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The Society of Professional Journalists is co-sponsoring a program with "The Woman's City Club of Greater Cincinnati, featuring nationally known speaker and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ellen Goodman present her analysis of the current state of the mainstream media.

The Political is (Too) Personal, the Media is (Too) Polarized

and Television News is an Oxymoron

Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 7:30 pm

Plum Street Temple

 

Ellen Goodman is one of the nation’s leading columnists and authors.  Her commentaries appear in more than 450 newspapers.  Her column appears weekly in the Cincinnati Post.  In addition to her Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary, she has received awards from such diverse organizations as The American Society of Newspaper Editors, The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and The National Women’s Political Caucus for her commentaries on how social changes have penetrated every aspect of our lives.   Please read the enclosed bio to learn more about Ms. Goodman.

Ellen Goodman

PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING JOURNALIST

A stylish writer with a humanizing touch on any issue, public or personal, Ellen Goodman is one of the nation’s leading writers.  Her abundant talents: intellect, wit, style and news judgment, set her apart with an élan uniquely her own.  Her Pulitzer Prize commentary appears in more than 450 newspapers, making her one of the two most syndicated columnists in the United States.

            One of those rare writers and thinkers who sense emerging shifts in our public and private lives, Goodman alters perceptions of confounding issues.  She takes current events, sees their universal truths and comments on them in a fascinating way.
            Goodman has written on the tumult of social change and its impact on families, and shattered the mold of only men writing about politics. She is widely acclaimed as a voice of sanity, as she has developed a devoted group of readers who depend on her to help them make sense of their changing lives and relationships.
            In addition to the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary, Goodman has won many other awards, including the American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award, the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in1988. In 1993, at its Seventh Annual Exceptional Merit Media Award Ceremony, The National Women’s Political Caucus gave her the President’s Award.  A year later, the Women’s Research & Education Institute presented her with their American Woman Award.           
            Goodman’s first book, Turning Points, detailed the effect of the changing roles of women on the family.  Five collections of her columns have been published: Close to Home, At Large Keeping in Touch, Making Sense, and Value Judgments.  She is also co-author with Patricia O’Brien of I Know Just What You Mean: The Power of Friendship in Women’s Lives.  Her latest book is Paper Trail: Common Sense in Uncommon Times.
            Goodman personifies the successful working woman.  Her thoughtful presentations are both witty and insightful, and demonstrate how social change has penetrated every aspect of our lives.  Whether it is changes in media or the changing roles of women in society, Goodman will deliver a powerful and significant speech.