Posted on 01/29/2009 7:46:05 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule
Dear Readers,
Newspapers serve many important roles. We report on the most important stories in our market, we publish the top news from around the region, nation and world, and we present information that helps you make wiser decisions about how to invest your time and money.
Every day, in our @issue opinion pages, we also publish commentary, analysis and opinions from our editorial columnists and your neighbors. Our opinion pages serve as a public forum for differing views and lively debate.
For more than 20 years, one of the most well-read columns on our opinion pages has been written by Jim Wooten, our conservative columnist. After a long and distinguished career, Jim will be leaving the editorial board, effective June 30.
Fortunately, Jim will continue to contribute to the AJC. Beginning July 1, he will write his “Thinking Right” column once a week, and he will continue his blog on ajc.com.
In light of the reduced frequency of Jim’s column, the AJC will select a new full-time conservative columnist. We feel it’s important that we continue to represent a broad spectrum of voices on our opinion pages.
One of the hallmarks of our @issue pages is our commitment to welcoming letters, guest columns and other contributions from the public. Our pages are enriched by the involvement of our readers. In keeping with that spirit, we have decided to broaden the selection pool for this new position by opening it to the general public. We hope this encourages strong voices from the conservative community to join the candidate pool.
Interested candidates may review selection criteria and submit their information below. Candidates will be accepted through Feb. 1. In early February, we expect to review all submissions and select a group of candidates for further rounds of review. We plan to publish the work of the finalists and invite readers to share their comments in late February. We will consider reader feedback when selecting the new columnist, whom we anticipate announcing in mid-March.
So, if you have a conservative perspective on social and fiscal issues, can write persuasively on diverse topics and are eager to develop fresh, thought-provoking columns and blog postings, please see below to learn more.
As the process moves forward, we will provide periodic updates in our editorial pages and at ajc.com/opinion. If you have questions, please feel free to e-mail Matt Kempner, our public editor.
Thank you,
Julia Wallace
Editor
Get rid of Cynthia Tucker and you’ll double your revenues in a year.
Doesn’t Michael King live in Atlanta? Go Power Man, go!
Our SINGULAR conservative columnist? Tokenism alive and well in Atlanta GA. Isn't diversity great?
Sounds like too little - hopefully too late.
Paging Mr. King...paging Mr. Michael King...
I thought eeevilconservative might be interested. Or maybe Ann Coulter could move to Atlanta. I have a spare room for her if she’s interested. HAHA!
Die beast, DIE!
...I can’t help but smirk.....those Lib jerks have damn near put themselves out of business so they try a desperate stunt like this.
Could Carl Marx be to the right of AJC and qualify to have his writings republished?
I’m not certain they would know a conservative if they met one.
Where’s Buckhead?
While they are at it, why don’t they find the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus too.
I was a bit interested until I realized you have to know something about Atlanta and actually give a rip what goes on there...
Alrighty there, Chachi. Guess some other schmuck can take a swing at it. (there’s also that little requirement to have the ability to write)
Julia Wallace, John Mellot, Cynthia Tucker, and the Cox family will pick a lightweight neocon. Jim Wooten was an elitist first - mild conservative second.
The best Atlanta can hope for is a mild outcry then appointing someone like Matt Towery. The problem there is that he is better connected than Cynthia Tucker, and she would never go for that.
Only two lines in and they're lying.
Impressive.
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So that means just about any dope smoking idiot with a laptop qualifies.
Sweet.
L
Sounds interesting.
"For more than 20 years, one of the most well-read columns on our opinion pages has been written by Jim Wooten, our conservative columnist. "
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