Professional features

Ways to advance interests and views in rural-urban communicating
By Jim Evans and Owen Roberts

A late blooming farming writer
By Sue Edmonds

Skills and approaches media can use to cover rural-urban relations
By Jim Evans and Owen Roberts

How to position yourself in times of changing careers and job markets
By Jim Evans

"Be persistent and have a thick skin"
By Betsy Freese, Living the Country Life

Sorting the roles of journalists and other communicators in addressing rural-urban issues
By Jim Evans and Owen Roberts

Reporting on agriculture in metropolitan media
By Angela Goode

When public health emergencies hit: The special work of agricultural journalists
By Jim Evans

Database analysis sparks international recognition in agricultural reporting
By Jim Evans

How journalists in Mali view media functions, ethics and democracy
By Jim Evans

The growing angst in rural-urban relations
By Jim Evans and Owen Roberts

Rural coverage risky (again) in 2007
By Jim Evans

More than 30 training workshops and seminars available in 2008 to develop your skills

How to use photographs to boost your rural readership

Using color today to boost your rural readership

How to choose subjects and headlines that pull in rural readers

How to create front covers that attract rural reader

Finding fascinating, moving, heart-breaking and hilarious stories in the most banal of topics
By Maria Moynihan

Are guidelines timeless for attracting farm readers?
By Jim Evans

How an IFAJ member unearthed and investigated an international trade scam
By Philippa Stevenson

Strong news releases - more important than ever
By Jim Evans and Owen Roberts

Honoring courage - and caring-in rural journalism
By Jim Evans

Creative ways to connect with your audience in an interactive era
By Jim Evans

How free were the media in 2006? A new global report for IFAJ members
By Jim Evans

A dozen agricultural information issues challenging agricultural journalists now
By Jim Evans

On being 'transparent' in dealing with public health threats and emergencies that involve food and agriculture
By Jim Evans

Sustainability is focus of African outreach
By Reg Weiss