by AgCommNetwork | Jul 11, 2024 | The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Pam Caraway, ACN Board Member A dear friend frequently sends emails that start with an incredulous response to poorly written press releases. Once it was a 56-word lede (true story). More often it’s a release so infected with acronyms and corporate double-speak...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Jul 11, 2024 | AAEA News, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Courtney Leeper Girgis, Future Ag Communicators Committee Chair This year, the Future Ag Communicators Committee, with the support of the Professional Improvement Foundation, launched a new opportunity to interact with agricultural communications students: a...
by AgCommNetwork | Jun 13, 2024 | Ag Policy, News, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By Brooks Lamb, American Farmland Trust Imagine that you live on a 200-acre farm. It’s a productive place, filled with open fields and healthy forests. Perhaps there’s a creek that meanders along the eastern boundary. Maybe your cattle graze the back pastures while...
by AgCommNetwork | May 9, 2024 | Ag Media Summit, What I Learned, Writing
By Martha Mintz, ACN President How many stories have you written about practices that restore, regenerate, rebuild, or reinvigorate? More than a few, I’d bet. I just finished one, and you’re reading yet another. This one isn’t about tending the usual flora and fauna,...
by Ashlyn Rochester | May 9, 2024 | Digital Media, Member Resources, PR/Marketing, Professional Development, The ByLine, Webinar, What I Learned
By Ashlyn Rochester, ACN Communications Specialist On May 1st, four speakers and one moderator logged into Zoom to tell ACN members how public relations professionals and journalists can work together successfully and shared their tips and tricks. Ann Marie Ames, ACN...
by AgCommNetwork | Apr 12, 2024 | Freelance, Photo Essays, Photography, The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned
By Harlen Persinger, ACN Board Member Liz Aitken has always had an unlimited passion for knitting. Through her devoted association with this activity, the native of Plymouth, England, recently stepped into another arena—developing a keen interest in and working...
