Columns and Columnists

Sun-Times still in a trap without 'rat' (Chicago Tribune)

30 Aug 2008

P ulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert—long the Chicago Sun-Times' heart, soul and conscience—hated hated hated the way sports columnist Jay Mariotti bemoaned the state of the newspaper industry in general and the Sun-Times in particular after quitting the paper this week.

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan: Of columns and columnists (Business Standard India)

29 Aug 2008

There are three types of columnists. Those who explain, those who campaign, and those who say nothing. Back in 1990, on a visit to the US, I went to see Paul Samuelson, the father of modern mathematical economics.

The Bulletin seeks student columnists (The Bulletin)

29 Aug 2008

The Bulletin’s Family section is looking for high school students who love to write to fill two volunteer student columnist positions. Selected students each will write one column every four weeks for one year. Students must be Central Oregon residents ages 14-18.To apply, students should submit one writing sample and a list of three ideas for future columns. Columns should be written in the ...