Dynamic duo enter NCEW's 'Hall of
Fame'.(CONVENTION 2007)(National Conference of Editorial
Writers' John Taylor and Morgan McGin
Imagine Taylor's and Morgan McGinley's surprise when each
received the honor of Life Membership at the NCEW convention's
closing banquet in Kansas City.
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In mischievous . . .
Showdown at the Critique Corral: writer emerged enlightened and
"unleaded".(CONVENTION 2007)
"The first thing you need to know is that your team leader
packs heat." Not just heat, but a Glock 26. "And she likes to
shoot."
This was my welcome on the first night of the National . . .
Newspaper style sheet inspired Hemingway: KC Star's one-page
list still good advice today.(CONVENTION 2007)(Ernest
Hemingway)(Co
Ernest Hemingway's clean, spare prose was groundbreaking in
American letters. His robust, yet understated, style was born during six
and a half months with The Kansas City Star, Mark Zieman, editor . . .
Squaring off on stem cell research--and not moving: Missouri
senators focus on politics, not science.(CONVENTION 2007)(GOP Senat
Inviting two Missouri state senators to argue over early stem cell
research before an audience of NCEW conventioneers was a good idea. An
even better one, though, might have been to have them talk . . .
Military and media give-and-take: one spokesman in Iraq tried to
be more nimble.(CONVENTION 2007)(William B. Caldwell )(Conferen
We've heard this before: The media is overly focused on bad
news in Iraq. Good things happening there go unreported.
But here's a twist: At least one high-ranking Army officer
says the military . . .
Kansas governor dishes up bland but charming platitudes:
impressive style but disappointing speech.(CONVENTION 2007)(Kathleen
Se
Sometimes being even a few minutes late for your next appointment
can have ruinous consequences. Several minutes late to a recent speaking
engagement with the National Conference of Editorial . . .
Political system poses obstacle to finding common ground:
communication is key.(CONVENTION 2007)
Will newly elected moderates help edge Congress away from its often
harsh partisan divisions?
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Don't bet on it.
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, elected last fall in . . .
Online journalism is not rocket science; it just takes practice:
NCEW University gives pointers.(CONVENTION 2007)(National Confe
The 2007 version of NCEW-U, the pre-convention warmup, featured a
crash course in shooting video and producing multimedia editorials,
followed by a far-ranging panel discussion of other . . .
Evolving editorial pages: give readers more: feed hunger for
opinion, interaction.(CONVENTION 2007)
In the newspaper industry, the cuts just keep on coming.
News holes are shrinking, and so are newsrooms. And the opinion
pages haven't escaped unscathed.
But at the NCEW Convention in Kansas . . .
61st annual NCEW convention highlights.(National Conference of
Editorial Writers)(Conference news)(Brief article)
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Outgoing NCEW president Nell Heinen opens his parting gifts for a
year of service.
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David Holwerk and Vanessa Gallman staff the NCEW Foundation . . .
Strength in numbers: upstate New York editorial pages step out of
NYC's shadow.(UPSTATE focus)(New York City's Upstate
Editorial
Blame it on Amtrak. Late last March, the New York State caucus of
the National Conference of Editorial Writers held a state budget
briefing in Albany. It was a good session, not just for the . . .
Viral video put Wichita editorial page on the map:
Brownlee's meditative mowing earns 75,000 hits.
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An editorial video needs to be funny or it needs to kick ass.
Otherwise, it's usually a poor imitation of TV news that isn't
worth anyone's time.
This opinion is what . . .
Bathroom hijinks and the editorial page: besieged senator's
attacks puts editor on national TV.
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Idaho's political story of the decade broke on August 27, when
we learned senior Senator Larry Craig had been arrested in a Minneapolis
airport restroom.
Then, on August . . .
Jump in, the water is fine! Keep up with NCEW pilot project, and
explore social networking phenomenon.(The Opinion Pool on
Faceb
Facebook has become home base for many things Opinion Pool--the
NCEW project to build model online templates for opinion journalism.
The best way for NCEW members to follow project developments . . .
Make editorial pages matter: attracting younger readers: no
pandering allowed.(SYMPOSIUM: Jumping into the future)
Who is Seymour Hersh and what's he saying about U.S. plans to
attack Iran? How about the Duke president apologizing for abandoning his
innocent lacrosse team? What's with Florida deep-sixing . . .
Designing a destiny for future editorial pages: Opinion Pool to
provide deep research.(MASTHEAD SYMPOSIUM)(Viewpoint essay)
By this time next year, NCEW members should have a lot more
valuable research information about their audiences and some new,
innovative workable ideas for adapting to the future. Specifically:
* . . .
Share this issue with your publisher: NCEW proves its investment
worthy.(EDITOR'S NOTE)(National Conference of Editorial
Writers
We've all been there, resisting that sinking feeling as we
gossip with other journalists about a round of layoffs here, a slashed
budget there, and the endless musical chairs of newspaper . . .
Donald Brandt.(Passing)
NCEW member Donald Brandt, of Montserrat, West Indies, passed away
June 12. He joined NCEW in . . .
After twenty-five years with the Pharos-Tribune in Logansport,
Indiana, NCEW member Dave Kitchell resigned in April to work for
After twenty-five years with the Pharos-Tribune in Logansport,
Indiana, NCEW member Dave Kitchell resigned in April to work for Purdue
News Service. He will continue to write his weekly column, . . .
Another member, Tim Swarens of the Indianapolis Star, was a
runner-up in the same category with colleague RiShawn Biddle, a grad
Another member, Tim Swarens of the Indianapolis Star, was a
runner-up in the same category with colleague RiShawn Biddle, a graduate
of NCEW's 2005 Minority Writers Seminar. Their work, . . .
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