A note from the President

• Stinnett leaving his successor huge shoes to fill, by Edward Seaton

Mortification

• Mortification: Parts I - The Smith case, Part II - The Barnicle case, Part III - Meanwhile, in Cincinnati and Part IV - Final thoughts
• A story of global significance, by Gene Weingarten
• Chiquita lesson: Libel isn't weapon of choice, First Amendment law enters a new season as litigants use common law claims and torts to protest stories they don't like - and newsgatherers disavow their own stories, by Bruce Sanford
• Truths and consequences
• Personal ethics come into play every day, A journalist's sense of right and wrong with the story's stakeholders should prevail; in the case of shady sources, public interest and potential harm are the questions to ask, By Joe Davidson

Reaching students journalists

• Student Press Partners links papers, students, ASNE, local newspapers connect with needy high schools to produce or improve their student newspapers, By Veronica Jennings
• Washington Post staff benefits from program, Partnership allows editors, reporters and other to interact with students on the basics of journalism, gives staffers perspective on life in their newspaper's city, By Dorothy Gilliam
• Different program helps diversify Dayton, Home-grown internship program helps medium-sized metro get, retain minority staffers, By John Thomson

Reporting tools

• Should reporters learn shorthand for notes?, Although many British journalists find it essential, U.S. educators - and even secretaries - don't feel its necessary to teach, By Rex Rhoades

An American Editor

• Sacramento: New job for old hand, Rick Rodriguez overcame bias and journalistic despair to lead newsroom, By Sanders LaMont
• The Sacramento Bee
• Rick Rodriguez

Good writing

• Narrative stories require specific details, By Kevin McGrath

ASNE on the move

• ASNE to sponsor minority short courses
• Send us your news, send us your photographs
• Death
• Member news
• ASNE/NCEW members invited to visit India, Pakistan
• Calendar