Online from publisher. 3 pages., President of AAEA - the Ag Communicators Network comments on meaning of the recent political violence at the U.S. Capitol and threats against legislative leaders. "To me...reasoning together and reporting facts through tough but fair coverage is one way our industry can respond during this troubled time."
4 pages., Via online., "The chief ethical fear for the past 99 years of agricultural journalism has been that one of our number would cuddle up closer to advertisers than others of us, and reap unethical benefits of that. The chief charge of every Ethics Committee [of AAEA] has been to protect our collective readers from any hoodwinking that would come from such collusion. As I look toward that 100th year, I wonder who needs protecting from whom." Examines pressures on agricultural journalists in the wake of divided audience perspectives about the role of agricultural media in covering contentious political issues
2 pages., Via online journal., Author's editorial in Farm Futures magazine was a winning entry in the 2018 AAEA Communication recognition program. Author questioned the presidential trade and immigration moves that "to me, made no sense for U.S agriculture or for that matter the general economy." In this article he described his rationale, reader reactions, and approach to writing editorials.
Article in online issue from publisher. 4 pages., Featured past president of the American Agricultural Editors' Association describes his career path in agricultural journalism, including 37 years with Progressive Farmer magazine, retiring as executive editor.
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