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Candace Talmadge
North Star Writers Group was a newspaper syndicate and editorial services firm launched in December 2005. It was based in Byron Center, MI. The syndicate's material was carried by more than 50 newspapers across the United States. It was utilized by some community papers that could not afford opinion writers or cartoonists of their own. by Publishing Trends Editors March 1, 2006 Publishing Trends On March 7, 2012, its website stated that it had ceased syndicated operations. History North Star Writers Group was owned and operated by editor in chief Dan Calabrese and editor relations director Angie Calabrese. The syndicate was a successor company to a now-defunct |
Syndicate
A syndicate is a self-organizing group of individuals, companies, corporations or entities formed to transact some specific business, to pursue or promote a shared interest. Etymology The word ''syndicate'' comes from the French language, French word ''syndicat'' which means "trade union" (''syndic'' meaning "administrator"), from the Latin word ''syndicus'' which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek, Greek word σύνδικος (''syndikos''), which means "caretaker of an issue"; compare to ombudsman or Representation (politics), representative. Definition The ''Merriam Webster Dictionary'' defines syndicate as a group of people or businesses that work together as a team. This may be a council or body or association of people or an association of concerns, officially authorized to undertake a duty or negotiate business with an office or jurisdiction. It may mean an association of racketeers in organized crime. It may refer to a business concern that sells materials for publicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |