Washington Council of the Blind Newsline

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Washington Council of the Blind Newsline (WCB Newsline) is a quarterly magazine published by the Washington State affiliate of the American Council of the Blind. [1] The magazine was founded by Carl Jarvis in 1972 as a publication of the Washington State Association of the Blind, and was initially produced as a large-print magazine. [2] Jarvis launched WCB Newsline to fill a gap that had been left when the Washington State Association of the Blind's previous publication, White Cane Magazine, had ceased to be published. [2] White Cane Magazine had been a monthly publication and had served as a crucial avenue for educating state legislators about issues of concern for visually impaired Washingtonians, and Jarvis hoped to preserve and expand upon that tradition with Newsline. [2]

The earliest large-print editions of Newsline were produced using 18-point typewriter font stencils and an old hand-cranked copy machine. [2] This method was used until 1981. [2] Production was then relocated to a printing center at Eastern State College (now Eastern Washington University). [2] Since the 1990s, WCB Newsline has been issued in audio form—first cassette tape and then digital audio cartridge—and has been issued in screen reader friendly and large-print digital text format since 2002. [2] [3] Topics covered by the magazine include human-interest stories, advocacy, legislation, local events, history, entrepreneurship, science, and technology. [4] The magazine's archives serve as a continuous record of major advances in programs and services to the blind in Washington State. [2] The WCB Newsline content editor is Heather Meares and its technical editor is Reginald George. [2] Former editors include Carl Jarvis, who was editor for 10 years, and Peggy Shoel, who served for 15 years. [2]

WCB Newsline won the Hollis K. Liggett Braille Free Press Award in 2011 and 2020 for promoting best journalistic practices and excellence in writing. [2] [4] [5] A companion podcast, WCB Newsline Unleashed, was launched in October 2020. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Publications. Washington Council of the Blind. Accessed April 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 All That Glitters is Gold: 50th Anniversary Edition. Washington Council for the Blind Newsline. Winter 2022.
  3. ↑ Newsline. Washington Council of the Blind. Accessed April 16, 2022.
  4. 1 2 WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF THE BLIND NEWSLINE Winter 2020 Edition "Uncharted". Washington Council of the Blind. Accessed April 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ Awards by Year. American Council of the Blind. Accessed April 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ WCB Newsline Unleashed. Audible. Accessed April 16, 2022.
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