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/
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) Closes: April 15, 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!
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!
The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop is sold out, but it’s not too late for writers to experience the conference’s special blend of joy and laughter, support, and inspiration. Registration is open for Erma Home Schooling, a package that includes five keynotes live-streamed from the in-person workshop as well as four exclusive workshops. Early bird rate: $199 by March 1. The fee is $225 after March 1. Go to https://udayton.edu/blogs/erma/2023/12/doordash_erma.php for details.
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…
Lindor Reynolds, Winnipeg Free Press, celebrates 30 years in journalism this week. In her column, Lindor says, “We get into this business for a variety of reasons. It’s exciting. You meet new people every day. You might get lucky and make a difference, move a reader or change a policy.” She talks about the dreams,…
Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who resigned in disgrace in 2008, has been chosen as a co-host of a new primetime news program on CNN replacing Campbell Brown. Spitzer will be joined by the Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist for The Washington Post, Kathleen Parker. Longtime NSNC member Kathleen Parker is one of America’s…
Arthur Brisbane, a longtime editor and journalist, will become the new public editor at The New York Times, a job considered by many as one of the sweetest in journalism. Brisbane brings 34 years of journalistic experience to the job, including publisher and editor of The Kansas City Star and reporter and editor at The Washington…
From the studios of Milwaukee Public TV direct to your computer screen, NSNC member, Rick Horowitz has a gusher of new on-camera commentaries on YouTube and ready for your inspection and occasional entertainment. The facts don’t matter in Washington anymore — it’s the story you can *tell* about the facts. Satirist Rick Horowitz explains it…
Thanks to President Obama, the expression “kick ass” (or variations thereof) has come off the street and into mainstream news coverage. Headline writers and TV news readers were freed from restraint after the president told Matt Lauer of the Today show he was talking to experts to find answers about the Gulf oil spill “so…
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…
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!
For More on Student Press Freedom Day, visit https://studentpressfreedom.org/
Submissions Now Open NSNC Annual Columnist Contest Enter Today! National Society of Newspaper Columnists Annual Column Contest Opens: January 15, 2024 8:00 a.m. (EST) Closes: April 15, 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. “The NSNC Annual Columnist Contest gives columnists a chance…
Celebrated on Thursday, February 22, this year’s Student Press Freedom Day celebrates academic achievements TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT AND RESTORE the First Amendment freedom of student journalists. The theme for Student Press Freedom Day 2024 is “Powerfully Persistent.” NSNC looks forward to celebrating with students across the globe on this important day. Student Press…
