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Goodbye to Edwin Newman,outstanding journalist and defender of the honor of the English language. Newman was known for his erudite puns. One of the best : "The man who blotted his wet shoes with newspaper, explaining,"These are the Times…
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This is the first in a series of columns about our members, their careers and activities — then and now. SCOOP welcomes your ideas and/or contributions to this column. by Brooke Mundy Carole Greene has every right…
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Are you "xenolexic"* ? This word, and others, can be found in the list of "Unused but Useful: Oxford English Dictionary's Reject List." Sandra Yeyati shared an interesting article that includes this note: Oxford University holds 50 large filing cabinets…
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Some puns for educated minds: 1. The roundest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. 2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan…
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The Scoopsters have done it again. So much activity going on with NPC members, it’s hard to keep up. Sandy Lender will get the best birthday present ever. She tells us: “I am stoked beyond words. The August/September…
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Future for TV viewing: Thousands of channels? Cable vs. Direct TV vs. HiDef vs. Fiber Optic? All of the above, some of the above? With the Federal deregulation of the telecommunications industry there is an emergence of effective competition…
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In with laptops, texting, Twitter, video cameras, tripods… It was an uplifting and impressive story FGCU journalism students, Alex Pena and Maryann Batlle, together with their professor Lyn Millner, told Press Club members at the March luncheon. Pena, had his…
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