The Masthead back issues from September 2002:
The 'killer phrases' game. (Editor's Note).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002; ... At this year's American Press Institute for editorial writers and editors, moderator Evelyn Hsu delivered a hand-out titled "Killer Phrases: How to stop the flow of creative thinking." Included were these memorable lines: "We've never done it that way before," "We're not ready ...
Come to Nashville.(Abstract)
Sep 22, 2002 ... It's not too late to register for the 2002 NCEW Convention: First Amendment Under Siege. Set aside September 18-21 for professional enrichment and a good time in Nashville. Great speakers: U.S. Senator Fred Thompson, Nat Hentoff, Cal Thomas, Cynthia Tucker, John Seigenthaler, ...
Masthead symposium.(Abstract)
Sep 22, 2002 ... The creative edge Innovation -- in spite of its formal definition -- is not new. As long as newspapers have been around, as long as television and radio have been around, opinion writers have been seeking new ways to reach readers and market our persuasive powers. ...
In search of good ideas to serve our readers: the Innovations Committee is creating a forum for sharing ideas on improving our pages.
Sep 22, 2002; ... We all know that our industry is changing dramatically. Just look at the popularity of such websites as the Drudge Report, examples of "converged" newspaper and television news reports, or the realignment of media-company capitalization on Wall Street. Editorial and op-ed pages ...
Innovate, schminovate! The answer isn't innovation; it's using your current tools better.(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002; ... Before you sit up nights pondering what innovations you might wreak upon your unsuspecting readers, spend some time thinking about this: What's the goal here, anyway? It's not that I'm against innovation. If you want to run all your editorials in purple or run the type sideways, ...
Forums spark community problem-solving: five forums help shape discussions of regional problems.(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002; ... Sometimes what is obvious can produce innovations. The Day's editorial board adopted that philosophy this year to address major problems confronting southeastern Connecticut. For the past five years, our region has been in transition from a longtime dependence on military ...
The creative urge: kids, try this at home! Writing "editorials!" is not the only choice you have.
Sep 22, 2002; ... I'm doing battle with The Voice of Shirley. Luckily, I'm not alone. The Voice of Shirley is my pet name for ... well, for the voice of Shirley, the Shirley in question being our old NCEW colleague Shirley Ragsdale, who at the time in question was editorial page editor ...
View your mistakes, even innovative ones, with caution: theory of embracing mistakes may not fit the editorial page. (Symposium: The Creative Edge).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002; ... The Masthead editor, Kay Semion, had a logical reason to ask for a review of Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins. The little book by Richard Farson and Ralph Keyes is another of those guides to better management that preach the values of aggressive innovation in the marketplace. ...
Saudi Arabia moderates struggle to understand. (A Study of Islam).
Sep 22, 2002; ... Editor's Note: From June 15 through June 30, two dozen editorial writers toured three Islamic nations -- Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Uzbekistan. Saudi Arabia was chosen because it is a nation in which the Qur'an is the law of the land. Egypt is a state where church and state are related but ...
One message dominates. (Cairo).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002; ... None but the harshest boss could find fault IN one with the official agenda for the June 18-22 Cairo segment of the NCEW Islam study trip. The delegation showed up first thing on Wednesday morning at the oldest university in the world, Al Azhar, to share views with the grand sheikh, Dr ....
A secular nation. (Uzbekistan).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002; ... We arrived in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, in the wee hours of the morning. The first thing that I noticed during our bus ride from the airport to our hotel was the unusual number of tall trees, as if we were going through a forest. The other thing that got my attention ...
Under a cloud of suspicion.(Censorship)(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002; ... Editor's Note: In answer to Adam B. Kushner's piece about national editorials in Canada's Southam newspaper chain, Catherine Ford sends a column she wrote after the chain's owner fired the publisher of the Ottawa Citizen. This is printed with permission of the Calgary Herald. ...
Diary of a Pulitzer prize juror.
Sep 22, 2002; ... The first thing I noticed about the official-looking envelope was the bold-face announcement: "Personal and Confidential." Then there was the embossed seal under the return address -- a bust of The Man himself, Joseph Pulitzer, magnate and standard-setter for American journalism. ...
Reconsidering our code of ethics.(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002; ... I recently reread NCEW's Statement of Principles and, on the whole, felt pretty good about it. Adopted in 1975, it has held up well. Be warned, though, that I may not be objective; I chaired the committee that recommended those changes to the original Statement that were approved in '75. ...
In a small town, everyone holds you accountable.(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002; ... The editorial I wrote for this week's Enterprise hits the press in about two hours. That doesn't seem like much time after a week's worth of serious consideration. But the truck is running and the paste-up sheets are quickly being paginated. Print it. The editorial concerns ...
Seminar needs permanent funding. (NCEW Foundation Projects and Programs for Journalism Education).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002; ... If the seventh Minority Writers Seminar in Nashville May 16-19 was anything like a prelude to this fall's NCEW convention, then September has an abundance of highlights to come. With 20 extremely motivated participants from across the country and a cadre of NCEW "faculty" at the ...
Thank you, Cora Everett and Tomi Fontaine. (President's Letter Straight Talk).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002; ... Anyone who belongs to the National Conference of Editorial Writers -- from the newest member to the oldest retiree -- has been touched by the work of Cora Everett and Tomi Fontaine. Through Everett Associates, they have provided the staff work for our organization for along, ...
St. Paul Pioneer Press. (Member News).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002 ... Deborah Locke, editorial writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, won the first-place award for column writing in a non-native publication from the Native ...
International Society of Weekly Newspaper. (Member News).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002 ... Bill Haupt of Lodi, Wisconsin, is a recipient of the Golden Quill by the International Society of ...
San Antonio Express-News. (Member News).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002 ... Joe Holley, Insight editor of the San Antonio Express-News, is winner of this year's $40,000 Eugene C. Pulliam ...
The World-Herald. (Member News).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002 ... NCEW secretary Charles Reinken succeeds Frank Partsch as editor of editorial pages for The World-Herald in Omaha ....
Star Tribune. (Member News).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002 ... NCEW member Kate Stanley of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is winner of the ...
Baltimore Sun. (Member News).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002 ... Finalists in the 2002 American Society of Newspaper Editors Awards include NCEW members ...
The Cape Cod Times. (Member News).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002 ... The Cape Cod Times recently won best editorial, best editorial writer, and best editorial page from the New England ...
Journal Star. (Member News).(Brief Article)
Sep 22, 2002 ... NCEW members Shelley Epstein and Mike Bailey, associate editors of the Peoria Journal Star, are first-place winners in the James S. Copley Ring of Truth Award competition. Epstein's ...
Founding president Lleslie Moore dies.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Sep 22, 2002 ... NCEW's founding president Leslie E. Moore, who celebrated his 100th birthday on October 5, died on May 29 in Providence, Rhode Island. Inspired by that gathering, he and 25 other editorialists decided to continue and broaden the experience by creating the National Conference of ...