Cassie McClure, a nationally syndicated columnist with Creators and longtime local writer, has been named executive director of National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC), a nonprofit organization that promotes professionalism and networking among columnists and other writers, and advocates for freedom of the press across the United States.
McClure’s column “My So-Called Millennial Life” began as a local column in the Las Cruces Sun-News in 2016. It eventually began airing on National Public Radio-affiliated station KRWG at New Mexico State University (NMSU). In April 2020 the column was picked up by Creators, an international, independent media and syndication company with headquarters in California.
McClure holds a master’s degree in rhetoric and professional communication and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from New Mexico State University, where she has also taught as an adjunct professor of English courses and has worked as both a library and communications specialist.
Currently, she is owner and operator of McClure Publications, LLC and focuses on her column and other writing projects. As a member of NSNC, she has been active in a new ambassadorship program, where she has mentored op-ed student writers to publication.
NSNC hosts monthly webinars for its members. You can listen to past interviews with authors and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists on its YouTube channel, youtube.com/user/columnists. The organization focuses on student outreach and tries to connect with student journalists interested in opinion writing.
NSNC was founded in 1977 and was incorporated in the state of California. Membership is open to general interest, humor, op-ed, video, multimedia or other columnists – including bloggers. Academics and student columnists also are eligible to join. Learn more at https://www.columnists.com.
Information from NSNC