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Winning new readers in the 21st century By Chasity Gunn/ASNE Reporter “Bold Experiments to Win New Readers” and “Embracing the Web: Doing better journalism in the 21st century” were concurrent discussions Wednesday packed with ideas for attracting readers. Jennifer Sizemore, managing editor of MSNBC.com and executive producer of NBC News, talks about innovation in news coverage Wednesday at the ASNE convention. Yasmin A. Aboytes/ASNE Reporter Missed the workshop? View the presentation online.		10:05 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.: Building a Watchdog Culture in Your Newsroom 10:40 a.m. – noon.: ASNE Awards Presentation and Winners Discuss the Craft 12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.: Luncheon, Immigration: How wide the golden door? 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.: Small Newspaper Reception, Women's Reception, Gay Reception So you're in Seattle. What will you do when the workshop is over? Read our picks for things you must see in the Emerald City. Stuck in the hotel? You can view photos of the city. Editors and guests party the night away at Thursday's reception at Teatro ZinZanni. See your president like you've never seen him before. The year of the watchdog yields journalism with a bite. Editors speak about when their newspaper had a "watchdog moment." What is the smartest or most innovative thing your newspaper is doing online or with other technology? Editor's answers Get to know the names and faces behind the ASNE Reporter!
McClatchy sells four KR papers for $1B By Charla Bear & Rebekah Schilperoort/ASNE Reporter Though many questions remain, one was answered with certainty: MediaNews Group and Hearst Corp. said Wednesday they will partner to buy four newspapers from the McClatchy Co. for $1 billion in cash. Quarterly earnings for MediaNews and McClatchy Co. Carroll urges editors to re-think craft The question John S. Carroll is trying to answer is a serious one, “What will become of us, more important, what will become of our papers?” Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer discusses his work Todd Heisler, a staff photographer at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado, was awarded the 2006 Pulizter Prize for Feature Photography. Heisler discusses his photos and the stories behind them. Journalists push increased coverage of gay issues By Eba Hamid/ASNE Reporter A push for increased diversity in the nation’s newsrooms is giving way to greater coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, according to a leader in a national organization for gay journalists. Journalists honored by ASNE By Mary Andom/ASNE Reporter Every year, ASNE awards outstanding journalists and photojournalists for excellence. This year’s winners include editorials on the “abomination of pie-eating contests,” an eyewitness account of a prisoner execution, and images of families mourning Iraqi dead. To name or not to name: Panelists take on the anonymity question By Mary Andom/ASNE Reporter In a Wednesday session discussing anonymous sources, a panel of leading experts weighed whether anonymity is overused in the industry and whether technology will overstep those boundaries. Ethics study finds editors exerting more influence outside newsroom By Kellie Hwang/ASNE Reporter Editors are more assertive and more independent in today’s newsroom than they were when polled in 1982, according to a survey released Wednesday by the School of Journalism and Communications at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Let’s hear it for the business desk, editor urges By Eba Hamid/ASNE Reporter While one person finds a barstool the preferred place to get his news and information, most people in this year’s ASNE Reporter survey of readers were relying on newspaper Web sites to stay informed. As newsrooms struggle to stay afloat, staff development may be a lifesaver By Thom Koschwanez/ASNE Reporter As the age gap increases in newsrooms, and the medium in which news is published changes, training journalists and editors is a pressing need for newspapers
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