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Published: August 18, 1996
Last Updated: October 09, 1996
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- Great Convention Bodes Well For the Coming Year, by Robert Giles
- Editors Asked for Nuts and Bolts; They Got Them: With sessions on values and younger readers - along with a full-fledged debate - editors got down to business at the 1996 convention (plus some top newsmakers), by Jane Healy
- Reporter Gives Students a Does of News Reality: By working around movers and shakers on deadline, ASNE Reporter staffers know how hectic - and thrilling - newspapers can be, by Marvin Lake
- The Bite of Journalism I Tasted Was Wonderful, by Jennifer Gomez
- So Many Great Ideas All In a Row: Room full of small newspapers' best work is something other editors could take home and apply immediately, by Mike Pride
- If Content is Unique and Good, They Will Come: Internet publishing isn't so hard once you realize a few things: plan carefully what you're going to do and maintain the quality of the one-of-a-kind information you provide, by Kathy Silverberg
- Computerized Records Can Be Tricky to Get: Because access to electronic data isn't spelled out many places, some agencies drag their feet or refuse media access; how can newspapers overcome this?, by George M. Benge
- DMV Data Could be Lost Without Lobbying, by Kyle Niederpruem
- Copy Editors Need Feedback, Attention: Still dissatisfied, deskers could be happier with consistent schedules, more input on changes, rotation through shifts, by Meegan Holland
- Rememberance, Free Speech: Presentation brings newspaper leaders, threatened author together, by Rick Rodriguez
- Values Session More Restrained Than Meetings: Intensity that marked editors' meetings absent, but panel members encouraged editors to re-create them at their newspapers with staff meetings and focus groups, by Steven A. Smith
- ASNE Convention Featured/Tweaked in Cartoons, by Craig Branson
- Gingrich, Gore, Dole See Media Differently: Speaker, vice president see eye-to-eye on Electronic Freedom of Information Act; Dole defends flag bill, by Larry Tarleton
- Sutherland Has Fun at Gore's Expense, by Craig Branson
- Congress and Media: Some Suggestions: Recommendations for editors for congressional coverage: reject cynicism, rethink assignments, give Congress as much coverage as the president, educate your reporters, by Dennis Hetzel
- Reno Says Justice Takes FOIA Seriously Now: Attorney general says FOIA performance is now part of job evaluations; she has some suggestions for editors, by Gary Blonston
- Radical Change Debate: Half-Oxford, Half-Circus: Although participants weren't certain of the definition of 'radical change,' the Kovach-Gartner team defeated the Campbell-Weaver team on substance, but lost on style, by Wendy Zomparelli
- Roundtable: Coping With Tight Budgets, by Kent Pollock
- Roundtable: Team Management, by Bob Zaltsberg
- Roundtable: Non-Newspaper Partnerships, by Craig Branson
- Roundtable: Skimmers, by Larry McDermott
- Roundtable: Sundays, by Tom Inman
- Roundtable: New Media, by Ellen Shearer
- Roundtable: Content Marketing, by Rick Doyle
- Roundtable: Public Journalism, by Woodson Howe
- Roundtable: Mentoring, by Ray Ollwerther
- Award Winners Truly Compose Their Stories: Musician theme runs through the discussion of the ASNE Writing Award session; deadline pressure puts some in a groove, others in a panic, by Craig Branson
- Improve Minority Representation, Panel Says: Larger newspapers targeted for not having minority levels in their newsrooms that mirror their communities: 'If I can do it, my God, then you can do it, too!' by Keith Moyer
- Generation X Can Be Reached With Effort: Although Xers use newspapers less than Baby Boomers, they will come around if you focus on them and their interests, by Craig Branson
- Ridder: Online Products Won't Kill Print Cousins: Good journalism, an eye on the bottom line and innovation are what will keep newspapers around 'long after you can I have cleaned out our last desk', by John Irby
- Stress Doesn't Have to Control the Newsroom: Although a low level is very productive, high levels day after day destroy morale; the problem may be the way editors handle and delegate tasks (or fail to), by Gene Foreman
- Look at Undercovered Communities, Kozol Asks: Author who has spent years working in the poorest areas of New York tires of 'happy ghetto' stories and the 'sanitizing of reality' that characterizes much of today's news, by Michael Quintanilla
- Oklahoma City Was a Test The Media Failed in Some Ways: Panelists say that since this type of incident can happen anywhere now, sensitivity, careful reporting and well-chosen sources are crucial, by Jim Poling Sr.
- DMV Data Could be Lost Without Lobbying: Federal law, which gives states a chance to opt-out, severely restricts the information the press is able to obtain from drivers' records (of course, solicitors would still have access), by Kyle Niederpruem
- Computerized Records Can Be Tricky to Get, by George M. Benge
- Articles Worth Reading: Viewership Down, Partnerships On The Rise, by Susan H. Miller
- Editor Leads Times With Own Time Limit: Roberts, with mandatory retirement looming, says serious journalism doesn't have to be a barrier to making money, by Kenneth H. Brief
- The Write Stuff: Bulls' Forward Inspires a Royal Headline, by Brian Cooper
- Good Writing: Try Starting Your Own Writing Newsletter: You do have the time and your staff is dying for feedback, by Kevin McGrath
- What Would You Do: Industry contests: You may have already won, by Debbie M. Price
- Sidebar
- Another New Face at ASNE
- Congratulations, Elise!
- Noted: Differing With Reform OK, Attacking Reformers Isn't: Fallows' suggestions on the way journalists do business are legitimate; saying that public journalism is 'nonsense' goes against newspapers' own history as 'crusaders', by Richard Harwood
- Letters: This issue carries letters ASNE received in response to Newt Gingrich's speech given at the convention and carried on C-SPAN.
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