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In its former newsletter format, News Library News (ISSN 1047-417X) was published four times a year by the division.
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History of News Library News by Barbara Semonche, July 2008 | ||
It has been 60 years since the launch of the Newspaper Division's initial bulletin. The first known editor was Milton Prensky of Pathfinder News Magazine, Washington, DC. The year was 1948. By 1956, the Bulletin stopped publication. It wasn't until 1977 that the publication of Newspaper Division was relaunched. It was titled "Short Takes." Barbara Newcombe with the Chicago Tribune was the editor briefly until Ellie Briscoe, then with the Contra Costa (CA) Times, took over.
By 1980 the newsletter's name changed to NewsLibraryNews and has continued publication to this day. It has become larger, more colorful, more newsworthy, better designed, and, since 1994 available on the News Division's web site Looking back over the decades we recognize the previous edtiors. Here is a list. [Note: if there are errors, please notify me at bpsemonch(at)unc.edu so that I can make the corrections.]
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News Divisions Editors | ||
1977 (extant issue(s)) | Title: Bulletin | Barbara Newcomb (Chicago Tribune) Chicago, IL |
Sum. 78/Fall 79 to 1980
(vol. 2:3 - vol. 3:1) |
Title: Short Takes | Ellen Wood (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.) |
Win. 80-Sum./Fall 80 1981
(vol. 3:2 - vol. 3:3) |
Title: NewsLibraryNews | Diane Hunter (Atlanta Newspapers) |
Win. 81/Spr. 81 1982
(vol. 3:4 - vol. 4:4) | Joan Stern, S. Shuster, J. Lundblad, P. Brown (Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles, CA | |
Sum. 81/Sum. 82 1982-84 (vol. 5:1 - vol. 6:3) | Bob Isaacs (News and Sun-Sentinel) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | |
Fall 82/Spr. 84 1984-86
(vol. 6:4 - vol. 8.3) | Barbara P. Semonche (The Herald-Sun) Durham, N.C. | |
Sum. 84/Spr. 86 1986-88
(vol. 8:4 - vol. 10:3) | Lany McDonald (The News & Observer) Raleigh, N.C. | |
Sum. 86/Spr. 88 1988-90
(vol. 10:4 - vol. 12:3) | Christine (Kee) Malesky (National Public Radio) Washington, DC | |
Sum. 88/Spr. 90 1990-92
(vol. 12:4 - vol.14:3) | Elizabeth Whisnant (Newsday) Long Island, N. Y. | |
Win. 92 to Sum 94
(vol. 14:4 - vol. 16:4) | Mona Hatfield (The Advocate) Baton Rouge, La. | |
Fall 94/Sum. 96
(vol. 17:1 vol. 18:4) | Linda Henderson (Providence Journa), Providence, RI | |
Fall 96 / Spr. 98
(vol. 19:1 vol. 20:3) | Catherine Kitchell (Bureau of National Affairs) Washington, DC) | |
Sum. 98 / Spr. 2000
(vol. 20:4 vol. 22:3) | Jennifer Small (San Antonio Express-News) San Antonio, TX | |
Sum. 2000 / Fall. 02
(vol. 22:4 vol. 25:1) | Leigh Poitinger (San Jose Mercury News) San Jose, CA | |
Win. 03 Sum. 04
(vol. 25:2 vol. 26:4) | Ron Larson (Wisconsin State Journal/The Capital Times) Madison, WI | |
Fall 04 Sum. 06
(vol. 27:1 vol. 28:4) | Kathryn Pease (Newsday) Melville, NY | |
Fall 06 Spr. 08
(vol. 29:1 vol. 30:3) | Leigh Montgomery (The Christian Science Monitor) Boston, MA | |
Fall 08 - Dec. '11 (vol. 30:4 - vol. 32:2 and NewsliBlog postings 2010-11) |
Julie Domel (San Antonio Express News) San Antonio, TX |
Updated: 04/25/2013
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