SoJ Web Report | July 2, 2010
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The group, founded in 1977, includes among its members columnists from small newspapers as well as nationally-syndicated writers.
The weekend will feature workshops and, on Saturday night, a banquet honoring NSNC contest winners and Lifetime Achievement Award winner Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald columnist and best-selling author.
Workshops include a panel featuring local authors Michael Koryta, Scott Russell Sanders and James Alexander Thom talking on “Choosing the Right Words”; School of Journalism associate professor Owen V. Johnson as a panelist on “Appreciating Ernie Pyle”; and associate professor Mike Conway joining co-author Betsi Grabe of the Department of Telecommunications to discuss their 2007 work on the rhetoric of Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly.
NSNC former president Mike Leonard, who is a columnist and reporter at the Herald-Times, is making local arrangements for the conference and will moderate a panel.
The School of Journalism is one of the sponsors of the conference, along with Indiana University, The Herald-Times, Schurz Communications, VisitBloomington.com, Nick’s English Hut and Duke Energy.
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