Archive for April, 2008
Newsweek My Turn Columns
Anyone is eligible to submit a personal essay or column to be considered for publication in Newsweek’s “My Turn” section.
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The essay should be: a) An original piece, b) 850-900 words, c) Personal in tone, and d) not framed as a response to a Newsweek story or another My Turn essay. Submissions must not [...]
College Columnists Scholarship
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The National Society of Newspaper Columnists Education Foundation seeks entries for its columnist contest. The foundation will award scholarships to two outstanding student newspaper columnists who write for U.S. college or university undergraduate newspapers.
First prize is $1,000. Second prize is $500. One entry for each columnist is permitted, with an entry consisting of [...]
Will Rogers Humanitarian Award
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Presented annually by the NATIONAL SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER COLUMNISTS to a columnist whose sustained work in civic journalism produces tangible benefits for the community
Support for this program is provided by the Will Rogers Memorial Commission and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation
This annual award recognizes a columnist whose work has positively affected readers’ [...]
Chips Quinn Scholars
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Scholars are accepted into the program by nomination from journalism faculty and campus media advisers, editors of newspapers or leaders of minority journalism associations. Students also may apply directly to the program, with letters of endorsement from editors or educators. College juniors, seniors or graduates with journalism majors or career goals in newspapers are [...]
