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Posted 5/2/2012 2:04:00 PM Ninety-one percent of those who attended the 2012 convention said it met or exceeded their expectations, according to the post-convention evaluation released today. The panel discussion on Watergate that brought Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein together on the 40th anniversary of the break-in received especially high marks.
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Posted 4/26/2012 11:54:00 AM Under threat of subpoena from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the federal agency responsible for improving the administration of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) sent to Congress last night a set of recommendations (PDF) so mundane that the effort to extract the document from the executive branch calls into question the agency’s independence.
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Posted 4/18/2012 3:08:00 PM After years of warnings about looming security threats on the Internet, cybersecurity has emerged as one of this year's key legislative issues. Unfortunately, the spate of legislation that has been introduced so far in the U.S. Congress has created grave concerns among civil liberties organizations and open government advocates. ...
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Posted 4/18/2012 2:19:00 PM It's been over for two weeks, but the ASNE convention continues to generate coverage in the press and the blogosphere. ...
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Posted 4/12/2012 5:04:00 PM The convention program, including luncheon speeches by President Barack Obama and Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, was a big hit inside the meeting rooms at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Many of the sessions also generated a huge amount of attention outside the walls of the hotel, and much of it was broadcast live by C-SPAN. Click below for convention highlights and an index to media coverage surrounding the event.
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Posted 4/9/2012 11:23:00 AM The ASNE Board of Directors added three new members and elected a new executive committee at the organization's annual convention last week in Washington, D.C. Bloomberg News Executive Editor Susan Goldberg took the reins as ASNE president on the final day of the convention. During her acceptance speech, Goldberg talked about the pride she feels in her chosen profession and her optimism for ASNE and the future of professional journalism.
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Posted 4/4/2012 2:40:00 PM WASHINGTON, DC -- Total newsroom employment at daily newspapers declined by 2.4 percent in 2011, while the loss in minority newsroom positions was 5.7 percent, according to a census released today by the American Society of News Editors and the Center for Advanced Social Research at the Missouri School of Journalism.
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Posted 4/3/2012 7:00:00 PM The nation’s premier organization for journalism leaders and one of the world’s leading institutions for journalism education and innovation are joining forces. The American Society of News Editors and the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism today announced a new partnership, including plans to move ASNE’s headquarters to the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute on the university’s Columbia, Mo., campus.
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Posted 4/2/2012 3:51:00 PM The American Society of News Editors has announced the winners of its annual awards for distinguished writing and photography. This year's contest attracted 317 qualifying entries from news organizations throughout the United States.
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Posted 4/2/2012 10:57:00 AM The American Society of News Editors on Monday will release its comprehensive report on the future on diversity in the news during the ASNE Annual Convention. The Ford Foundation funded the research and report.
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Posted 3/30/2012 11:35:00 PM ASNE convention will be brought to you, in part, through the generosity of Google, Inc., Bloomberg News, Reuters and the Newseum. These four organizations each stepped up in a major way to provide financial support that will help defray convention expenses and sustain ASNE's work throughout the year.
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Posted 3/30/2012 11:24:00 PM Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has accepted an invitation to speak at the ASNE/NAA lunch on Wednesday, April 4, during the ASNE Convention at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel. Romney will speak from the same stage that President Obama will use to address ASNE and NAA attendees 24 hours earlier, at the annual Associated Press Annual Luncheon.
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Posted 3/21/2012 5:02:00 PM President Barack Obama will make a return visit to the ASNE convention this year, giving the keynote address at the AP Luncheon on Tuesday, April 3. Obama spoke at the same lunch four years ago when he was a candidate for president. With his appearance at this year's convention, Obama joins every sitting president since Calvin Coolidge in addressing an ASNE audience.
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Posted 3/19/2012 3:51:00 PM Elections for five open seats on the ASNE Board of Directors began today. ASNE members will be selecting from among eight candidates, each of whom are vying for three-year board terms. View the article for biographies and short statements filed by each candidate.
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Posted 3/7/2012 10:28:00 AM The ASNE nominating committee recently selected eight candidates to run for five three-year terms on the ASNE Board of Directors. The candidates’ bios and statements will be posted on the ASNE website next week, and the election will close on Tuesday, April 3, during the ASNE convention in Washington. Click the link below for the list of candidates.
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