Think Texas for its cowboys, culture.(2007 Convention
Bid)
If you haven't been to Dallas-Fort Worth lately, 2007 would be
a great time to reacquaint yourself with cowboys and culture. NCEW
hasn't been to Fort Worth since 1988, and it's never been . . .
A vote to extend NCEW membership to the 'net.
You've probably noticed that opinion writing--the medium, if
not the message--has changed. And NCEW must change, too, if it is to
thrive.
At the convention, you will be asked to approve changes . . .
Daley, Terkel highlight Chicago convention fare.(Convention
2004)
Chicago is shaping, up as a convention you don't want to miss
in a city that won't let you down. Our theme is "Urban
Renaissance" You will experience it throughout the convention as we
show you the . . .
A question of ethics: editor knows letter reflects only part of
the story.
EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS reject letters they know to contain factual
errors, but what happens when an editor suspects a letter writer's
opinion on a sensitive subject is based on only partial . . .
Succeed or fail? It's up to the members.(NCEW Foundation:
projects and programs for journalism education)
What does the NCEW Foundation do? It's a fair question given
the mysterious ways people mention the Foundation at conventions.
It's as though it were an undercover operation. Shhh, don't
tell . . .
Foundation works to improve craft of editorial writing.
Elbert Garcia is a young New Yorker, working for a small weekly
community newspaper where he does everything.
But after a tantalizing few days at the NCEW Foundation-sponsored
Minority Writers . . .
Minority seminar nurtures new writers, helps keep them in the
field.
The 2004 Minority Writers Seminar offered two promising
developments for the long-term future of the program.
More than half of the fifteen participants were currently in or
preparing for . . .
Suitable for students, editorial writers.(The Why, Who and How of
the Editorial Page, 4th ed.)(Book Review)
This book has been around a long time. You can tell that not just
because it's the fourth edition or that the first edition was
published in 1983, but because the author, Ken Rystrom, a . . .
At Idaho, editorials reign supreme.
Editorials are the strong suit of the University of Idaho's
student newspaper, the Argonaut. In contrast to some of its neighboring
papers, the twice-weekly independent paper has a strong editorial . . .
Editorials a turnoff for students or, the wounding of Fred
Fiske.
The program said the panel's topic was "The Role of the
Editorial Page in an Election Year," but the audience was more
interested in the politics of an editorial board than in the
presidential race . . .
Will it rain on Asia's democratic parade?(Editors at Foggy
Bottom ...)
A democratic flowering is under way in Asia, according to State
Department diplomats briefing opinion writers at the NCEW-sponsored
event in Washington.
They spoke of improved relations with key . . .
Humanitarian issues still relevant.(Editors at Foggy Bottom
...)
The State Department briefings indicated--both in the level of
those speaking and the content of the presentations themselves--a high
priority for humanitarian issues.
Secretary of State Colin L. . . .
Official: American image is bigger than U.S. policy.(Editors at
Foggy Bottom ...)
Becca Rothschild of the Detroit Free Press could have had no idea
of her good timing when she stepped forward last fall to arrange
NCEW's two-day briefing at the State Department May 17-18.
As . . .
An e-mail conversation: how to deal with letter-planters;
let's try the Town Square rule for determining legitimate
letters.(Tur
JIM FRISINGER: I admit it. We at The Dallas Morning News sometimes
get burned by mass-mailed, boilerplate letters, astroturf. Always
e-mails, likely grabbed off the Web with people slapping their . . .
The real thing is worth fighting for: we can help educate them
through direct explanations as to why we don't print such
letters
Most of the time, I wouldn't trade the convenience of e-mailed
letters to the editor for anything. Then there are other days.
These are the days when I get suspected turf from a local . . .
No Mortimers need apply.(Turf wars: the editor strikes
back)(Brief Article)
You won't find Mortimer Snerd or Charlie McCarthy among those
signing letters to the editor in our paper, and we want to keep it that
way.
Mortimer and Charlie were the delightful dummies who . . .
Genuine letters help democratize our debate: letters give a
window into how regular folks see the events of the day.(Turf wars:
The Register once was truly an open forum. That is, virtually
anyone with something to say could voice it in the letters columns.
Often it was scripture. The objective was to jam in as many . . .
Six signs of turf.(Turf wars: the editor strikes back)(Brief
Article)
* Many turf letters contain the word "headquarters" just
below the address line, as in "The Bellingham Herald
Headquarters." This doesn't always mean turf, but it's
often a tip off that you should . . .
Many fight a lonely battle: let's keep real voices, original
writing, and unique perspectives in our letters.(Turf wars: the edi
In the battle against "astroturf"-those cut-and-paste
letters to the editors flooding our inboxes--the real enemy is the
source. These organizations understand the power of the press and . . .
A look at the perpetrators: the list of interest groups
encouraging "astroturf" is as long as the list of interest
groups.(Turf
Crabgrass may spread on its own, but "astroturf" must be
manufactured. So where does it come from? The sources are as varied as
the institutions and organizations that stand to gain by perpetrating . . .
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