A note from the President

• One of our own is gone: Ted Natt, by N. Christian Anderson III

Sunday magazines

• Rough seas, Say a prayer for the Sunday magazine, a meandering journey for the mind that's sailed into some dangerous waters, by Calvin Woodward
• Most people get Parade or USA Weekend, by Susan Bischoff
• Changing Chile needed a changed magazine, by Felipe T. Edwards

Hiring issues

• Surveys confirm tight job market, by M. Eileen Brown
• Minority job-seekers don't fare as well, Survey analysis finds that the difference in hiring rates between whites and minorities is increasing, by Ted Pease
• Can't find people? Grow your own, Newspapers across the nation have found ways to cultivate staffers in their communities and through outreach at universities, by Don Huebscher
• Our interns work at a metro and beyond, by Rick Doyle
• Steal these low-cost training ideas

Explaining ourselves

• Polite criticism goes further than cussing, by Walker Lundy

The front page

• A big arrest, an ill police chief and 'W', by Kathy L. Vetter

An American Editor

• Rockford's journalistic tonic, Register Star editor Linda Grist Cunningham finds Illinois honesty refreshing, complementary to her style, by Tom Callinan
• Rockford (Ill.) Register Star
• Linda Grist Cunningham

Good writing

• Deadlines keep the paper alive, In addition to keeping us from going late every day, deadlines help keep a sense of newsroom urgency alive, by Don Fry

On copy editing

• Mind over machine, To avoid being trampled by technology, just remember these three things: training, training and training, by Hank Glamann

ASNE on the move

• Bhatia elected to ASNE ladder
• J-School motion passed
• Diversity benchmarks adopted
• ASNE welcomes 9 new members
• Stinnett wins award
• Calendar