by Bonnie Jean Feldkamp Director of Media We’re talking to columnists about what it means to be an opinion writer in today’s market. This is the second article in the series. Adversity inspires solidarity. When things go wrong we turn to those who understand and support. As members of the press, things have definitely gone…
Columnists Talk Shop By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp Director of Media We’re talking to columnists about what it means to be an opinion writer in today’s market. This is the first article in the series. No matter which political camp you stood in this past year you were bound to take a hit on your stance.…
By Suzette Martinez Standring 2004-06 NSNC president One picture is worth a thousand words. Or think of it this way: one editorial cartoon is worth a thousand-word column. At the Hotel Angeleno in June, Michael P. Ramirez said, “A reporter is a purveyor of fact. Editorial cartoonists just go back and shoot the wounded.” The two-time…
Pulitzer Prizes were announced today with conservative Washington Post columnist, Kathleen Parker winning first place in commentary. The Pulitzer Prize is considered the most prestigious award in U.S. journalism and commentary is the category most associated with columnists. The Pulitzer for commentary was “Awarded to Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post for her perceptive, often witty…
