by mruberti | Apr 22, 2022 | Awards, Member Resources, News, Photography, PR/Marketing, Professional Development, Social Media, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned, Writing
By ACN Board Member Martha Mintz To be clear, this is an article on why you should immediately lock in some time on your calendar to gather and submit entries for the annual Agricultural Communicator’s Network Communication Award contest (especially MarComm folks, see...
by mruberti | Apr 22, 2022 | AAEA News, Events, Member Resources, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized
IFAJ Members pack your bags! Alltech is providing a free pass for their annual Alltech ONE Conference either in-person or virtually. The conference is May 22-24 in Lexington, Kentucky. Packed with great speakers, this is a great value for IFAJ members. Registration...
by mruberti | Apr 14, 2022 | Awards, Past President's Thoughts, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By ACN Past President Gil Gullickson Andy Russell didn’t know what to make of this Chuck Noll fellow. Noll, who started coaching the National Football League’s Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969, was puzzled why the team consistently lost. It soon became apparent after he...
by mruberti | Apr 14, 2022 | Member Resources, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
By ACN Member Sarah McNaughton In the world of do-it-yourself ag reporting, I’ve found what I think is the perfect backpack for an ag journalist in the Brevite Jumper. For the past year, this backpack has hauled all my camera equipment, laptop, notebooks, pens, a...
by mruberti | Apr 6, 2022 | AAEA News, News, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
Part 4 in the “Interview Insights” Article Series By ACN Past President Elaine Shein Ever ask what you thought was the most clever question ever, but then ended up disappointed with the answer? Or when you checked your notes later you realized there wasn’t...
by mruberti | Apr 6, 2022 | Awards, News, Professional Development, Student News, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Kasey Brown, 2021 ACN Award Winner Some of my favorite stories have come from the most unlikely places. One came from the bow of a boat during a snorkeling trip in Australia. In this case, it was a wine-tasting counter in Missouri. My husband, son and I were...