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JEFFREY FEHDER/ASNE Reporter		8:33 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.: Iraq and the Middle East 9:47 p.m. – 10:50 a.m.: Making Tough Calls on National Security 11:03 a.m. – Noon: Military Medicine: Questions from the Battlefield to the Homefront 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: CLOSING LUNCHEON: "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" - Spike Lee Complete ASNE Convention schedule Editors get starstruck and Arianna proposes a threesome in the ASNE blog. We want to hear from you! Email us at ASNEreporter2007@gmail.com Check out pictures from Thursday night's receptions. Stuck in the hotel? You can view photos of the city. Go behind the scenes of the 2007 ASNE Reporter. Listen to off the cuff audio comments. Has convergence become a dirty word? Editors answers \| Share your opinion ASNE Salutes Award Winners Get to know the names and faces behind the ASNE Reporter! Professional Volunteers
Spike Lee, Katrina survivors urge journalists to not forget about the Gulf Coast By STACY A. ANDERSON/ASNE Reporter New Orleans residents displaced after Hurricane Katrina joined director Spike Lee on Friday to encourage ASNE members to use the most essential skill of a reporter: listening to tales of their ongoing struggles. For some, covering levee failure could be conflict of interest By CONNOR ADAMS SHEETS/ASNE Reporter The Times-Picayune in New Orleans is still dealing with the fallout of Hurricane Katrina, but one of the biggest issues it is facing is a different sort of beast than rising floodwaters. Foreign journalists caution against early Iraq pullout By JORGE VALENCIA/ASNE Reporter The United States has never been in a worse situation regarding its Middle East relations, three high-profile foreign correspondents told members of the American Society of Newspaper Editors on Friday. National security vs. the right to know: Who wins? By TIFFANY HSU/ASNE Reporter Two editors of national newspapers went head to head with two national security experts over the conflict between getting the story and revealing too much information, during a panel discussion at the American Society of Newspaper Editors' convention on Friday. Covering a war at home By APRIL YEE/ASNE Reporter McClatchy columnist Joe Galloway on Friday urged reporters to wait to talk to the military “until you’ve got them by the cojones.” Wrestling over fans By JORGE VALENCIA/ASNE Reporter In today’s new-media world, sports fans can find immediate Internet updates about their favorite teams, and newspaper sports reporters are starting to butt heads with sports executives over the one thing everyone wants more of: access. Tiner invites colleagues to see storm damage in Biloxi By HUONG LE/ASNE Reporter At a meeting of top newspaper editors last year, Stan Tiner invited his colleagues to visit his turf in Biloxi, Miss., and see for themselves the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. One editor accepted the invitation. Tiner leads voting for ASNE board seats By DALTON WALKER/ASNE Reporter The second time was a charm for Stan Tiner as he finally got something he coveted on Thursday—a three year term on ASNE’s board of directors. ‘Best of the old,’ meet ‘best of the new’ By TIFFANY HSU/ASNE Reporter Amid name-calling and praise for promiscuity, four high-profile media professionals led an occasionally flippant discussion about media convergence and tech synergy. ASNE takes the 'man' out of 'chairman' By APRIL YEE/ASNE Reporter For the first time in more than a decade, ASNE revised its bylaws, changing the word 'chairman' to 'chair' – eliminating the only gendered word still included in the bylaws. Newsroom changes can lead to opportunity By VANNAH SHAW/ASNE Reporter Editors across the industry are facing job cuts and ownership changes. Now they’re looking for ways to rebuild newsroom morale amid the upheaval. Non-English readers want fresh content By ALAN J. McCOMBS/ASNE Reporter How many languages can a news organization speak to? If the answer is one, you may be missing out on a growing market, say editors of U.S. papers written in languages other than English.
Breyer calls for more authoritative coverage of high court By ALAN J. McCOMBS/ASNE Reporter Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer expressed concern that reduced coverage of the nation’s highest court may result in citizens misinterpreting how the justices reach decisions. On the Web: Justice Stephen Breyer on NPR
Universities put convergence front and center By VANNAH SHAW/ASNE Reporter University journalism programs are stepping up to meet newsroom demands for students with online skills. Top journalism teacher urges editors to help schools By VANNAH SHAW/ASNE Reporter Alan Weintraut, the 2006 Dow Jones Newspaper Fund high school journalism teacher of the year, hopes ASNE editors will develop a stronger relationship with the scholastic press in their communities. In Elyria, newspaper business is a Young dynasty By ERIN EDWARDS/ASNE Reporter News is the Young family business, and Ray and Rex are well positioned to become its fourth generation to enter the field. Wrapping up a week of hope By JORGE VALENCIA/ASNE Reporter The verdict, from many attendees, is that this year’s ASNE convention proved thought-provoking on issues from politics to sports to blogs and an escape from the gloom and doom of recent budget cutbacks. For some, ASNE goodies offset sting of travel, fees By APRIL YEE/ASNE Reporter Chris Schmitt, ASNE business manager, estimated that after paying for the convention and assorted receptions, the organization realizes about $150,000 in profits. Invest in newspapers? Yes, two private owners say By STEPHANIE WOODROW/ASNE Reporter Brian Tierney, owner of Philadelphia's two largest newspapers, and Chris Harte, owner of the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, said they had different reasons for purchasing their publications, but both see them as investments. Tribune Co. personnel await imminent news about possible sale By STACY A. ANDERSON/ASNE Reporter Tribune Co. editors will be checking their cell phones and BlackBerries between sessions at the ASNE convention Friday, anticipating news about the company’s possible sale.
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