An editor’s job is to manage content and shape submissions to match their publication’s style and objective. Working with freelancers is part of that job and there are a few simple things that will help you stand out among your colleagues and be deemed “a dream to work with.”
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By NSNC President Tony Norman and NSNC Communications Director Bonnie Jean Feldkamp Columns, as opposed to explanatory news stories, are uniquely positioned in the journalistic ecosystem to get things done. Unlike our just-the-facts reporter counterparts, we columnists get to directly call out our elected officials and community leaders, hold them to account, and ask for…
Presented in partnership with the Society of Professional Journalists Cincinnati Chapter More writers are turning to freelance work in this gig economy making the art of the pitch so important. In this workshop, award-winning freelancer and NSNC Communications Director Bonnie Jean Feldkamp will show you how to research a publication prior to pitching and how…
By Popular Demand! We are now offering access to the recording of this workshop for Just $15. NSNC Member Ann Peck had this to say: “Hands down, this was the most useful and informative training I’ve ever received on the topic. Wishing I had found NSNC sooner!” More writers are turning to freelance work in…
In the pandemic, journalists are doing a lot of “Zooming” and are expected to do more live interviews. As journalists, we’re used to conducting interviews for crafting articles that quote and otherwise glean from conversations. In Zoom webinars and other live programs, an interview looks very different. There’s no going back later to cobble quotes…
A single essay of more than 7,000 words has never won the Pulitzer Prize in the Commentary category. Traditionally, a columnist has won that category with a series of columns.
National Society of Newspaper Columnists Annual Conference, July 19 and 20, 2024 – Held Virtually The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) will hold its annual conference and awards ceremony virtually on July 19 and 20, 2024. The conference, an annual tradition since 1977, follows the NSNC mission of promoting education, professionalism, and networking support for…
By Susan Moore Jordan NSNC Member In the performing arts, we often hear about an overnight success that isn’t really that at all; it generally follows many years of hard work. But we love the glamour of the myth. A few years ago, I heard this from a former private voice student near the end…
Thank you to all columnists who took the time to write about National Columnists Day! Below are the columns penned in honor of National Columnists Day. In the social media-Julian Assange era, would Americans click ‘like’ for Ernie Pyle? By Chris Carosa Would America today embrace the next Ernie Pyle? He wasn’t a muckraker, a…
After an inspiring weekend in Cincinnati, may conference-goers returned to home to write about their experience. Below are excerpts and links to articles that have been shared with us. If yours is not listed and you’d like to add yours please email the link to Bonnie and media@columnists.com and we’ll include yours in the listing…
NSNC 2019 Conference Programs – Registration is Open! By Suzette Standring NSNC Executive Director #NSNC19, Buffalo, NY, June 20-23, 2019 Hotel Block: Hotel Henry Urban, Buffalo Educational Sessions: Buffalo State College (across the street) Fellow columnists and bloggers, let’s make more money! Together we affirm our value and worth and form an action plan to…
NSNC Shuffles Off to Buffalo in 2019 Riding Huge Wave of Enthusiasm President’s Message By Chris Carosa NSNC President No sooner had the last bit of swag been packed up from our sold-out June 7-10 Cincinnati Conference then your tireless leadership issued forth a survey asking attendees what they liked most and what they would…
At the NSNC conference in Cincinnati, I taught the “Facebook for Writers” session. At the end of it, someone asked, “How much time do you spend on social media?” I had to think about that for a minute. I spend a lot of time on social media but only because it’s a big part of…
By Lisa Smith Molinari NSNC President During this season of flying caps and tassels, I’ve been a soupy, sentimental mess. In the last month, I’ve watched my son graduate from college and my daughter graduate from high school. My eyes are swollen and puffy, I’m tired of entertaining visiting family members, and I’ve gained ten pounds…
Thursday-Sunday, June 7-10, 2018 Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center at the University of Cincinnati 151 Goodman Drive, Cincinnati, OH NSNC Conference Chair: Bonnie Jean Feldkamp Register Here Thursday, June 7, 2018 12:00 Noon: New Riff Distillery will sponsor private tour of bourbon distillery and spirits tasting for NSNC attendees who signed up in advance (60-90 minutes,…
By Lisa Smith Molinari NSNC President One year ago, NSNC was in a very different place than it is today. Like most journalism organizations experiencing Digital Age shifts, NSNC was seeing a decline in dues-paying members, a reduction in income, and increasing difficulty raising funds. Some got desperate, and either agreed to be swallowed up…
