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  Encyclopedia: Newspaper column   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A newspaper is a lightweight and disposable publication (more specifically, a periodical), usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint.
newspapers, A collection of magazines Magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles on various subjects.
Michele Landsberg is an award-winning Canadian writer, social activist and feminist who wrote a major column for the, raised her family, freelanced, and joined as a columnist in 1978, then wrote a weekly column for the,, and.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Newspaper-column   (3955 words)

  
 Newspaper Column Inches
Newspaper pages are laid out on a grid which consists of a margin on 4 sides, a number of vertical columns, and space in between columns.
Newspapers grids are based on a different number of columns, depending on paper size and design preference.
A column inch is a unit of space one column wide by one inch high.
graphicdesign.sfcc.spokane.cc.wa.us /tutorials/tech/column_inches/col_inches.htm   (259 words)

  
 CJA -- Writing a Newspaper Chess Column by Stephen Dann
My column covers most of the other points on the checklist, giving a bit of state and regional news, describing all local chess clubs several times a year, running a top 10 listing of local players with each USCF rating list, promoting each local tournament, giving historical chess sidelights and human interest portraits.
At the beginning of each column is a task with diagram and at the end of the column is the answer and the basic instructional lesson to be gained.
Newspapers are terrified of it and will cut any reference that seems in poor taste or connotes any malice toward an individual.
chessjournalism.org /2003/108-dann.htm   (1963 words)

  
 Poynter Online - You Won't Read This In Print
Not only are there a good number of newspaper columnists producing work for their websites, but the weblog trend really took off last year at newspapers (and everywhere else, of course).
Other online-exclusive features include a sports column by a radio talk-show host; a spa-guide column (an opinionated guide to Phoenix-area spas); and a Losers of the Week column, which is news about stupid people.
One other online-exclusive sports column, On the Air, is by Jim Gintonio, who was cut from two to one print-edition column and now writes his second weekly piece for the website.
www.poynter.org /content/content_view.asp?id=18800   (1278 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Baghdad Blogger
And how many newspapers are printed weekly?" Most of these papers are just two or four pages of party propaganda, no license or hassle.
When the newspaper guy noticed how I was staring at the picture he said: "Yes, it is the guy who sells Znood-al-sit [a popular Iraqi sweet]".
When the newspaper man saw how happy I was with my papers he asked if I would like to take one for free.
www.guardian.co.uk /Iraq/Story/0,2763,969950,00.html   (1220 words)

  
 News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The column was deeply offensive, said Rachael Solomon, student president of the campus' Freeman Center for Jewish Life.
In closing his column, Kurian said his intent was not to ignore Jewish oppression or the Holocaust, but to encourage Jews to "own up to their privilege in America" and to use it more wisely to confront inequality.
"The column was (headlined), 'The Jews,' as if Jews were susceptible to group definition, and though its author probably did not mean to, it revived stereotypical images that have played a long-running role in the history of anti-Semitism," he wrote.
www.news14charlotte.com /content/headlines?ArID=77198&SecID=41   (572 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / R.I. / Plagiarism questions raised about newspaper's sports column   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The newspaper also said that it was conducting a full investigation into the matter.
Both columns were about the success of the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles, who play in Sunday's Super Bowl, after both lost their first games of the 2003 season.
King's column read: Whatever has been said in the intervening time about the New England players just shrugging their shoulders over Jackson's statement is a bunch of bunk.
www.boston.com /news/local/rhode_island/articles/2005/02/02/plagiarism_questions_raised_about_newspapers_sports_column_1107381337   (601 words)

  
 FROM THE BIBLE syndicated newspaper column
The FROM THE BIBLE syndicated weekly newspaper column has been distributed on a regular basis since September 1991.
Following is a press release and two samples of the column.
The public domain King James Version is used and column length is limited to 2 pages and average about 32 double spaced lines.
www.bf.org /column.htm   (1098 words)

  
 Columns : Gina Spadafori
Although I have always loved animals, what set me on the road to writing about them for a living was pure serendipity, a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
The right place was The Sacramento Bee newspaper, where I started my writing career as a stringer in 1979.
In 1996, the Universal Press Syndicate chose me as their pet-care columnist, which put my work in newspapers all over North America.
www.spadafori.com /Columns.htm   (583 words)

  
 News-Record.com Staff Blogs: The Editor's Log: Agenda 2005; my Sunday newspaper column: Agenda 2005; my Sunday ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It's an enticing concept, this idea that the newspaper -- through the product that is delivered every morning and the product that streams into your homes and offices via the Internet -- can become a town square, a trusted place where people gather to hear the news, spread their own and talk about both.
Our pledge as a newspaper is to provide you with news and information that will help you make smart decisions and to engage with you to make the community a better place.
Ensuring the survivability of newspapers is an important and worthy endeavor; and this is the most creative approach I have seen toward that end.
blog.news-record.com /staff/jrblog/archives/2005/01/agenda_2005_my.html   (1918 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Barry, Dave
Barry, Dave, born in 1947, American humorist and writer best known for his weekly newspaper column, which is syndicated to more than 500 newspapers.
Many of his columns have been collected and republished as books over the years.
Boogers Are My Beat (2003) is a collection of his newspaper columns that parodies the political election process and the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_701610419/Barry_Dave.html   (384 words)

