Vance Earns First Place in International Contest
Farm Futures' broadcaster wins online radio category.
Mike Wilson
Published: Apr 30, 2010
OSTEND, BELGIUM- Jason Vance, E-content editor for FarmFutures.com, earned a first place in the inaugural IFAJ (International Federation of Agricultural Journalists) broadcast contest. Vance won first place in the online radio category for a story about the release of a Cattle on Feed report, broadcast via FarmFutures.com in August, 2009.
In commenting on the winning online radio entry, the judges found that Vance had created a “no-nonsense, solid, fact-filled marketing report” which would find favor with its specialist audience. There were no wasted words; it was “packed with well-presented facts delivered with style and confidence.” Vance also showed good voice inflection in how the piece was narrated.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reporter Kerry Staight won the overall inaugural IFAJ Star Prize for Agricultural Broadcasting, for ‘All in the Family,’ a story about the sensitive issue of succession planning on family-owned farms in Australia. It was broadcast on the ABC in February 2009, as part of its weekly Landline program.
Contest coordinator Liz Harfull said the IFAJ was extremely pleased with the response to the broadcast award in its first year, which attracted entries from five continents.
“We recognize the importance of broadcast journalism for agriculture, and are pleased to be able to honor excellence for stories aired via the traditional mediums of radio and television, but also via the Internet which is playing an increasingly important role in today’s media world,” she said.
“The winners not only informed us about issues of vital importance to agriculture, but they found a way to entertain us at the same time, through applying considerable technical skills with often limited resources.”
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists is a global association of professional communicators who report on agriculture. Learn more at www.ifaj.org.
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