by mruberti | May 19, 2022 | Freelance, Past President's Thoughts, Photography, Podcast, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned
“What I Wish I Knew in My 20s” ACN Podcast Series with Special Guest ACN Board Member Harlen Persinger By ACN Above the Fold Podcast Host Kelsey Litchfield A freelance writer and photographer, and owner of HLensPhotos, ACN Board Member Harlen...
by mruberti | Apr 22, 2022 | Awards, Member Resources, News, Photography, PR/Marketing, Professional Development, Social Media, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned, Writing
By ACN Board Member Martha Mintz To be clear, this is an article on why you should immediately lock in some time on your calendar to gather and submit entries for the annual Agricultural Communicator’s Network Communication Award contest (especially MarComm folks, see...
by mruberti | Apr 14, 2022 | Member Resources, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
By ACN Member Sarah McNaughton In the world of do-it-yourself ag reporting, I’ve found what I think is the perfect backpack for an ag journalist in the Brevite Jumper. For the past year, this backpack has hauled all my camera equipment, laptop, notebooks, pens, a...
by mruberti | Feb 10, 2022 | Awards, Events, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine
Have some amazing photos you’d like to enter in this year’s IFAJ Star Prize for Photography contest? As an IFAJ member, you’re eligible to enter one published photo per category as an individual. The deadline for entries is March 10. Select photos...
by mruberti | Nov 11, 2021 | Ag Media Summit, Awards, Events, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine, Writing
The stories behind two AAEA award winning photos By Allison Jenkins, AAEA Member As soon Ross and Lorena Blount opened the door to their modest bungalow-style brick home on Central Avenue in Allerton, Iowa, I knew this photo shoot was going to be special. The college...
by mruberti | Nov 4, 2021 | Awards, Design, Photography, Professional Development, The ByLine, Uncategorized, What I Learned
By Rob Mattson, AAEA Member Trying to find a quote that adequately describes the unseen wind in the portrait “Russ Jackson,” I settled on one from author Tracy Rees: “The wind whispered secrets in its own incomprehensible language.” Now imagine being at a death metal...
