A note from the President

• Movies, pundits aside, our future is in readership, by N. Christian Anderson III

Listening to readers

• Lending an ear, Whether called ... public editor, reader advocate, reader representative or ombudsman ... more and more papers are listening to readers. Should yours?, by Sanders LaMont
• Ten commandments of ombudsmen
• Birth of a reader representative in L.A., by Narda Zacchino
• The Organization of News Ombudsmen, by Gina Lubrano
• Ombudsmen in the U.S. and Canada

Coverage

• Readers deserve more fine arts criticism, Many newspapers leave readers to assume that a ballet, opera or art show is good (even when it isn't) because they don't critique them as they do TV, pop music and movies, by Meegan Holland

Diversity

• Native journalists' drop causes alarm, Because so few daily newspaper journalists are Native American, losing even a few makes their percentage of the whole take a dive; most reservations are near small dailies, by Kara Briggs
• Native Americans in the newsroom

A look back

• What I've learned, Longtime newspaperman's notes on leaving the trade, by Arnold Rosenfeld

Journalism History

• Iowa's journalistic past comes alive in project, Oral histories from dozens of journalists document what it was like to cover the state, work in its newspapers and broadcast its news, by Ross M. Hagen

Explaining ourselves

• Telling our side of it to readers, Editor columns are a great way to explain what we do and why; if you write such a column, we'd like to know about it, by Joe Distelheim
• We want - and need - to hear from you, by Joe Distelheim

The front page

• JFK Jr., taxes and prisons, by Neil Brown

An American Editor

• The demanding Karin Winner, San Diego Union-Tribune's editor has seen her community change, and has moved her newsroom ahead to meet the challenge, by Allen Parsons
• The San Diego Union-Tribune
• Karin Winner

Good writing

• Think short, Taut, well-tuned stories draw readers along while conserving space, by Kevin Mcgrath

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On copy editing

• A newspaper's product isn't really news at all, Our reputation for credibility is the real selling point; copy editors and other newsroom employees should recognize their role in enhancing that reputation, by Hank Glamann

ASNE on the move

• ASNE sets job fair schedule for 1999-2000
• Members on the move
• Ted Natt missing
• Stinnett wins award
• Coverage and Content to meet
• Partnerships committee to meet
• Budget now for an educator next summer
• Calendar