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Noon - 1:30 p.m.: Small Newspaper Luncheon

2:35p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: From Superman to Subpoenas: Defending a Free Press

4:05 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.: Journalism Under Siege: More Secrecy in Government, Less Security Doing Our Jobs


6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.:
Opening Reception

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Percentage of minorities at newspapers declines
By TIFFANY HSU/ASNE Reporter

The percentage of minority staffers in daily newsrooms fell slightly last year for only the second time since ASNE began tracking minority employment in its annual Newsroom Census, according to editors briefed about the report that is to be released Tuesday.

BALCO reporters to discuss brush with First Amendment
By TIFFANY HSU/ASNE Reporter

San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams could talk your ears off about the importance of freedom of speech. | BALCO Timeline

On the Web: Read about the BALCO investigation

Lobbying intensifies for a national shield law
By ALAN J. McCOMBS/ASNE Reporter

The federal government’s campaign to learn the identities of reporters’ sources is leading journalism groups to lobby harder for a national shield law to protect the news media.

Teens on shaky ground with First Amendment
By CHRISTOPHER DURR/ASNE Reporter

Ask teenagers at random on District of Columbia streets to explain the First Amendment, and you’ll get radically different answers.

Incoming/Outgoing ASNE Presidents
By ASNE Reporters SHA’DAY JACKSON & STACY A. ANDERSON

David Zeeck credits ASNE’s board for working with him on his priorities over the last year. Gilbert Bailon is preparing to guide ASNE with the skills he acquired while climbing the ranks of management.
David Zeeck | Gilbert Bailon | Things to know about Bailon

Shrinking numbers are forcing creative responses
By HUONG LE/ASNE Reporter

ASNE’s new board of directors will face the significant challenge of guiding the nation’s newsroom leaders through times that seem increasingly uncertain, current board members and candidates said.

Ethics problems? Not in my shop, editors say
By APRIL YEE/ASNE Reporter

An ongoing survey of ASNE members has found that a majority of editors don't think that missteps into certain ethical quagmires are prevalent in their newsrooms.

Convention aims to inspire ideas, sharing
By SHA’DAY JACKSON & STACY A. ANDERSON/ASNE Reporter

This year’s ASNE convention aims to engage editors about the oldest and newest concerns facing newspapers, from threats to the First Amendment to the latest challenges presented by technology.

A move, a conflict, an anniversary—a missed convention
By JORGE VALENCIA/ASNE Reporter

Many editors who aren't here didn't make the trip because they're just plain busy.


New campaign arena: Online face time
By SHA’DAY JACKSON/ASNE Reporter

The 2008 presidential candidates are turning to YouTube, MySpace and Facebook to promote their positions in the race for the White House. | VIDEO: Technology and Politics

Hollywood glitter dusts '08 races
By ALAN J. McCOMBS/ASNE Reporter

Bringing surfers to a newspaper’s Web site and keeping them is one of the tricky issues for newspapers during major events such as presidential and congressional elections.


Fee is attached to TimesReader online program
By APRIL LEE/ASNE Reporter

Non-subscribers of The New York Times’ online edition who want to click through the virtual pages that mirror the columns and design of the print paper will have to pay $165 per year.

‘Reel Journalism’ targets decrease in reporting from overseas
By MARVIN ANDERSON/ASNE Reporter

A panel discussion about a film featuring a fictitious international reporter focused on real-life frustrations of journalists who say budget cuts throughout the industry have seriously affected international reporting.



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