The Buzz
BY MARY VOUNG
Today's question: In your journalism career, who has been an inspiration?
Exiting president outlines challenges to industry
BY CHRISTINA DENARDO
Newspapers have a fleeting opportunity to capitalize on their fundamental advantage as their readers’ primary source of news coverage, outgoing ASNE President Richard A. Oppel said at the opening convention session Tuesday.
Survey shows 698 journalists of color left in 2000
BY KRISSAH WILLIAMS
The newspaper industry believes it knows how to recruit minorities.
Holding on to them is the problem.
Editors reacted to ASNE’s 2001 Newsroom Employment Survey, which showed increases, both in the number of minorities entering the business and leaving it. Editors concluded that retention is the key.
Journalists get lesson on covering energy crisis
BY JEWEL GOPWANI
The rolling blackouts plaguing California should provide a cautionary lesson not only for other states but also for the editors and reporters covering regional energy problems, James Sweeney, a Stanford University professor, said at the ASNE convention Tuesday.
Perspective: The Importance of Differences
BY ANGELIQUE SOENARIE
My family is the definition of diversity.
I am Indonesian and Filipino. I have two aunties who are African-American, one uncle who is Jewish, an aunt who is German, another aunt who is Italian. My great-grandfather was Filipino, my great-grandmother was Hawaiian. When my family looks at each other we just see a family. Race issues were not discussed at family gatherings.
Hispanic representatives looking for more after meeting with Bush
BY OLIVIA MUNOZ
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus met with President George W. Bush Monday to discuss potential policies on immigration, education and economic issues. But the 45-minute meeting at the White House left much of the caucus dissatisfied with the president’s response.
Personal privacy trumps public access
BY MARY VUONG
Although Americans overwhelmingly support the public’s right to government records, many are willing to sacrifice some of that freedom to keep their “personal privacy,” according to a poll released Wednesday by the First Amendment Center and ASNE.
Ad in college newspaper, ‘apology’ stir industry reactions
BY ICESS FERNANDEZ
The dust has yet to settle after the campus newspaper at Arizona State University decided to run an ad against reparations to African Americans for slavery.r.
Small papers don’t mean small ideas
BY JOHN LEWIS
Michael J. Jacobs offered his advice Tuesday on what it takes to run a successful small newspaper. Mr. Jacobs’ newspaper, the Grand Forks Herald, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 in Public Service for its coverage of the devastating floods that ravaged the North Dakota city.
Positive thoughts for negative times
BY CICELY DYSON
Focus on the here and now. Be generous with praise. Get out of your office and into the newsroom. These are just a few ways of becoming a better leader in the newsroom – a place where budgets have been cut, staff morale has fallen and communication has been lax.
No surprise, much concern among minority organizations
BY JASON BEGAY
The ASNE newsroom employment survey has shown the first decline in minority staffing in its history, but the presidents of the four minority journalists associations were not exactly surprised.
Editors ponder ways to improve minority retention in newsrooms
BY KRISSAH WILLIAMS
The newspaper industry believes it knows how to recruit minorities.
Holding on to them is the problem.
Industry sees rise and fall of minority numbers
BY JASON BEGAY AND SHANNON COMES AT NIGHT
Newsrooms across the country saw a decline in minority journalists last year – a trend the industry’s top leaders find alarming.
According to the annual ASNE Newsroom Employment Survey, the total number of minority journalists fell from 6,665 in 2000 to 6,563 in 2001.
The idea zone
BY ICESS FERNANDEZ AND ANGELIQUE SOENARIE
As the ASNE convention got under way Tuesday, editors from around the country were excited about reinvigorating themselves and their newsrooms, sharing ideas on retention and picking up information on specific interests about the industry.
