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 editorial writing jobs in print, broadcast, and ethnic media. And the increased diversity in this class--with four Hispanics, two Native Americans, and two Asian-Americans--indicates that the program is getting broader attention among minority journalism groups. As it approaches its tenth anniversary, the seminar is becoming more than a way to plant seeds for a chance at future editorial writers. It is a reliable way to nurture those new to the craft and help keep them in the field. At a time of cutbacks in training opportunities, this is a valuable contribution to the news industry. "Not only did I learn ways to make a more effective and powerful argument, but being around veteran editorial writers gave me a better sense of the spirit of the profession," said Erica Bryant, an editorial writer with less than two years' experience at the Democrat and Chronicle The Democrat and Chronicle is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in the greater Rochester, New York area. Located at 55 Exchange Boulevard in downtown Rochester, the Democrat and Chronicle operates under the ownership of Gannett. in Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or . Julia Martinez, a Denver Post statehouse state·house also state house n. A building in which a state legislature holds sessions; a state capitol. statehouse Noun NZ a rented house built by the government Noun 1. reporter scheduled to begin editorial writing after the seminar, said she left more certain she could do the job. "This seminar was as close to perfect as any I have experienced," she said. Brian Lewis Brian M. Lewis (born December 5, 1974) is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Sacramento, California, Brian Lewis played baseball (his father and uncle had played professional baseball) through his ninth grade, but , a religion reporter for The Tennessean, actually got an editorial writing job the week after the seminar. "From a reporter's perspective, it can be hard to figure out just what exactly editorial writers do," said Lewis, now associate EPE EPE equine pituitary extract. at the News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri. On July 1, 2006, its estimated population was 150,797, of whom 150,790 lived in Greene County and 7 lived in Christian County[1]. It is the county seat of Greene County. , "A lot of reporters don't seem to think that editorial writers ever break a sweat. "Both because of the seminar and because of my new job, I've found that editorial writing is harder than it appears," he said. "But to the extent that it's hard or difficult, it's in the sense that nothing worthwhile is easy or simplistic sim·plism n. The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications. [French simplisme, from simple, simple, from Old French; see simple . And in my view, editorial writing is definitely worthwhile." 2004 Minority Writers faculty Alvin Bessent, Newsday editorial writer; Tommy Denton, EPE, The Roanoke Times; Fannie Flono, Charlotte Observer associate editor; syndicated columnist Inc.com defines a syndicated columnist as, "[A] person hired by publications or broadcast organizations to produce written or spoken commentary about specific feature subjects. Rick Horowitz; Doug Lyons, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel editorial writer; Morgan McGinley, EPE, The Day in New London, Connecticut New London is a city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States. It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut. New London was founded in 1646. ; and Chuck Stokes, WXYZ-TV Detroit editorial/public affairs director. Keynote speakers: Pia Lopez, Sacramento Bee associate editor; N. Don Wycliff, public editor/columnist for the Chicago Tribune. In addition, Joan Armour of Armour & Armour handled planning and logistics with The First Amendment Center Diversity Institute. Other sponsors: Knight Ridder Newspapers, The Tennessean, The Roanoke Times, Lynnell and David Burkett, Hearst Newspapers, Reid MacCluggage; Sigma Delta Chi Foundation, and Star Tribune Foundation Vanessa Gallman is editorial page editor of The Herald-Leader in Lexington, Kentucky. E-mail vgallman@herald-leader.com |
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