by Mary Kendall Dixon | Sep 15, 2017 | Ag Media Summit, Professional Development, The ByLine
By Marlee Moore, Alabama Farmers Federation Ask a writer to pen a story, however brief, and our mind races with lead ideas ranging from the cliché to the passé to the downright terrible. But then the juices get flowing and voila. You’ve done it. A...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 30, 2017 | Events, Professional Development, The ByLine
By Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer Would you like to learn more about covering the farm bill and environmental issues that impact your beat or region of the country? The Society of Environmental Journalism has a workshop Oct. 4 as part of the SEJ...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 28, 2017 | Ag Media Summit, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Anna McConnell, Meredith Agrimedia Interviewing sources is always a high-stakes situation. Whether you get the chattiest grower in the U.S. or the farmer who would rather you not come out and poke around his/her operation, your demeanor as a journalist and...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 16, 2017 | Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned
By Michaela Simcoe, AAEA Intern, South Dakota State University My name is Michaela Simcoe and I live in Elk River, Minnesota. I am currently studying agricultural communications with minors in animal science and youth and community work at South Dakota...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 10, 2017 | Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Emily Berger, AAEA Intern, Texas A&M University One year ago, I was sitting in a poultry barn as my life plans crumbled around me. The clucking of hundreds of hens would normally make me feel at home, but after three months of interning, I still felt...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Aug 10, 2017 | Professional Development, The ByLine, Webinar, Writing
Writing in ag can certainly be a challenge–even more so when industry specific jargon and terms get involved. What’s the best way to handle those instances when you need to follow AP, agency or publication style guidelines, but also need to use language...
