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How To Get Fully Immersed in Writing for Ag

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....

Find Your Niche Audience with This Formula

by Ashlyn Rochester | Mar 1, 2023 | Freelance, Member Resources, PR/Marketing, Professional Development, Social Media, The ByLine, Writing

Find Your Niche Audience with This Formula By: Ashlyn Rochester, Communications Specialist  Sourced from an email by The Tilt. A common misconception about marketing is the thinking you should have the biggest audience. But that isn’t true. A big audience...

Responsibility to Our Sources

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...

A Refresher on Why I’m in Journalism

by Ashlyn Rochester | Feb 10, 2023 | The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing

A Refresher on Why I’m in Journalism By Bill Spiegel, ACN 2022-23 President On February 2 I sat in the audience while my oldest son was inducted into the Manhattan, KS High School chapter of the Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society. Until Feb. 1, I...

How to Get ‘Scary Good’ at Writing

by Ashlyn Rochester | Feb 1, 2023 | Digital Media, Member Resources, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing

How to Get ‘Scary Good’ at Writing By Ben Potter, ACN Byline Editor, and Senior Editor, Farm Futures Who inspires you as a writer? I’ve discussed two of my own recently – Elmore Leonard and Anne Lamott. Here’s one more that I wanted to...

Conversation, Not Interrogation

by Ashlyn Rochester | Jan 19, 2023 | Freelance, Member Resources, PR/Marketing, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing

Conversation, Not Interrogation By: Martha Mintz, ACN Vice President An interview is a flowing conversation where one party is slightly more interested in what the other has to say. The idea of an interview is uncomfortable. Interviews are what the police do after a...
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