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  • 2 broadcasters get life memberships

    Published Friday, September 21, 2012

    Two veteran broadcasters, Margie Arons-Barron and Chuck Stokes, received AOJ's highest honor -- life membership -- at the Orlando convention. The long-time members and leaders of the National Conference of Editorial Writers and the Association of Opinion Journalists were honored with their awards at Friday's luncheon. Neil Heinen, a past president and

  • We need politics for grown-ups!

    Published Friday, September 21, 2012

    By Lois Kazakoff James Bacchus says Americans need to grow up and do what the rest of the world is expecting us to do: lead on addressing the problems that concern us all. Yet neither presidential candidate has said a word about this. Bacchus, a former Democratic congressman from Florida and a former World Trade Organization judge, told those attending

  • Presidential race, old hat new way

    Published Friday, September 21, 2012

    By Marjorie Arons-Barron Republicans never wanted a moderate to be their 2012 presidential nominee, but that’s what they got. In explaining to the opening AOJ convention session what happened, Georgetown University Professor Stephen Wayne came close, perhaps unintentionally, to saying last rites for Mitt Romney’s campaign. Here's how he put that

  • 'Out of the News' in two reviews

    Published Wednesday, September 19, 2012

    AOJ members have several books out now and on Amazon. This one is directly pertinent to the current crisis in journalism. A veteran looks around and a newcomer looks ahead. We came to journalism as a calling... By Susan Parker Most journalists enter the field because they want to make a difference, somehow, somewhere. They want to uncover things that need

  • Future looking up

    Published Wednesday, September 19, 2012

    By Christian Trejbal The Association of Opinion Journalists' Board of Directors arrived in Orlando a day early for the 2012 convention. As rain and wind buffeted the hotel, the board found high hopes for AOJ and its future. Financially, things are looking up. Though the organization has continued to lose money this year, it was less than in recent years,

  • Pulliam Fellowship goes to Sandra Shea of Philly

    Published Friday, September 14, 2012

    The Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writing, presented at the AOJ convention Sept. 22, goes to Sandra Shea, editorial page editor of the Philadelphia Daily News. The $75,000 award is sponsored by the Sigma Delta Chi (SDX) Foundation, the nonprofit educational arm of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). SPJ's announcement says in part:

  • Online polling and other research fables

    Published Thursday, September 13, 2012

    By John McClelland "It must be true; it was in an online poll." If you believe that, I know a guy in New York with a good deal on a world-famous bridge, or a $10 Rolex. It is easy to conduct an informal, unscientific, poll online. Numerous sites, such as Survey Monkey, allow free small polls, with statistics. For modest fees, you can get powerful tools.

  • End-of-endorsements explosion?

    Published Wednesday, September 12, 2012

    By Bill McGoun The trickle of announcements earlier this year that newspapers were no longer endorsing candidates for public office has become a torrent. Halifax Media Group, a two-year-old company which now controls newspapers in six states, recently announced that its publications will no longer endorse. “In an effort to prevent a perception of bias in