by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 19, 2020 | Awards, News, Professional Development, The ByLine
By Laurie Bedord, Chair, Future Ag Communicators Committee Madelyn Main, Iowa State University John F. Kennedy once said, “We must do all that we can to give our children the best in education and social upbringing for while they are the youth of today, they shall be...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 12, 2020 | News, Professional Development, The ByLine
By Jessica Wesson, AAEA 2020 Editorial Intern In the last five years, there have been 306 journalists murdered in connection to their work. Iraq, Syria, Mexico and Afghanistan have held the top spots for the largest number of journalists killed in a single year....
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 4, 2020 | Podcast, Professional Development, The ByLine, Writing
By Katie Navarra, AAEA Podcast Host Today we sat down with Gil Gullickson, AAEA President, and talked about the writing technique he used in his award-winning article, Yours, Mind and Ours, the 2020 International Federation of Ag Journalists AgTech Reporting Award....
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Jul 15, 2020 | Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine
By Jim Patrico My photography education started with an introductory class at the University of Missouri. I’d enrolled in the Journalism School with the idea of becoming a writer. But in my first semester I randomly took a photo class, and my world changed. From then...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | May 6, 2020 | Member Resources, News, Professional Development, The ByLine
By Rachel Peabody, Communications Manager, Illinois Soybean Association As COVID-19 has rocked the globe and continues to change life as we know, both personally and professionally, association communicators know all too well what comes with the territory. It looks a...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Apr 29, 2020 | Member Resources, News, Professional Development
Where did you go to college? Iowa State University What is your job title and how long have you worked there? Agronomy & Technology Editor. I’ve been at Successful Farming for just over a year. Why did you pursue a career in ag communications? I wanted to be a...