AGCJ 404
Agricultural Communications and Journalism


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Fact Sheet Lab

Create a mock-up fact sheet about the agricultural topic you used in the research brief lab. Include the following components in your fact sheet (one page only for this lab).

  1. Color graphic across the top of the page.
  2. Additional color graphics where appropriate.
  3. An interesting title, followed by your full name and university affiliation (single column).
  4. Begin a triple-column narrative (shortened version of the research brief lab). Include the following headings in your columns:
    • Introduction - very short paragraph explaining your topic.
    • Heading, posed as a question.
    • Heading, posed as a question.
    • Heading, posed as a question.
    • References - include all the Internet sites, using APA citation style, in this section.
  5. Include more bulleted lists than you did in the research brief lab.
  6. Include a "call-out text box" for your complete contact information.
Save the information from this lab to your jump drive. Send the results of this lab to your instructor and teaching assistant as an e-mail attachment (don't forget the lab name in your e-mail subject line) when completed.

Ask your instructor to check this assignment BEFORE leaving the lab.
Refer to the multiple agricultural communications' examples for more information.


If any of the above information is incorrect, or needs to be updated, contact Gary J. Wingenbach.
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