ASNE - A CALL TO LEADERSHIP

A CALL TO LEADERSHIP

Outgoing ASNE President Richard A. Oppel issued a call to leadership as the theme for the ASNE 2001 convention. As the economy softens, editors find they face a delicate balancing act of guiding their newsrooms through thinning resources and rising demands.

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2001
Oppel issues ‘A Call to Leadership’ to advance quality journalism
BY JEWEL GOPWANI
Election night tested the leadership of many newspaper editors nationwide. They had to decide what to put on their front pages with no clear winner in the presidential race.

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2001
McGuire ready to tackle economic struggles, diversity, readership
BY ANGELIQUE SOENARIE
Tim J. McGuire started his career in journalism 33 years ago, delivering papers. Now, as he becomes the president of ASNE this week, his challenge will be to deliver solutions to the country’s newspaper editors.

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2001
Oppel’s term ends but not his crusade
BY ICESS FERNANDEZ
His term may end in a matter of days, but outgoing ASNE President Richard A. Oppel still considers himself a crusader for the organization. "As editors we have to be leaders," said Mr. Oppel, editor of the Austin American-Statesman.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2001
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.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2001
Staying 'upbeat' in down times
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.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2001
The Buzz
BY MARY VOUNG
Today's question: In your journalism career, who has been an inspiration?

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2001
Jay Harris emphasizes need to balance public trust with bottom line '
BY JOHNNY LEWIS
Former newspaper publisher Jay T. Harris told editors at ASNE Friday that his decision to speak out against market pressures in the newspaper industry was not an “act of betrayal.” Rather than an act against a newspaper company, it was an “act of fidelity” to the values of journalism. “I had watched a long train of corporate abuses against the traditions and core values of a great profession and a great company,” Harris said at the organization’s closing luncheon. “I had witnessed enough.” “It was like watching a loved-one commit suicide-- unintentionally.”

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2001
Hot topics, good coverage lands Miami Herald editor E&P honor
BY JASON BEGAY
Teamwork is what it's all about. Faced with declining readership, a shrinking news hole and a reduction in page size, editors are increasingly thinking about the importance of visual presentation -- and how everyone in the newsroom should work together to improve it.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2001 The Buzz BY MARY VOUNG Today's question: In your journalism career, who has been an inspiration?

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2001
The Buzz
BY MARY VOUNG
Today's question: In your journalism career, who has been an inspiration?