NCEW makes investments to better serve members.(PRESIDENT'S
LETTER: Straight talk from Vanessa Gallman)(National Conference of
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So far, NCEW has been spared a dramatic drop in membership. At
mid-January, the organization had 529 members--a decline of more than
one hundred members since 2000.
Daily reports of staff . . .
NCEW Foundation is investing in the editorial writer's
future: help out with contributions.(NCEW FOUNDATION)(National
Conference
It's a new year, and NCEW and its Foundation face many old and
new challenges. As this is being written, there is a lot of unpleasant
news circulating about our industry. Many of you are . . .
2008 Minority Writers Seminar needs participants.(SHOP
TALK)
The thirteenth annual Minority Writers Seminar is May 1-4, 2008, in
Nashville, at the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute at Vanderbilt
University.
Enrollment is limited to twenty experienced . . .
Opinion Pool project going swimmingly.(SHOP TALK)
I always felt sympathy for television reporters forced to give live
updates while waiting outside a courthouse for news of a verdict as the
jury continues to deliberate.
The Masthead goes to . . .
Sticker Shock working well.(SHOP TALK)(readers may submit photos
of political bumper stickers)(Brief article)
We run Sticker Shock every Sunday in our Forum section. We ask
readers--many of whom are now armed with digital cameras on their mobile
phones--to snap a picture of any funny, clever, or powerful . . .
Community wish list.(SHOP TALK)
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The editorial elves at the Dayton Daily News produced this
community wish list page.
--Eddie Roth, Dayton Daily News . . .
Online cartoons.(SHOP TALK)(Brief article)
We negotiated the rights to post all of our syndicated cartoons and
columns online. Some syndicates permit that in the base price; some
charge a bit extra. That way, little is wasted. All cartoons . . .
NCEW innovators share their best.(SHOP TALK)(National Conference
of Editorial Writers)(Brief article)
Stealing is good. So is sharing. Larry Reisman, Scripps Treasure
Coast Newspapers in Florida, is a good example. He "stole" an
editorial idea used by several NCEW members and put his own twist on . . .
What is it about Arkansas? Watermelons, America's future,
and maybe a president or two at NCEW's Little Rock
Convention.(CONVENT
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Little Rock, here we come!
Once again, Arkansas finds herself in the center of the political
universe. At the time of this writing, a former governor and the latest
Man . . .
Shed some light during Sunshine Week: ideas for fresh
open-government editorials.(Editorial)
Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of open government, is upon
us. March 16-22, news organizations across the nation will update
readers and viewers on the status of open government. Editorials . . .
Editor's intensely personal stake in Iraq war resonates with
readers: response as poignant as column.
There's no doubt that writing about personal experiences can
have great impact on readers. And, there's little doubt that the
more deeply personal it is, the better.
Over the years I've written . . .
Global events, from terrorism to avian flu, have local impacts:
local-only focus cheats readers.(news agencies)
When news media executives speak with unconvincing assertiveness
about the importance of devoting more attention to local news and
commentary--and less to international--I have only two words to . . .
Personalize institutional opinions with a face: give
readers/viewers some to like or dislike.(SYMPOSIUM: jumping into the
future
Newspapers should thank broadcasters for being so timid about
airing editorials. If our industry had made this a habit years ago,
editorial pages might be irrelevant. Instead, they remain . . .
Blend substantive journalism with personal connection: use
institutional editorials judiciously.(SYMPOSIUM: Saving journalism an
I'll leave avenues opened by the new technologies to the
techies who have been practicing them for the twenty years since I
retired. I'll stick to print, because I know it and because I
believe . . .
The case for vibrant, engaged editorial pages.(SYMPOSIUM: Saving
journalism and the editorial page)
'... A continuing duty to contribute to collective life'
If I were asked to launch a were daily newspaper today and, as a
first task, to provide a staffing plan, I would reserve a place in . . .
Why the editorial matters: a specific case: editorial board
reaches compromise without lawsuit.(SYMPOSIUM: Saving journalism and
In Grand Forks, we've had a great example recently about the
unique and vital role editorial boards can play. Here's the story:
As you probably know, the NCAA in 2005 ruled against . . .
Pages must preserve best features as they evolve.(SYMPOSIUM:
Saving journalism and the editorial page)
There's no place quite like the editorial page.
What other medium provides such a well-rounded forum for public
discussion?
Talk radio is about outrage, about making the lines light up, . . .
Strengthen, don't abandon, the institutional editorial:
editorials help distinguish newspapers.(SYMPOSIUM: Saving journalism and
This past November and December, a brilliant and accomplished
businesswoman I know gave over some of her "spare" weekends to
tramp the wind-whipped rural precincts of Iowa on behalf of . . .
Editorial pages must change to help save journalism: blow up the
ivory tower: kill the unsigned editorial.(MASTHEAD
SYMPOSIUM)(D
Mainstream American journalists, including the most-aware editorial
page editors, sense a shipwreck ahead. They feel sickened as they watch
traditional readers, viewers, and listeners disappear . . .
Listen closely to critics and do a better job selling our
value.(EDITOR'S NOTE)(editorials)(Editorial)
Last October, Jim Boren of The Fresno Bee posted a comment to the
NCEW list-serve that highlighted some of the pressures editorial page
editors and writers are facing from their own newsrooms. A . . .
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