NCEW member Ricardo Pimentel leads National Association of
Hispanic Journalists.(MEMBER NEWS: Remembrances, milestones,
awards)
O. Ricardo Pimentel was elected president of the National
Association of Hispanic Journalists in July.
Editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's editorial pages,
Pimentel told NAHJ members in . . .
President aims to keep NCEW nimble and relevant to members:
building membership and services in tough times.(PRESIDENT'S
LETTER)
Anybody got a reliable crystal ball I could borrow for the next
year or so?
I'm not alone in wishing for the ability to predict the
future, of course. As I write this, less than a month from the . . .
14th minority writers seminar application deadline March
9.
Applications are due March 9 for the fourteenth annual Minority
Writers Seminar to be held April 30 through May 3, 2009, in Nashville,
Tennessee, at the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute at . . .
NCEW's advantages too critical to the craft not to remain
vital: members, board should keep being creative.
Had it not been for NCEW, I probably never would have seen the Taj
Mahal in the moonlight, have walked on the Great Wall of China, have
chiseled off a piece of what was left of the Berlin wall.
. . .
A one-person shop can squeeze more minutes into the day: a little
discipline can save an hour a week.
"Smaller staffs lead to shoddier journalism, which leads to
less trust."
--John Penney, community conversation/editorial page editor,
Poughkeepsie Journal in New York
Those of us in one-person . . .
How to sink an industry: give away free content: Arkansas
publisher says charge for online material.(CONVENTION 2008)
"This is not working," Walter E. Hussman Jr. told a room
full of editorial writers--nearly all of whose newspapers offer their
print content online at no cost.
The publisher of the Arkansas . . .
Down-home sensibilities produce president, candidate.(CONVENTION
2008)
How is it Arkansas has produced not only a president but also a
presidential candidate--both from the town of Hope?
The answer is buried in the long and colorful political history of
the state, . . .
Little Rock crisis panel chafes, inspires grown-up Arkansas
child: panel was brilliant analysis of crisis' role in civil rights
Growing up in a small town in Arkansas in the '50s and
'60s, the Arkansas Gazette was one of the few institutions that
earned any credit for our poor state.
When I was five, that paper and the . . .
Don't be afraid to explore race.(CONVENTION 2008)
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Well-known TV commentator and author Juan Williams implored NCEW
convention attendees to return home and stir dialogue about race
relations in America and about solving . . .
Think of immigrants as assets, not liabilities.(CONVENTION
2008)
The immigration scenario described by the head of Migration Policy
Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, also portrays a U.S.
population in the midst of demographic change.
We have . . .
Session brought new appreciation.(CONVENTION 2008)
The easy part was the criticism. It was everything that led up to
it that was the challenge. As a first-time participant in the general
critique sessions at the NCEW convention in Little Rock, I . . .
Looking under the hood of online opinion pages.(CONVENTION
2008)
This year was the first time that NCEW included an online critique
session, and the most important thing we all learned from the experience
was that this needs to be an annual opportunity for . . .
'All's fair in blogs and war'.(CONVENTION
2008)
In 2004 the blogosphere bit the print newspaper industry in the
foot and started to change the shape of journalism, thanks to
independent blogger and president of the Media Bloggers . . .
Howard prof gets Bingham Award.(CONVENTION 2008)
Phillip Dixon, chair of the Department of Journalism in the John H.
Johnson School of Journalism at Howard University, is the recipient of
the Barry Bingham Sr. Fellowship.
The award recognizes . . .
CNN's Due receives Ida B. Wells award.(CONVENTION
2008)
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Johnita P. Due, senior counsel and Diversity Council chair of CNN,
was honored with the Ida B. Wells Award at the NCEW convention.
Representatives of The National . . .
AJC writer wins Pulliam grant.(CONVENTION 2008)
Jay Bookman, editorial page writer for The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, is the 2008 recipient of the $75,000 Eugene C.
Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writing, which is presented annually by
the . . .
Joan Armour has been an abiding partner.(CONVENTION 2008)
For nearly half a century, Joan Armour has been shoulder to
shoulder and elbow to elbow--sleeves rolled up--with the National
Conference of Editorial Writers. In Little Rock on September 20, . . .
Partsch's steadfast leadership, Armour's partnership
recognized.(CONVENTION 2008)
Frank Partsch was caught by surprise when his name was called at
the closing night banquet as this year's recipient of NCEW's
Life Member honor.
Xhe retired Omaha World-Herald editorial page . . .
2009 leadership team elected: expect changes that reflect
industry challenges.(CONVENTION 2008)
Froma Harrop, syndicated columnist with The Providence Journal, was
elected NCEW's secretary at the organization's September 20
business meeting in Little Rock. That puts her on the first step . . .
61st annual NCEW convention highlights.
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Members chipped in to buy former president J.R. Labbe the privilege
of being duckmaster at the Peabody Hotel. She said, "My husband
will never believe I was following ducks . . .
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