Enter the 2025 NSNC Columnist Contest

Join NSNC in Celebrating Sunshine Week on March 16-22

Consider a Gift to the NSNC Education Foundation

Join NSNC and Reap the Benefits!

Enter the 2025 NSNC Columnist Contest

The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 Annual Columnist Contest. The contest will officially kick off on January 15 and run through April 15, 2025. To enter the contest, click go to https://nsnc.submittable.com/submit

Join NSNC in Celebrating Sunshine Week on March 16-22

Sunshine Week, March 16-22 is an annual event in March that highlights the importance of public records and open government. NSNC supports and celebrates Sunshine Week Here's a list of upcoming events: https://sunshineweek.org/events-calendar/.

Consider a Gift to the NSNC Education Foundation

The National Society of Newspaper Columnists Education Foundation is a tax-exempt charitable organization [501(c)3] devoted to the education and training of new and experienced columnists everywhere. Donate here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/NSNCEdFnd

Join NSNC and Reap the Benefits!

We are excited for What’s in-store for NSNC members this year. We just launched the 2025 NSNC Annual Columnist Contest, so you’ll want to be sure your membership is up-to-date. Also, if you have ideas, suggestions, etc., please share them with our President Meredith Cummings at meredithcummings@gmail.com or Executive Director Ginny McCabe at nsncdirector@gmail.com. Thank you for your support of NSNC!

National Society of Newspaper Columnists Honors Roy Roberts

The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) has honored Mr. Roy Roberts of Normal, Illinois as an “Honorary Lifetime Member” of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Lori Duff, president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists was joined by Ginny McCabe, executive director of NSNC, to present the honor to Mr. Roberts on the…

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Student Press Freedom Day – Feb. 23, 2023

Join us for the fifth annual Student Press Freedom Day on Feb. 23, 2023, as student journalists across the United States raise awareness of the challenges they face, celebrate their contributions to their schools and communities, and take actions to protect and restore their First Amendment freedoms. National Society of Newspaper Columnists is a partner…

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NSNC Wishes Longtime Columnist Roy Roberts Happy 101st Birthday!

Ginny McCabe, executive director of National Society of Newspaper Columnists had the the honor of interviewing 100-year-old columnist Roy Roberts about his more than 70-years of column writing. (That’s about 3,500 columns – Wow!) Mr. Roberts of Normal, Illinois pens a weekly column for the Cass County Star Gazette called “Trivia Too” and he’s also…

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Report For America – Jan. 30 Deadline to Apply

Report for America has 50+ journalism jobs open throughout the country, and the application deadline is one week away! Graduating journalism students, alumni and colleagues have until January 30th to apply, you can find the application here. As you can see here, it’s an incredible range of beats and news organizations—large and small; radio, TV,…

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