University of Dayton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Registration for the 2012 Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, directed toward humor writers, will open Dec. 6, per Workshop Director, Matt Dewald. Space for this conference usually sells out fast, so if you are interested in attended, we recommend registering right away. The 2012 workshop at the University of Dayton will kick…
Larry Cohen, a familiar face at many conferences, is NSNC’s new Vice President. He was elected at the general membership meeting which closed the 35th annual conference in Detroit. Cohen will fill out the term of Karen Rinehart, who stepped down for personal reasons. He and others on the nominating committee’s slate of officers were…
DETROIT, Saturday, June 25, 2011 – “The Body Politic” is the winner of the 2011 Sitting Duck Award of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. “Our public servants have been abusing their franking privilege,” said Ben S. Pollock, president of the NSNC, which gives this award annually to an easy target for columnists on a…
Crusading columnist Rochelle Riley of the Detroit Free Press is the winner of the 2011 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award. She will receive the prestigious award sponsored by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists at the organization’s annual conference, which is being held in Detroit June 23-26. Riley, who writes commentary on social, political and cultural…
The 2011 Nominations Committee announced a slate of excellent candidates to present in Detroit for a vote of the NSNC membership at its annual meeting June 26. Members will vote for five officers, who will serve two-year terms and are members of the Board of Directors. In addition, a nominee will be elected to serve…
The following is an open letter to President Obama about World Press Freedom Day. It’s from the Student Press Law Center. A list of its signatories follows. On May 3, the United States will, for the first time, play host to World Press Freedom Day, an event that will focus an international spotlight on the…
Major items of discussion at the April meeting of the NSNC Board of Directors were upcoming conferences and the writing contest. The NSNC Board of Directors met Monday evening, April 11, with a quorum present in the chat room. Ed Grisamore has already begun to line up speakers and sponsors for next year’s 2012 conference…
This isn’t a presidential election year but other important offices will be on the ballot for the NSNC general membership meeting, held in conjunction with the annual conference in Detroit. That meeting is scheduled for Sunday, June 26, 2011. Members will vote for five officers, who serve two-year terms and are members of the Board…
McCormick Foundation underwrites pilot program for new API series on ‘Building Your Journalistic Brand’ RESTON, Va. — The Robert R. McCormick Foundation has awarded the American Press Institute a grant to help launch a new series of regional workshops on “Building Your Journalistic Brand.” The one-day program focuses on how journalists can…
The National Society of Newspaper Columnists will honor three of its pioneers for outstanding service to the organization at the annual conference in Detroit, June 23-26. The NSNC Legacy Award will be presented posthumously to Mike Harden, longtime columnist for The Columbus Dispatch, who unveiled the new award at the 2010 conference in Bloomington, Ind.…
Detroit Media Partnership announced a contest with $10,000 in prize money for the two best ideas that help the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News better serve the community and increase readership. Detroit Media Partnership, L.P. manages the business functions of the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News, the largest newspapers in Michigan.…
We’re Invited ! NSNC Members are invited to join marketing and custom media professionals for the industry’s largest annual gathering. March 23-25 Charleston, South Carolina The Mills House & Hibernian Hall 115 Meeting Street The custom content industry is preparing for its largest annual gathering of senior-level custom media and marketing professionals in Charleston,…
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The NSNC Board of Directors met December 13th with a quorum of members present and President Ben Pollock presiding. The major item of discussion was the 2011 Conference in Detroit. Conference Chair Brian O’Connor reported that the hotel contract with Westin-Cadillac, a five diamond hotel, has been finalized. Amenities included in the contract are free…
Journalist John Avlon is working on “an anthology on the greatest newspaper columns in American history” and welcomes thoughts from NSNC members and friends “on the contents and to help with suggestions on inclusion.” He’ll look at comments sent to him at jpavlon@gmail.com as well as on the NSNC Facebook page. Avlon is senior political columnist…
The NSNC Board is scheduled to meet for online chat on Sunday, October 10. President Ben Pollock will give a summary of the fall meeting of the Conference of National Journalism Organization meeting October 8-9 in Washington. Other items include a discussion of the NSNC Conference results to be presented by Brian O’Connor, Conference Chair,and…
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