you, the columnist By Dave Lieber Columnist, The Dallas Morning News Originally published in The Columnist members-only newsletter Two months after one of the best-attended conferences in recent NSNC history, I wondered: what was the main takeaway for attendees? I polled them, and here’s what they told me: Cynthia Stead, Cape Cod Times: “Columnists are…
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Selected articles from the NSNC newsletter; only members get the entire contents of the monthly newsletter
In the July-August Newsletter
The July-August issue of The e-Columnist was emailed to reach members by July 15. It is the annual post-conference edition. Open it to see articles and photos about conference activities. Don’t miss: President’s Message. Eric Heyl writes about the Hartford happenings. Columnews. Timely reports on your fellow members. The monthly newsletter is a benefit of…
Annie Barr, a Voice from the Bush
Art of Column Writing By Suzette Martinez Standring 2004-06 President National Society of Newspaper Columnists I am curious about anyone who would fly 10,000 miles from Australia to our conference in Hartford. Annie Barr is our Down Under gal from Barham, New South Wales, and wins for the longest distance traveled. Let’s give her a…
In the June-July Newsletter
The June-July issue of The e-Columnist was emailed to members June 14. Open it to find out the latest happenings in your organization. Read President Eric Heyl’s message about the Hartford conference. Learn who’s going to the annual gathering. Enjoy Suzette Martinez Standring’s interview with the writer who’s coming all the way from Australia for…
East Texas Columnist Mattie Dellinger Is a True Inspiration
‘I tried to write on a level that my mother would enjoy’ Update: May 28, 2013: KTRE-TV, Lufkin, reports Mattie Dellinger died today at age 101. By Robert Haught Editor, The e-Columnist MARCH 8, 2013 — Mattie Dellinger writes a weekly column for the Shelby County Light and Champion in the East Texas town of…
In the May-June newsletter
The May-June newsletter was emailed to NSNC members on May 15. It features these stories: — NSNC Board Takes Advocacy Position Against Government Abuses of 1st Amendment Freedoms — Columnist-radio Personality Mike Morin is Will Rogers Humanitarian Award Winner — Dave Lieber Writes About “How To Save the Newspaper Column” — Some Suggestions for the…
In the April-May newsletter
In the monthly NSNC newsletter emailed to members at mid-month you’ll find more information about “Lifestyles and the Writing Life” – the annual conference, to be held at Hartford, Conn. June 27-30. Also: Past President Mike Leonard has a story about a controversy over Ernie Pyle Hall on the Indiana University campus. A reminder that…
In the March-April Newsletter
The newsletter is now being distributed to members at mid-month instead of the first day of the month. March-April, emailed March 15, is a special Conference Preview Issue. Here’s a digest of what you will find: A complete schedule of the 37th annual Conference, to be held June 27-30 at the Hilton Hartford Hotel in…
Does Promotion and Marketing Exhaust You, Too?
Art of Column Writing By Suzette Martinez Standring 2004-06 President National Society of Newspaper Columnists Promote, stand out, and work social media! Gee, I’m exhausted. I adore writing, but I am bothered and bewildered by all that I must do “to get it out there.” I only like twittering when birds do it. Is there…
In the March Newsletter
The March issue of The e-Columnist, emailed to all members March 1, contains news of interest: President Eric Heyl recalls his first contest win. Deadline for entries April 1. Lifestyle speakers for June conference have varied backgrounds. Suzette Standing has an informative interview with former syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman. East Texas columnist, 101, is a…
Snapshots of a Layoff
I’m not expecting this. Well, I am, eventually, just not at this moment. you, the columnist By Dave Lieber Unaffiliated It’s 1993. My first column. By way of introduction, I ask readers of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram if chicken-fried steak is chicken or steak. I know. It’s a dumb way to begin. Maybe the dumbest.…
In the February Newsletter
The annual NSNC Conference is coming in June — June 27-30 to be precise — at the Hilton Hartford Hotel in Hartford, Conn. See the newsletter for a preview of this exciting event. Also, regular contributor Dave Lieber writes about his layoff from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Read what your colleagues are writing … also…
Robert C. Koehler: Peace, Healing and Op-ed
Art of Column Writing By Suzette Martinez Standring 2004-06 President National Society of Newspaper Columnists Spirituality and conscience underscore the opinion columns by Robert C. Koehler who ranks among the top op-ed columnists nationally, according to Media Matters. Syndicated since 1999 with Tribune Media, Bob is a self-described peace journalist whose columns expose the facts,…
In the January Newsletter
Attention, members! Check your email for the January newsletter notice and open it to read news and information about NSNC and your fellow members. In the first issue for 2013: Mike Deupree announces the annual column writing contest is open. President Eric Heyl has a message of interest to all. Suzette Standring writes about an…