by mruberti | Jul 16, 2022 | Ag Media Summit, Events, News, Podcast, Professional Development, The ByLine, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
By ACN “Above the Fold” Podcast Host Holly Spangler with ACN President Elect Bill Spiegel Farmers have been reading farm magazines and newspapers for nearly 200 hundred years in the U.S.They hold those beloved magazines in their hand, even calling some the...
by mruberti | Jul 8, 2022 | Ag Policy, News, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
By ACN Association Comms SIG Co-Chairwoman Rachel Peabody On May 11, 2022, I shook hands and had my picture taken with the President of the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden smiles with members of the Illinois Soybean Association during a stop in Kankakee,...
by mruberti | Jul 1, 2022 | Ag Media Summit, The ByLine, Travel, Uncategorized, What I Learned
No Judgement Here…. By Melanie Ruberti, ACN Client Communication Specialist For ACN veterans heading to the 2022 Ag Media Summit, packing for the three-day event is second nature to them. For newbies, like me, I already have dozens of clothing items, shoes,...
by mruberti | Jun 10, 2022 | News, Past President's Thoughts, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned, Writing
Pt. 7 in the “Interview Insights” Article Series By Past President Elaine Shein When you ask your question, think about whether you have offered your source a roundabout: Are you giving that person too much of an opportunity to take off down a different...
by mruberti | Jun 10, 2022 | Ag Media Summit, Awards, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
By ACN Future Ag Communicators Chairwoman Megan Schilling The two Ag Media Summits I’ve attended so far in my career have been significant events for me. In my first year as an ag communicator, I had a lot to learn and knew it (still do, in fact). AMS was a golden...
by mruberti | Jun 10, 2022 | AAEA News, Student News, The ByLine, Uncategorized
AAEA The Agricultural Communicators Network is excited to announce that Bailey Sieren, student at Iowa State University, has been selected for the 2022 summer internship program. This year’s internship is a remote marketing position hosted by Vive Crop Protection....