2009 Columnists Conference in Ventura, Calif. Motto: “We Keep Shooting Until We Run Out of Bullets.” From Steve Lopez of LA Times, paraphrasing David Carr of NY Times, on columnists in today’s newspaper world.
LOS ANGELES — I’m about 20 years too early to have hearing aids, but there it is. I’ve had one in my right ear since mid-2005, and six months ago had to begin wearing them in both. Each new auditory circumstance, rather than getting, “Wow, birds chirping!” often starts with, “What?” My first movie with […]
In mid-May, I received the following e-mail: Dear Ben Pollock, Congratulations. You are a winner in the “On-line Category” of the 2009 National Society of Newspaper Columnists annual contest. We hope you will be with us to accept your award in person in beautiful Ventura, Calif. at the NSNC annual conference, June 25-28. For more […]