NSNC is pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the 2024 Annual Columnist Contest. Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rsKFedu_jH5tYw6_hN1pRltusDBuJ2sX7QIv4hhGp1E/edit?usp=sharing
Hope your New Year is off to an amazing start. We are excited for What’s in-store for NSNC members this year. We will also be launching our annual contest in January, so you’ll want to be sure your membership is up-to-date. Also, if you have ideas, suggestions, etc., please share with our president, Lori Duff, at lori@loriduffwrites.com or myself at nsncdirector@gmail.com Blessings to all!
Ed Addeo tells us, “My new book is now available! It’s “The Midnight Special,” a novel about the violent and tragic life of legendary folksinger Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter. This book was actually first published years ago, sold out its first printing, got rave reviews, and I was on the “Today” show to plug it. But…
Rose A. Valenta writes, “My new book is out! A new way to describe Murphy’s Law, political scandals, our screwed up economy, and life in general – ‘Sitting on Cold Porcelain.’” Some of the satirical essays within the pages of Sitting on Cold Porcelain include “Giuliani’s Gaffe Could Qualify for Political Darwin Award,” “Rush Limbaugh:…
By Sheila Moss Web Editor Tom Curley, president and CEO of the Associated Press, recently said that journalists need reasonable access to battlefields to provide the public a realistic view of what is happening in Afghanistan and other war zones. Curley’s speech kicked off a conference on war and journalism at the University of Kentucky.…
Kansas City columnist Bill Tammeus reports he is writing a new biweekly column for the online edition of The National Catholic Reporter, an independent publication based in Kansas City. The first column went online March 10. To read it, click on this URL or paste it into your browser: http://tinyurl.com/ycwwf38 Tammeus says you…
The Huffington Post came out in the 10th place spot for online News Sites bringing current events and global news, according to recently released Neilsen ratings. Its closest competitor was Google News at number nine. Google had 13.3 million unique hits, while Huffington had 13 million. A number of NSNC columnists are frequent contributors to…
According to a business report in TransWorldNews online, a Florida based technology company called TinBu is developing a new online Syndicated Columnist channel available to web publishers by July 1st. It will feature “national expert writers” in such areas as politics, Hollywood, business, travel and other topics. Initial coverage will include weekly columns and daily…
CONTACT: Ginny McCabe Executive Director, NSNC NSNCdirector@gmail.com For Immediate Release National Society of Newspaper Columnists Announces Elected Officers The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) recently elected its Board of Directors. Members voted on the positions via an online ballot. The NSNC Board of Directors is pleased to present the following officers: President: Meredith Cummings…
Join or Renew Your NSNC Membership Online Whether you write for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, trade journals or you create a podcast or write digital content, or you manage your own blog … whether you’re on staff, a freelancer, syndicated, self-syndicated or independent, if you write opinion or provide commentary, we invite you to join the…
NSNC is pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the 2024 Annual Columnist Contest. Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rsKFedu_jH5tYw6_hN1pRltusDBuJ2sX7QIv4hhGp1E/edit?usp=sharing 2024 NSNC Columnist Contest Winners (for work done in 2023) Social Justice 3rd Naomi Ishisaka, The Seattle Times 2nd Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY 1st Amelia Robinson, Columbus Dispatch Crisis Commentary Honorable…
Congratulations to NSNC member Mary C. Curtis who contributed an essay in a just released book of essays: “We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men,” along with other notable women such as Isabel Wilkerson, Donna Brazile, Michelle Duster and Darnella Frazier (a citizen journalist who recorded the George Floyd murder). For more about…
Dave Astor’s third book — “Misty the Cat…Unleashed” — has just been published. It includes several mentions of the NSNC, for which Dave was a board member from 2009 to 2023 and he remains copy editor of the NSNC newsletter. In Dave’s part-factual/part-fictional book, the asthmatic Misty slips his harness during one of his daily leashed walks…
