A note from the President

• The long haul to diversity in the newsroom, by Richard A. Oppel

50-inch web

• Getting ready for the 50-inch web before it's too late, Narrow paper saves a ton of money, but the new format gets mixed reactions from readers, so editors have a key role to play, by Warren Watson
• 10 tips for senior editors facing the change to a 50-inch web
• Winner: Maximize benefits, by Warren Watson
• Why Gannett favors a 7-column format on a 50-inch web

Diversity

• Six steps to diversify a journalism faculty, by Loren Ghiglione

Newspaper culture

• Newsroom culture under the microscope, Aggressive/Defensive attitudes prevail in the majority of surveyed newspapers, leading to confrontation, competitiveness and jockeying for power, by Linda Grist Cunningham

Book review

• Ushering in the era of modern journalism, Civil war reporters were labeled as spies, blocked from using telegrams and sometimes got it wrong, but they also showed great heroism in keeping the nation informed, by Dave Boyer

Journalism education

• Journalism educators seeking partnerships, Professors discuss ways to bridge the gap between classrooms and newsrooms to better prepare students for the quickly changing world of journalism, by John Irby
• ASNE Institute for Journalism Excellence

Ask Dr. Ink

• Easy budget cuts and the polluted Internet, The doctor weighs in on borrowing from the Net, telling Wall Street analysts where to get off and talking things over before giving a photo a controversial haircut

Good writing

• Take Mr. Potato Head along for better stories, by Kevin McGrath

Management advice

• Two lists to help new editors manage better, Young journalists often find themselves filled with pride and panic when they take on the editor's mantle, but it's nothing a little management training can't fix, by Edward Miller

An American Editor

• Working toward a 'great' goal, Jay Harris has his sights set on building "the next great American newspaper" in San Jose, by Arlene Notoro Morgan
• San Jose Mercury News
• Jay Harris
• Leadership tips

Pages across America

• The world in pictures; local area in stories, by Andrea Nemitz

ASNE on the move

• ASNE hires new director for projects
• Alabama editor, Giles, dies
• First Amendment project begins
• Stars & Stripes editor resigns over killed story
• Calendar