.Over – but not forgotten.The Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN) had some amazing moments at this year’s conference, from a tour of Syngenta and education from 25...