by Mary Kendall Dixon | May 12, 2017 | Member Resources, Professional Development, The ByLine
AAEA –the Agricultural Communicators Network believes it is vital to provide professional development and education opportunities for its younger members to attend the annual Ag Media Summit. Based on our recent survey of members, attending AMS is a major motivating...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | May 12, 2017 | Ag Media Summit, The ByLine
By JoAnn Alumbaugh, Farm Journal If you attended the Regional AAEA/LPC meeting in Ames, Iowa recently, you would have previewed one of the excellent speakers slated to speak at the Ag Media Summit this summer. Vicki Krueger has worked with The Poynter Institute...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | May 5, 2017 | The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned
By Jessie Scott, AAEA InfoExpo Chair “South African farming is not for sissies.” When I first heard that line from a farmer in Delmas, Gauteng, a northern province in South Africa, I chuckled at the bluntness of the line as well as the subtle insinuation that...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | May 5, 2017 | Ag Media Summit, The ByLine, Writing
By Steve Werblow, AAEA Freelancer We’ve all been there—staring at the screen with a whole lot of story to tell and a little space to tell it in. Frustrated by that challenge one bleak day, I had a thought that rocked me like a hurricane. Taylor Swift could tell...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Apr 21, 2017 | Freelance, Photography, The ByLine, Writing
By Dee George, AAEA Freelancer As a longtime freelancer I was recently reminded of the challenge of convincing new editors to accept my story ideas. I have steady worked with trade and agriculture publications, but occasionally pursue new markets. It’s good to...
by Mary Kendall Dixon | Apr 21, 2017 | Ag Media Summit, The ByLine, Writing
By Barb Baylor Anderson, Anderson & Associates Professional improvement and networking are great reasons to attend AMS. Being able to get a story while you are there is icing on the cake! That’s why the AMS Program Committee likes to put together...
