As a part of the Fleischaker-Greene Scholars program, 11 Western Kentucky University journalism students spent their spring semester investigating agriculture. The hours were long, the issues were complex and the end result was Farm to Fork: an online magazine that … Continue reading
At least once a week I receive an email or facebook message from a journalism classmate with the same request: “Do you know a farmer I can interview?” Being the only agriculture and journalism major at WKU, my classmates constantly … Continue reading
For the past month I’ve been focusing on my life offline. I don’t doubt that there are future employers who will love that I’ve been actively writing, tweeting, and facebooking, however, I realize that twitter friends aren’t the only friends. … Continue reading
As I’ve written before, I am truly a poet at heart. To me, life should be expressed in verse or rhyme. Its no wonder that this post reminds me of the lyrics of one of my favorite songs, Closing Time … Continue reading
Normally, I would hold my tongue. Normally, I would cut them some slack, laugh it off, and go on with life pretending that whoever it was had not just made some ridiculous agriculture illiterate mistake. This is an exception. When I … Continue reading
It was the subject of at least one essay every year of grade school: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Like any child, each year I had a different answer. One year it was hog farmer the … Continue reading
Growing up, I had two groups of friends: show friends and school friends. My show friends were the kids I had spent my summers with since I was nine years-old. They were my livestock judging teammates and livestock showing … Continue reading
Journalism is an industry that doesn’t just strive for perfection, it insists upon it. Sources are always verified, facts are double checked, and punctuation is perfect. To me, the inclusion of crowdsourcing will make it harder for journalists to maintain … Continue reading