by AgCommNetwork | Dec 8, 2023 | AAEA News, Member Resources
A State of Empathy By Martha Mintz, ACN President Exceptional journalism isn’t just the result of the hard skills drilled into us in college lecture halls. Some of the best stories are the result of soft skills, skills developed through experience. My favorite...
by AgCommNetwork | Nov 10, 2023 | AAEA News, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
Radical Generosity By Julie Deering, PIF Chair When you think about “radical generosity,” do you think of yourself? Or do you wish you had the revenue streams to be radically generous, allowing you to give thousands of dollars to charities and organizations that...
by AgCommNetwork | Nov 10, 2023 | Ag Media Summit, Freelance, Member Resources, What I Learned, Writing
You Can Beat Writer’s Block By Pam Caraway, ACN Board Member Banish your writing demons. That’s how the AMS brochure billed freelance writer Catherine Merlo’s session. Banish? Right. Not even an award-winning writing veteran like Merlo could meet that...
by AgCommNetwork | Nov 10, 2023 | AAEA News, Member Resources, The ByLine
Are You Willing to Speak to Future Ag Communicators? By Courtney Girgis, Future Ag Communicators Committee Chair One of my first assignments as a freshman agricultural journalism student at the University of Missouri was to find and interview an ag communications...
by AgCommNetwork | Nov 10, 2023 | Events, Member Resources, Past President's Thoughts, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
Five Takeaways from the ACN Regional Workshop By Bill Spiegel, ACN Past-President and Byline Editor Packing a bunch of information into a tiny writing hole on a layout is just, well, difficult. Years ago, Steve Werblow did what everyone would do in that situation: he...
by AgCommNetwork | Nov 10, 2023 | AAEA News, Member Resources, News, The ByLine
It’s Time to Renew Your ACN Membership! By Jessie Bland, Membership Co-Chair ‘Tis the season for membership renewals! As we all take a breather between the business of harvest and the upcoming holiday schedule, let’s also take a moment to renew our ACN membership....
