AOJ News

• Morgan McGinley honored by NENPA

  Published Tuesday, January 15, 2013

  The New England Newspaper & Press Association announced that AOJ Lifetime Member Morgan McGinley has been inducted into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame. McGinley will be honored at a reception on February 8 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The Hall of Fame recognizes newspaper industry heroes whose talent, hard work and exceptional

• Richard Prince Honored with Ida B. Wells Award

  Published Monday, October 15, 2012

  WASHINGTON(October 12, 2012) -- The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced today that Richard Prince, columnist for the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, will receive the prestigious Ida B. Wells Award. The annual honor is given to an individual who has made outstanding efforts to make newsrooms and news coverage more

• Association looking ahead

  Published Monday, October 1, 2012

  By Lois Kazakoff The business side of the Association of Opinion Journalists is looking up after years of dismal reports on finances and declining membership (under the historic 1947-2011 name, National Conference of Editorial Writers). Finances are stable and membership grew, rising to 267 members from 256 last year, said AOJ President Froma Harrop. The

• Davis, Frank named Opinion Journalists of the Year

  Published Thursday, August 23, 2012

  Thomas Frank, Easy Chair columnist for Harper’s Magazine, and Bob Davis, editor of the Anniston Star, in Anniston, Ala., have been honored as opinion journalists of the year by the Association of Opinion Journalists (AOJ). Founded in 1947 as the National Conference of Opinion Writers, AOJ is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the craft of

• AOJ Foundation names Michelle Johnson as Barry Bingham Fellowship Recipient

  Published Wednesday, August 22, 2012

  Michelle Johnson, associate professor of the practice, journalism at Boston University, is the recipient of the 2012 Barry Bingham Sr. Fellowship. The award, given by the Association of Opinion Journalists (AOJ) Foundation, recognizes an educator’s outstanding efforts to encourage and mentor college students of color in the field of journalism. The

• Chuck Frederick: Board of Directors Candidiate

  Published Tuesday, August 14, 2012

  Chuck Frederick Editorial Page Editor • Duluth News Tribune • CFrederick@duluthnews.com After 19 years as a reporter, occasional columnist and news writer for the Duluth, Minn., News Tribune, the Daily Journal of International Falls, Minn., the Winona, Minn., Daily News and other publications, I moved to editorial writing — a dream job come true — in

• Karen Nolan: Board of Directors Candidate

  Published Tuesday, August 14, 2012

  Karen Nolan Opinion Page Editor • The Reporter • knolan@thereporter.com I have been the Opinion Page editor at The Reporter in Vacaville, Calif., for six years. The Reporter is a 129-year-old, six-day-a-week community newspaper (around 17,500 circ.) that is part of MediaNews Group, under management by Digital First Media. I run a one-person shop, writing

• Kate Riley: Secretary/Treasurer Candidate

  Published Friday, August 10, 2012

  Kate Riley Editorial Page Editor • The Seattle Times • kriley@seattletimes.com The Association of Opinion Journalists has helped me do my job better over the dozen years I've been involved, both at a smaller paper in a more rural area of our state and at The Seattle Times. I am humbled to be running for secretary-treasurer of an organization that has been