The American Editor, May-June 2000

Table of Contents

A note from the President

• Photography is at the heart of good journalism, by Richard A. Oppel

President's speech

• Building connections to readers on 3 pillars, Credibility, diversity and encouraging readership each offer newspapers opportunities to connect with parts of their communities, by N. Christian Anderson III

On newspapers

• Clinton delivers an earful to editors, by William Raspberry

Newspaper leaders

• The view from the top is optimistic, Despite shrinking market share and pressure on margins, newspaper company CEOs have hope for the future; but all realize that news is the heart and soul of who we are, by Will Corbin

Convention

• Anatomy of a news cycle

Demographics

• Shifting demographics mandate change, Media researcher says that younger generations are reading less and that the country is becoming more and more diverse, by Beverly Kees
• Hazel Reinhardt

Diversity in the newsroom

• Minorities show small gains in newsrooms, Inching forward again, the percentage of newsroom staffers who are minorities grew to 11.85 percent as of Jan. 1; women also moved closer to parity, by LaBarbara Bowman
• Complete survey is online

Credibility

• Sessions, report look at credibility solutions, Test-site newspapers report back on their findings after experimenting in the field with various ways of improving credibility, by Judy Pace Christie
• Building Reader Trust
• The test-site newspapers
• Key findings of the 1999 tracking research
• Foundation OKs JCP extension

Institute for Journalism Excellence

• Professors learn at newspapers
• Thanks, Oregonian, for making me a better coach, by Merlin Mann
• Times' Web operation offered me many lessons, by Arati Korwar
• Institute for Journalism Excellence names 23 Fellows, by Diana Mitsu Klos

ASNE on the move

• Should we accept non-newspaper sponsors?
• Background
• ASNE, Knight team up to improve high school journalism
• 2 ASNE staffers take on new roles
• Freedom Forum, ASNE, APME work together on diversity
• ASNE adds 67 active members
• 4 granted distinguished service membership
• Board expresses concern about Russian journalist
• Calendar

An American Editor

• Sarasota follows its rising star, As a managing editor by 29 and executive editor by 36, Janet Weaver's bumpy rocket ride has hinged on leadership, by Rena Pederson
• Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune
• Janet Weaver

Pages across America

• Connecting with the world in Spokane, Through links with the community and wires, eastern Washington is learning about its many links to the world in the Spokesman-Review, by Kevin Graman