  
 BillOReilly.com: Newspaper Column List
Here is a partial list of some of the newspapers that run Bill's weekly column.
If your local paper is included, don't hesitate to let them know that you read the column, and if your local paper is not included, and you'd like to see it each week, don't hesitate to let them know that too.
Newspaper editors are always seeking feedback from their readers.
www.billoreilly.com /pg/jsp/general/newspapercolumn.jsp   (77 words)

  
 Extending Your Tech Writing Skills to New Genres: Pitching a Newspaper Column Idea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In general, you'll have an easier time selling a column idea if the topic will meet the needs of a significant portion of the readership, if the topic is already established to be of interest to the readership, or if it fits well into an established section or feature.
Demonstrate that the newspaper's readership needs your column--that it fills an unmet need and would be significant to a large or growing portion of the readership.
Provide specific information about the column, readership, and topic to show that you've thought the column through, are serious about the long-term endeavor, and have scads of individual article ideas just waiting to be published.
www.raycomm.com /techwhirl/employmentarticles/pitchingacolumnidea.html   (2191 words)

  
 Keeping up with the Birds
Sometimes there is also extra information on the subject of the column for the interested reader who wishes to learn more about it.
N.Y. This column has appeared in the Post Standard continuously since July, 1955 and now selected columns are available here on the internet.
The columns are listed with the most recent one at the top.
web.syr.edu /~bpburtt/Birds   (400 words)

  
 Architectural Columns By Melton Classics
The comprehensive selection of architectural columns from Melton Classics provides the construction professional with a wide array of column choices to aid in the selection of the ideal product for any architectural design, application or budget.
Manufactured from only the finest materials available, each architectural column is custom manufactured to demanding specifications and carefully monitored during the manufacturing process to ensure the unsurpassed quality our customers have come to expect from fine architectural columns by Melton Classics.
Our experienced architectural column consultants are available to provide you expert assistance with everything from design assistance and product comparison to pricing and installation consultation.
architecturalcolumns.com   (152 words)

  
 Unpardonable Interruptions - How television killed the newspaper sports column. By Stephen Rodrick
They'd write a cherished column for 30 years, and that was it.
Now, a sports column is nothing more than a springboard, a gig that starts you on your way to becoming a multimedia star.
His Christmas Day column on commissioner Bud Selig's battle with skin cancer was moving without being mawkish.
www.slate.com /id/2112657   (1279 words)

  
 Improbable Research -- What's New: The newspaper column   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
For nearly a year during the mid-1980s, passengers of the B-line of the Rome underground were examined by trained observers, who focused exclusively on those three characteristics....
Joseph E Moore of the Jesup Psychological Laboratory at George Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee was a pioneer in this....
Their published report has a title that evokes wretchedness: "Effect of Hydration and Vocal Rest on the Vocal Fatigue in Amateur Karaoke Singers." The experiment brought several hours of continuous, mounting, discomfort to a group of volunteers.
improbable.typepad.com /improbable_research_whats/the_newspaper_column   (4990 words)

  
 Nonreading generation of writers needs 12-step program - 01/30/05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
He points out that columns like this one are blocks of text, decorated only with a thumbnail photo and a headline.
After asking how many read a newspaper regularly -- four or five out of 35 said they did -- he required them to bring a newspaper to class twice a week.
And newspaper industry surveys show that readership is declining, the average reader is aging, and the future for plain old ink on paper might be measured in candle-power, not high wattage.
www.detnews.com /2005/metro/0501/30/B01-73841.htm   (536 words)

  
 Internet Safari
This is an archive of the "Internet Safari" column that appears in print in various newspapers.
In 2001, Tom began writing a weekly newspaper column about the Internet; and it too began to grow quickly in popularity.
His other books include two collections of his most popular "Internet Safari" newspaper columns; and a collection of Christian theme poetry and short stories entitled "The Shepherd’s Ink", Lulu Press of North Carolina is the publisher of those three books.
safaricolumn.blogspot.com   (4052 words)

  
 'Long Island Lolita' To Pen Newspaper Column
NEW YORK (AP) Amy Fisher, who spent seven years in jail for shooting her lover's wife in the head, has been hired by a Long Island newspaper to write a biweekly column.
That story will appear in the June 20 edition of the free newspaper, which is available only on Long Island.
Her column, simply called "Amy Fisher," will cover a wide range of topics -- from cyberdating to celebrity interviews, he said.
www.editorandpublisher.com /eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1517596   (706 words)

