by Ashlyn Rochester | Apr 10, 2023 | Member Resources, Past President's Thoughts, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
Advice from Our Mentors ACN members lean into wise words from their learning years. By Bill Spiegel, ACN President When I was a fledgling field editor at Kansas Farmer years ago, Hank Ernst, the magazine’s editor, told me a couple of editing rules that...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Apr 10, 2023 | Member Resources, Past President's Thoughts, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
ACN Member Named 2023 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders Award! By Ashlyn Rochester, ACN Communications Specialist Betty Haynes was nominated for the 2023 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders and was one of the top 10 winners! Haynes is one of the “ten outstanding young...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Apr 3, 2023 | Digital Media, Freelance, News, PR/Marketing, Social Media, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned, Writing
Ag Communications is Changing – And You Need to Too By Kellie Lasack, ACN Member and Owner of Roan Marketing and Communications Eek. That word. CHANGE. But as it was once said, “The most dangerous phrase in our language is ‘We have always done it...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Mar 15, 2023 | Member Resources, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned, Writing
How To Get Fully Immersed in Writing for Ag By Greg Horstmeier, ACN Member and Editor-in-Chief and Digital Newsroom at DTN We asked Greg Horstmeier how he helps new creators and writers transition into writing for Ag. Here is his advice for new Ag communicators....
by Ashlyn Rochester | Mar 7, 2023 | Member Resources, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned
What ACN Means to Me By: Jennifer Shike, AAEA PIF Trustee and Farm Journal PORK Editor What does it mean to you to be an Ag Comm Network member? I’m grateful to be a member of the Ag Comm Network because it continues to open so many doors in my life. Not only...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Feb 28, 2023 | Freelance, PR/Marketing, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
Responsibility to Our Sources By: Katie Knapp, ACN Board Member and Contributing Editor for The Furrow magazine As journalists, our main job is to document facts in a way our audience can understand and then possibly act on the information in a positive and productive...
