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The Political Divide

By STEPHANIE WOODROW/ASNE Reporter

Attendees at the ASNE luncheon Wednesday got a taste of partisan politics as Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah and Democratic Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois poked fun at each other during a panel discussion.

9:00a.m. - Noon : General Session

12:30p.m. – 2:15 p.m.: LUNCHEON: Interview with Stephen Breyer, associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court

2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: General Session

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Committee Meetings

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.: Receptions

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Yesterday: civic journalism - Today: citizen involvement
By APRIL YEE/ASNE Reporter

Editors are taking seriously the possibilities of the ever-evolving online genre, which include new ways to use readers in their coverage.

Editors face confusion about legal standards for blogs
By TIFFANY HSU/ASNE Reporter

Blogging, in some ways a public institution and in other ways a very private activity, is redefining journalism, and many editors have mixed feelings about it.

Memo to editors: Don’t let video scare you
By ALAN J. McCOMBS/ASNE Reporter

Panelists discussed the ability of high-definition video recordings to tell stories better while also capturing the still images sought by newspapers.

On the Web: Video Examples

  • Katrina Aftermath
  • Taking care of the bears
  • Frank Sandoval: A survival story
  • CSI Anywhere: Searching for all angles of coverage
    By DALTON WALKER/ASNE Reporter

    Like crime-solvers scouring a scene for bits of evidence, reporters should search for the multimedia angle when on assignment.

    Debating which end is up
    By STEPHANIE WOODROW/ASNE Reporter

    Are you an editor of a newspaper with a Web site or of a Web site with a newspaper?

    Planning is key in transforming a newsroom
    By SHA’DAY JACKSON/ASNE Reporter

    Editors shared several approaches for surviving new technology, layoffs and circulation declines in the industry.

    On the Web: Excerpt from Arianna Huffington's 'On Becoming Fearless'

    Editors can hear Breyer’s take on First Amendment
    By ALAN J. McCOMBS/ASNE Reporter

    Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer, often viewed as a swing vote on the court on press issues, is expected to give newspaper editors on Thursday a glimpse of how he views the First Amendment.

    Related: Interviewing the interviewer
    On the Web: Justice Stephen Breyer on NPR

    Tierney outlines advantages of private ownership
    By STEPHANIE WOODROW/ASNE Reporter

    Re-energizing, rejuvenating and revitalizing. No, it’s not a shampoo. It’s Brian Tierney’s philosophy for how he’s going to make Philadelphia’s two main newspapers successful again.

    Study finds more text is read online than off
    By STACY A. ANDERSON/ASNE Reporter

    Internet users are known for bouncing around the Web, but a recent study found they’re actually reading news online more comprehensively than newspaper readers.

    On the Web: Watch video of readers being surveyed at Poynter's EyeTrack07 Web site: eyetrack.poynter.org

    ASNE members challenged to save business desks
    By STACY A. ANDERSON/ASNE Reporter

    The Society of American Business Editors and Writers challenged ASNE members to preserve their business desks as the industry shrinks budgets and staff.

    New Missouri journalism institute to focus on innovation
    By MARVIN ANDERSON/ASNE Reporter

    The University of Missouri, Columbia, plans to open a journalism institute in September 2008 to develop new technology and enhance its use throughout a rapidly changing industry.

    Smaller newspapers rule when it comes to diversity
    By TIFFANY HSU/ASNE Reporter

    Newspapers in Arkansas, Texas and New Jersey, all of which have daily circulations of less than 50,000, won the first-ever ASNE Diversity Pacesetter Awards.

    Related: Full list of the winners

    Barnes honored for editorial leadership
    By NOELLE LINDSAY/ASNE Reporter

    Andrew “Andy” Barnes, a veteran journalist and newspaper executive, was honored Wednesday with the fifth ASNE Award for Editorial Leadership.

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