Save the Date! The NSNC Virtual Conference 2024 will be held on Fri., July 19 and Sat., July 20. If you have any program ideas, email nsncdirector@gmail.com. Thanks in advance. Watch for more details soon!
Submissions Now Open - NSNC Annual Columnist Contest - Enter Today! National Society of Newspaper Columnists Annual Column Contest Open: January 15, 2024 8:00 a.m. (EST) Contest Extended to May 3, 2024 11:59 p.m. (EST) For Registration & General Guidelines visit: nsnc.submittable.com/submit Email Adam Earnheardt, contest chair, with any questions at acearnheardt@ysu.edu. Submit your best work! You could be one of this year's winners!
Join Us in Celebrating National Columnists Day & Ernie Pyle Remembrance Day - This April 18th, we're paying tribute to the legendary Ernie Pyle, a symbol of the courage, integrity, and human touch that define the best in journalism. But this isn't just about looking back—it's about sparking conversation on the enduring relevance of columnists in our lives today. For more details, go to https://www.columnists.com/2024/04/celebrate-with-us-on-april-18/
Hope your New Year is off to an amazing start. We are excited for What’s in-store for NSNC members this year. We will also be launching our annual contest in January, so you’ll want to be sure your membership is up-to-date. Also, if you have ideas, suggestions, etc., please share with our president, Lori Duff, at lori@loriduffwrites.com or myself at nsncdirector@gmail.com Blessings to all!
U.S. News &World Report reports that the December issue will be the last printed monthly for subscribers. They plan to transition to a predominantly digital publishing model. U.S. News claims to be a leading innovator in adapting to the changing environment in the newspaper world — and “we don’t intend to give up that lead.”…
Keith Olbermann, the liberal host of “Countdown” on MSNBC, was recently suspended indefinitely without pay for making political donations to three Democrats. The network policy prohibits such contributions. Most journalistic outfits discourage or outright prohibit campaign contributions by employees. According to MSNBC policy, “Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other…
As reported by Romenesko in Poynter online, Stu Bykofsky, Philadelphia Daily News, decided to check out Fox News and MSNBC to test whether the point of view presented is fair and balanced or as one-sided as it is often said to be. For a week, the columnist recorded and watched two television shows that…
Dave shares his unique point-of-view at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade by Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Dave Lieber and producer Chris Gomersall/Upstairs Media.
Ed Grisamore, the recipient of the 2010 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award, recently completed a writing project that was completely different. He wrote the script for a musical called “Durworld: The Life and Times of Mr. Doubletalk.” It was performed by the Youth Actors Company at Theatre Macon on Nov. 6-14. In addition to writing the…
Should U.S. government funds continue to help fund NPR, a non-profit radio service? An October 2010 Poll Position nationwide survey found that 45 percent of Americans favor continuing government funding for NPR while 39 percent called for a halt to funding. Partisan differences were found among those who favor the funding versus those who did…
Registration Opens for National Society of Newspaper Columnists Annual Conference July 19 and 20, 2024 The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) will hold its annual conference and awards ceremony virtually on July 19 and 20, 2024. The conference, an annual tradition since 1977, follows the NSNC mission of promoting education, professionalism, and networking support…
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Happy National Columnists Day & Ernie Pyle Remembrance Day! On April 18th, we’re paying tribute to the legendary Ernie Pyle, a symbol of the courage, integrity, and human touch that define the best in journalism. But this isn’t just about looking back—it’s about sparking conversation on the enduring relevance of columnists in our lives today.…
Enter the NSNC 2024 Columnist Contest Go to: nsnc.submittable.com/submit Contact Adam Earnheardt, contest chair with questions at acearnheardt@ysu.edu. DEADLINE EXTENDED until May 3NSNC Annual Columnist Contest Words you probably never hear from your editor: Deadline extended! You can count on NSNC for a lot of things. State-of-industry knowledge. Writing clinics. Good friends. Count our “contest deadline extensions” among those.…
