by AgCommNetwork | Aug 8, 2024 | Ag Media Summit, Events
By Diane Johnson Agricultural Media Summit just wrapped up its 25th iteration in Kansas City, Missouri. Diane Johnson, retired executive director of the Livestock Publications Council, was a member of a joint steering committee that created AMS. We asked her to share...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Jul 11, 2024 | Ag Media Summit, Events, The ByLine, Travel, What I Learned
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor When you head for Kansas City next month, you have a unique chance to enjoy agriculture in Kansas–my state. The AMS Program Committee has prepared a schedule that touches on many highlights of Kansas agriculture: beef, bread, booze and...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Jul 11, 2024 | Member Resources, The ByLine
By Bill Spiegel, Byline Editor Within a few minutes of meeting Miranda Reiman, one thing becomes clear: she is a born communicator. Sources, friends and associates marvel at her ability to focus completely on the person she is talking to, eagerly learning more about...
by Ashlyn Rochester | Jul 11, 2024 | Ag Media Summit, Events, The ByLine
By Ashlyn Rochester, ACN Communications Specialist Julie Deering, the AMS Steering Committee Chair, Pam Caraway, ACN’s President-Elect, and Shelia Grobosky, AMS Program Chair, all met on July 10th to inform ACN members about the Ag Media Summit, what to...
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...
