If some kid hadn’t vomited on me at a David Bowie/Nine Inch Nails concert in 1995, I wouldn’t be a newspaper columnist today.
From Music Critic to Columnist to Your New NSNC President
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Eileen McNamara, a columnist at the Globe, helped set the wheels of Spotlight’s investigation in motion through July 2001 columns she wrote about the trial of the Rev. John Geoghan, a confessed serial pedophile
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Welcome, Steve Aust
Hi, I’m Steve Aust, your new NSNC Executive Director. Two months ago, I couldn’t have imagined I’d be introducing myself to you. But, I’ve known Bonnie since high school, and, as fellow writers, we’ve periodically kept in touch.
Stir-crazy Humorist, Retired Nurse Recreates Famous Artworks to Relieve Shelter-in-place Stress, Share Joy
By Molly StevensNSNC Member Like so many others, I experienced stress and anxiety at the onset of the COVID pandemic. As a fairly recent retiree, I had worked hard to find a satisfactory balance between full and empty slots in my calendar. I struggled when faced with an abundance of free time and a serious…
2020 NSNC Column-Writing Contest Winners
Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s competition. A special thank you goes out to our panel of judges for reading this years entries and choosing those who stood apart for recognition. Below you’ll find this year’s winners. For the online categories we’ve provided links to the winning entries for you to enjoy reading.…
How Unusual Was This Year’s Winner of the Commentary Pulitzer?
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.
Now Is the Time for You to Be a Leader
By Dave LieberThe Dallas Morning News City mayors, county leaders, state governors, and presidents are expected to show leadership in times of crisis. But I would argue that now is the time for columnists and bloggers to do the same. We learned after 9/11 what a difference one great column can make for readers. Remember…
Pulitzer Winner Tony Messenger Ameliorated Some Misery in Missouri
Post-Dispatch metro columnist Tony Messenger, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. The writer, now 53, earned the award for a searing series of columns
Will Rogers Award Honors Oklahoma Columnist for Leadership in Mental Health Advocacy
Ted Streuli, of Edmond, is the recipient of the annual Will Rogers Humanitarian Award presented during the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ annual conference. This year, the conference is being held at the downtown Hyatt Regency in Tulsa. Jennifer Rogers Etcheverry, the great-granddaughter of Will Rogers, will present the award on Friday, June 12. WRHA…
George Will to Receive the 2020 Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ 2020 Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is…George Will!
He’ll accept the prestigious honor during the NSNC’s annual conference next June in Tulsa, Oklahoma .
Chosen Again, Russell Frank Becomes ‘The Best and the Fulbright-est’
If NSNC member Russell Frank’s upcoming year as a Fulbright Scholar in Greece is anything like what was to have been his day of departure for Athens, it’s going to be a trying but exciting time.
The NSNC’s New Veep Has a Résumé Quite Deep
By Dave Astor NSNC Archivist Tony Norman, a longtime Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist and former NSNC treasurer, is now back on our board as vice president. In this email Q&A from September 17, Tony seriously/humorously/eloquently discusses everything from the NSNC to his unusually varied, multi-award-winning P-G career – including why he left a music beat to…
My ‘Cinderella Story’: Following Leads to Success
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…
And the 2019 Columnist Contest Winners Are…
A. General Interest – Print — Publications Over 50,000 Circulation First Place Dave Lieber: The Dallas Morning News “Through a lively combination of consumer advocacy and investigative reporting, Lieber’s columns were models of suspenseful storytelling and public service.” Links to winning columns: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2018/01/19/thanks-readers-waitress-beat-auto-dealer-court-gets-surprise-lifetime https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2018/11/19/jfks-assassin-shot-husband-wants-buried Second Place Maria Panaritis: The Philadelphia Inquirer “With the persistence of…
Buffalo Speaker Dave Lieber Adds Playwright to His Long Résumé
By Dave Astor NSNC Archivist Dave Lieber will talk about TED at our annual conference, but Amon is also on his mind. When Dave speaks at our Buffalo conference June 22, the Dallas Morning News “Watchdog” columnist will tell attendees what a TED talk is, why they should do one, and how to make that…
2019 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award Recipient
By Robert L. Haught Will Rogers Writers Foundation Retired Military Chaplain Norris Burkes, who writes a syndicated column that offers a hope-filled approach to everyday spirituality, is the recipient of the 2019 Will Rogers Humanitarian Award sponsored by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Jennifer Rogers-Etcheverry, great grand-daughter of Will Rogers, will present the award…