President’s Message First published in the November 2010 issue of the e-Columnist By Ben S. Pollock NSNC President “Politics make strange bedfellows” goes the quote by 19th-century newspaperman Charles Dudley Warner, and this fall it’s been columnists getting renown for jumping on the mattress. Columnists, commentators, news analysts, bloggers, interest-group hacks, cable yaks — aren’t…
Category: Newsletter
Selected articles from the NSNC newsletter; only members get the entire contents of the monthly newsletter
In the November Newsletter
President Ben Pollock explores the various aspects of certification and the values of being a member in good standing of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Past President Suzette Martinez Standring writes about “Milking the Writing Cow.” You’ll also see what some of your colleagues are writing about and what others are doing to advance…
Tune-Up Your Creativity Chamber with Key Rules
you, the columnist By Dave Lieber Fort Worth Star-Telegram Do you have a harder time concentrating these days because of distractions? Does it take a greater effort to make time to read, research, write and get things done? Is keeping to a long-term plan tough in the midst of an over-stimulated day? …
In the October Newsletter
NSNC’s monthly newsletter is written by, for and about columnists. In the October edition of the e-Columnist, distributed to members by email on the first of the month: President Ben Pollock gives a lesson on creating humor … In “you, the columnist” Dave Lieber shows how to “Tune Up Your Creativity Chamber” … Membership Chair…
Snyder: The Future is the iPad
In The September Newsletter
NSNC’s monthly newsletter is written by, for and about columnists. In the September edition of the e-Columnist, distributed to members by email on the first of the month: — President Ben Pollock describes a Facebook experience which points up sharp divisions of opinion about the emerging role of social media in modern journalism … —…
Social media was built for YOU…
Be a Columnist
By Laura Snyder Nationally Syndicated Columnist Over the years, many young people have e-mailed me a number of questions that boiled down to one burning, all-encompassing query: How do you become a columnist? They may think they are asking me how to get a job in the industry, but they would be asking…
Lieber: “I’ll Never Forget”
Haught: “Isn’t Basic Black Still in Style?”
By Robert L. Haught Haughtline Dweethly magazine Some outrageous insinuations are being made about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan by a nationally syndicated columnist with a reputation for smearing reputations of public figures. Kagan has been the target of some harsh political attacks since President Obama selected the former U.S. Solicitor General to…
Don’t Write for Free
By Laura Snyder Nationally Syndicated Columnist Our new Vice President, Ben Pollock, was the brains and momentum behind our membership poll this winter. The results that came in from 183 respondents were actually very surprising to the board and served as a wake-up call. As it turns out, we had been operating on…
Could Ernie Pyle’s work fly on the internet?
You, the columnist By Dave Lieber davelieber.org A little disgusted is how I feel when I read these words from Time magazine book reviewer Lev Grossman about how writers are going to have to write differently for people who read their work on cell phones or who can’t focus too long on one subject: …
Go Outside and Play
Snyder’s Block By Laura Snyder Nationally Syndicated Columnist I was sitting in my rolling adjustable chair with my bare feet propped up on a plastic stool, peering at my computer and tweaking my column. Looking out my window, I saw that it was a beautiful day after a month of frigid weather. Why am…