  
 - toledoblade.com -
Millie Benson recalled reading constantly when she was young, quickly exhausting the supply of books for children.
A journalist to the end, Millie Benson spent her last day working at her desk at The Blade finishing this column.
I consider it an honor to have been born near the turn of the 20th century, at about the time when public libraries were first coming into popular use.
www.toledoblade.com /apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Avis=TO&Dato=20020529&Kategori=NEWS17&Lopenr=105290043&Ref=AR   (514 words)

  
 Dr. Lori's Fine Art & Antiques newspaper column   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Regardless of where you live, call (717) 291-8733 and ask about home delivery of Dr. Lori's columns or visit the newspaper's website for subscription information.
Regardless of where you live, call (800) 326-9608 or (570) 286-5755 to ask about home delivery of Dr. Lori's columns or visit the newspaper's website for subscription information.
Regardless of where you live, call (800) 252-5603 or (570) 829-5000 to ask about home delivery of Dr. Lori's columns or visit the newspaper's website for subscription information.
www.drloriv.com /DrLoriV/newspapers.asp   (374 words)

  
 The Post and Courier | Charleston.net | News | Charleston, SC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
She told The (Rock Hill) Herald by phone Tuesday that her leaving "had more to do with how my whole semester was going" than the severe reaction to her column published last week in The Johnsonian, which is the student newspaper.
In that column, Byington, who is biracial, criticized minority scholarships and organizations devoted to fls.
The university, which held a forum for students to talk about the column, urged Byington to reconsider her decision.
www.charleston.net /stories/?newsID=50324§ion=stateregion   (285 words)

  
 Boom Chicago : Latest-News : Boom Chicago newspaper column continues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Brendan Hunt's daily column for Spits for the 2002 World Cup was such a success that he was hired as a regular member of the newspaper's sports pages.
His column is run every other Tuesday (with a photo and byline) replaced the one written by Leo Beenhakker, the former coach of Real Madrid, Feyenoord and the Dutch national team.
The columns are in Dutch in Spits and can be found in English in his forum on this website.
www.boomchicago.nl /Section/Latest-News/546   (279 words)

  
 Syndicated Low-Tech Newspaper Column Now Available For No-Charge Trial Run.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Summerfield, NC (PRWEB) March 24, 2004 -- Everyday your advertisers pay to run ads for electronic goodies in your newspaper, but many of your readers are confused about just what a lot of those products are, how they can benefit them, and more importantly why they should buy them.
Digital Exuberation is a weekly column that speaks directly to those readers who aren't "techies," and explains (in plain and simple English) what these products are, and how they can be used.
Sample columns and additional information are available online at http://exuberation.squarespace.com.
www.prweb.com /releases/2004/3/prweb113164.htm   (356 words)

  
 The Power of Words. What is the aim of a newspaper column?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The column I always point to as an example came about as the result of a call from the family of a man who walked in front of an Amtak train in South Kingstown, R.I. They wanted me to read the diaries he had kept for years.
This kind of column has always been the most worthwhile because I think it connects people in a way the other columns don't.
The columns on a recent proposal to build gambling casinos in Rhode Island are among these, although the line between these columns and the smart-ass commentary is sometimes very thin.
www.projo.com /words/tip422.htm   (484 words)

  
 Syndicated Newspaper Column   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Column #31 What is the timeline for the senior year in high school?
Column #53 Are there colleges that make personalized modifications for students with learning disabilities?
Column #54 Are there colleges that make personalized modifications for students with learning disabilities?
barbpytel.com /columns.html   (69 words)

  
 Dan Gillmor's blog | Bayosphere   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Abusing it isn't hard, as is becoming clear to everyone, because the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office is roughly on par with FEMA these days for lack of competence.
Finally, a newspaper in the Bay Area has decided to put some effort into the Sony situation -- the company's beyond-outrageous hacking of its customers' PCs with anti-copying software installed by music CDs.
This is precisely the kind of story matters to the younger readers newspapers claim they want to attract.
bayosphere.com /blog/dangillmor   (1155 words)

  
 The American Experience | Eleanor Roosevelt | My Day
Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day" was a syndicated newspaper column published from 1935 to 1962.
During those years, Eleanor wrote the column consistently six days a week, the only interruption being when her husband died, and even then she missed only four days.
The column allowed Eleanor to reach millions of Americans with her views on social and political issues, current and historical events, and her private and public life.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/eleanor/sfeature/myday.html   (119 words)

  
 NOW. Politics & Economy. Columnist Molly Ivins | PBS
Molly Ivins is a nationally-syndicated political columnist, whose special focus is the foibles of both state and national government.
Her first newspaper job was as the Complaint Department of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE.
She went on to the MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE and was the first woman police reporter in that city.
www.pbs.org /now/politics/ivins05.html   (390 words)

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