A number of those attending the 37th annual conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists have reached for our own “low-hanging fruit,” the June 27-30 weekend. Indeed, creating fodder for columns and blog posts is a main purpose of programming each year. (The others include learning the latest about making and selling columns, friendship…
HARTFORD, Conn. — The National Society of Newspaper Columnists on Sunday gave its annual Sitting Duck Award to “privacy,” but, thanks to the National Security Agency and government data mining, America almost certainly already knows that. The award goes each year to a person or subject that provides columnists with an easy topic to write…
HARTFORD, Conn. — Chicago’s late movie critic-cum-blogger Roger Ebert has hit one last national writing contest ball out of the park. The longtime Chicago Sun-Times writer, who died of complications of cancer last April at age 70, won first place for online columns or blogs on large websites in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists…
President’s Message By Eric Heyl President National Society of Newspaper Columnists What if you crave some pretzels? I’m sure that question is running through some of your minds as the NSNC’s 37th annual conference in Hartford draws near. You’re probably looking forward to the program as much as I am. And why not? The folks…
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…
‘The Outstanding Pitch’ with Mike Morin No one wants your new book to succeed more than you do. That’s why you need an insider’s expertise on how to make your pitch irresistible to radio, TV and print outlets. It’s free advertising, baby! Mike Morin is not only a columnist and author, but he has spent…
‘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…
A young Dallas-area writer attending the University of Georgia is this year’s winner of the Jeff Zaslow College Columnist Contest, the scholarship of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Contest Chair Joel Brinkley was the final judge for this year. He called UGA’s Blake Seitz “an excellent, clever writer.” Seitz this fall will be a…
First-time Contestants, Previous Winners, Even the Late Roger Ebert Among This Year’s Celebrated Columnists, Bloggers By Mike Deupree NSNC Column Contest Chair The 2013 writing contest of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists is in the books. The judges in each of the six categories have pondered, mulled, evaluated, assessed, contemplated, pored over, considered, consulted…
New Hampshire Humorist’s Fundraising Called ‘Creative, Fun, Energetic and Incredibly Productive’ New Hampshire columnist and radio broadcaster Mike Morin, who has used his public forum to raise millions of dollars to help others is being recognized as this year’s winner of the Will Rogers Humanitarian Award. He will receive the honor at the 37th annual…
The board of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists condemns the Department of Justice’s deliberate disregard of the United States Constitution in its secret confiscation of telephonic records of offices and journalists of The Associated Press. The NSNC board demands strong disciplinary action against those responsible for violating the First Amendment in this manner. The…
Don’t miss out! If you haven’t signed up for the annual conference at Hartford, Conn., June 27-30, you missed out on the early bird registration fee. But that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the other good stuff. You don’t have to miss out on meeting two of America’s most talented writers:…
Columnists and bloggers: Get ready for a rollicking time, as two top humorists — Jerry Zezima and Bill Ervolino — have accepted nominations to run for top spots at the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. The NSNC board has accepted a slate of candidates for two-year terms plus a candidate to serve one year, due…
Members of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists felt the shock, anger and sadness from the attack at the 2013 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2013. Two bombs exploded within seconds of each other at 2:50 p.m. EDT near the Boylston Street finish line, killing three people and injuring at least 170, The Boston…
April 18, Thursday this year, is National Columnists’ Day. The National Society of Newspaper Columnists created this holiday both for members but mainly as a flag to the world, reminding everyone of the journalistic and democratic importance of columns. We chose the date that Scripps Howard columnist Ernie Pyle was shot down in 1945, covering…
(Four paragraphs have been added at the end of this article.) Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert died Thursday, April 4, 2013, his newspaper reported. Ebert had been the film critic of the Chicago Sun–Times since 1967, and his reviews were syndicated in more than 200 newspapers around the world. He won the Pulitzer Prize…
If there’s anything you want to know about Samuel Langhorne Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — author and journalist Steve Courtney can tell you. And he will, if you sign up for the annual conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists at Hartford, Conn., June 27-30. As publicist and publications editor at…
