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A historic picture of the original grave site of Ernie Pyle, famous World War II columnist and news journalist, surfaced recently on Facebook. It shows a long trench-like grave site where Pyle was originally laid to rest among other fallen soldiers. An unidentified soldier pays final respects in a place as simple and honest as Pyle’s writing and as bleak as…
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.…
Gayle Carline, NSNC member, writes to us to say: “I wanted to let you know about my very first book of humor columns that were previously published in my newspaper, the Placentia News-Times.” Gayle has been writing for the newspaper since 2005, and has put out a book of her experiences as a columnist, woven…
The Omaha World-Herald has a new humor-columnist. Actually, he was already writing for the World-Herald as a sports columnist on a free-lance basis. Brad Dickson grew up in Omaha and was even a paperboy for the newspaper at one time in his life. But that was a long time ago, before he made it big…
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,…
Mary C. Curtis, columnist for AOL’s PoliticsDaily.com and member of the NSNC Board of Directors has been chosen for a 2011 Kiplinger Fellowship in Public Affairs Journalism at the Ohio State University. The Kiplinger Foundation awards short-term fellowships designed to help writers make better use of new online tools and channels. Winners will go to…
Hope you can join us for our fundraising initiative this fall. We love you all and appreciate the support. Thank you for considering a gift to NSNC! Here’s the link, if you’d like to give a gift: https://givebutter.com/welcome-to-nsncs-giving-gratitude-challenge-copy-7duurs
Clay Wirestone, opinion editor and author will join NSNC members and guests to talk about his forthcoming title, “Opinionated.” “Opinionated” with Clay Wirestone Tuesday, September 15 • 7 PM – 8 PM EDT Cost: NSNC members – $25; non-members $35 Overview Clay Wirestone, opinion editor at the Kansas City Reflector will talk about his upcoming…
Today is National Ernie Pyle Day. On this day, we honor Ernie with a tribute video reflecting on the history and accomplishments of his Legacy. This year, we have the privilege of interviewing Tim Mak, a war correspondent and human interest storyteller. Tim and EPLF Vice President Michael Brainard sit down and talk about human interest storytelling and…
Congratulations to all of the award winners and finalists of the 2026 Columnist Contest. To view the slide show: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/144vxJWEtuafL9kDeHNA8ReNSp0Pe72yNg_HBUso2joU/edit?slide=id.gdf1a1552a4_0_0#slide=id.gdf1a1552a4_0_0
National Society of Newspaper Columnists to Recognize 2026 Annual Columnist Contest Winners CONTACT: Ginny McCabe Executive Director, NSNC NSNCdirector@gmail.com For Immediate Release National Society of Newspaper Columnists to Recognize 2026 Annual Columnist Contest Winners The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) President and Board of Directors are pleased to announce the winners of the 2026…
