Large majority of survey respondents pleased with ASNE’s San Diego convention

Ninety percent of those who responded to the post-convention survey indicated that it met or exceeded their expectations. Best-selling author Daniel Pink and Facebook’s Justin Osofsky were the highest-rated speakers, and a reception on the USS Midway and an evening at Qualcomm were the most popular social events.

Committee outlines plans to "reposition, rebrand and revitalize" ASNE

On the final day of the ASNE Convention, members heard recommendations from a special committee that had worked for months to chart a future for the 89-year-old organization. The headline: Dramatic changes are coming. The committee's strategy is to broaden membership while tightening ASNE's focus. It also urges exploring an array of initiatives and abandoning programs that are no longer critical to ASNE's core mission. "The result is a detailed and powerful roadmap for the future," said committee chair David Boardman. "The leadership of ASNE is committed to following it, and we are confident it will lead us not only to greater financial stability, but to becoming an even more helpful and relevant organization for our members, for journalism and for our society."

Paulson assumes ASNE presidency, calls for innovation and inclusiveness

You'll see some of the most dramatic change in the history of the organization in the coming 12 months,” First Amendment advocate and former USA TODAY editor Ken Paulson told members Saturday in San Diego on the final day of ASNE's annual convention. A proposed bylaws change that will expand membership, a wide range of national and regional training opportunities and an even great emphasis on news leadership, regardless of platform, were among the initiatives cited by Paulson.

Remarks on the future of ASNE by Ken Paulson

Ken Paulson becomes the 82nd president of ASNE at the San Diego convention.

Marine general to address ASNE11

Brigadier General Joseph L. Osterman, assistant division commander of 1st Marine Division will address convention attendees aboard the USS Midway.

How much green is behind that wall?

A NYT editor and others, including analyst Ken Doctor, to discuss efforts to produce revenue in electronic formats at ASNE11. Read More..

Making Print Sell -- an ASNE workshop

It may not be as sexy as the emerging digital opportunities, but print still dominates in audience and revenue.

Vicente Fox headlines Wednesday lunch

Mexico's 55^th president will speak at luncheon added to convention schedule.

Panel and reception aboard USS Midway

The U.S. has been at war for nearly a decade. What are the problems and triumphs soldiers face as thousands return home?

Qualcomm hosts Friday night at ASNE11

A night of learning, networking and socializing at Qualcomm's campus outside San Diego tops off Friday's convention program.

Innovation. Motivation. Leadership.

The ASNE convention will feature three dynamic speakers who embody its three central themes: Innovation. Motivation. Leadership.

Hemispheric Forum on Freedom of Expression

The American Society of News Editors is one of the organizers of an unprecedented regional forum on press freedom in North, Central and South America at the Institute of the Americas at the University of California, San Diego, April 4-5. The forum immediately precedes ASNE's Convention to be held April 6-9 at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina.

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Facebook executive to headline ASNE Convention in San Diego

Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of the social network that is changing the way the world communicates, will be one of the headliners at this year's convention, which will be held in San Diego, April 6-9. The convention program, which is now available at ASNE's convention website, will focus on producing great journalism on multiple platforms in the digital age. Read More..

Convention videos now available

Complete video recordings of most of the major programs at the 2010 ASNE convention have been posted. Over 13 hours of video from the general sessions and lunch presentations at ASNE's NewsNow Industry Summit are available. They feature speakers like Alan Rusbridger, Dave Eggers, Arianna Huffington, and Tom Curley, and topics like charging for digital content, investigative collaborations and the future of professional journalism.

Survey respondents give 2010 ASNE convention high marks

“I think this was one of the most intelligent conferences I have been to in a long time. It was forward thinking, honest, informative and well executed,” said one of the convention attendees who responded to our post-convention survey. “A tour de force, far exceeding my expectations,” raved another. They weren't alone: Fifty-seven percent of the 118 respondents indicated the convention exceeded their expectations. Here's what they had to say. (This story includes an overview of the survey as well as link to a PDF of the complete results.)

ASNE convention prognosis: Guarded but optimistic

A consistent theme has emerged from reports about last week's convention: There was hope and optimism in the hallways at the J.W. Marriott, tempered by an understanding of the enormous challenges still facing newsroom leaders and the organizations they run. We've rounded up post-convention commentary here.

• Rex Smith: Hope rises, ink-stained or digital
• Gene Policinski: Amid wrenching change, some hopeful signs for journalism
• Tim McGuire: ASNE needs to figure out what game it is rejoining
• Karen Peterson: Nation's editors ready to move ahead
• Rem Rieder: After the storm
• Eric Deggans: Huffington at ASNE: 'Trust is the new black'
• Eric Deggans: Can newspapers get a bailout, too?
• Dale Peskin: ASNE finally makes us smile
• Eric Newton: ASNE NewsNow unlike past gatherings of news editors

ASNE NewsNow 'convention like no other'

Rem Reider says the programming at ASNE10 focused on "relevant front-burner issues" and were "engaging subjects presented to very engaged audiences." He praised Marty Kaiser, David Boardman, and Pam Fine for organizing "a convention absolutely in tune with the zeitgeist."

Washington Post Senior Editor Milton Coleman Elected to Lead ASNE

Milton Coleman, senior editor at The Washington Post, assumes the presidency of ASNE, as members elect new directors to the board. In his acceptance speech Coleman addresses the revitalization of the organization.

Decline in newsroom jobs slows

American daily newspapers lost another 5,200 jobs last year bringing the total loss of journalists since 2007 to 13,500. But American daily newspapers lost fewer staffers than in 2008, when nearly 6,000 journalists left newsrooms across the country. The percentage of minorities in newsrooms totaled 13.26 percent, a decline of .15 percentage points from a year ago.

U.S. Treasury secretary to speak at ASNE convention

Timothy F. Geithner will speak during the Tuesday luncheon meeting at the NewsNow Ideas Summit, which will be held next week in Washington, D.C. During the presentation, he will be interviewed by Steven Pearlstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist at The Washington Post.

ASNE Convention Day Passes Now Available

And they're inexpensive, especially if you're an ASNE member or a member of one of our partner organizations. ASNE members who register for the convention will also receive a free pass to the Newseum and a copy of Dave Egger's Panorama newspaper. Eggers will speak at the convention, along with Eric Schmidt, Arianna Huffington and a diverse group of interesting presenters covering a broad spectrum of the news profession.

#ASNE10: A Smorgasbord of Interactivity

With blogging, live blogging, comments, photos and video, this year's ASNE convention will have more ways than ever for people to connect with the activities next week at the J.W. Marriott. The nexus of these efforts will be the unofficial ASNE NewsNow Ideas Summit blog, which will also feature coverage of the convention by students from American University, Howard University and the University of Maryland. Bloomberg News is hosting the free Wifi access that will make all of this possible.

Knight-funded innovations featured at ASNE convention

An afternoon session on the third day of the convention will feature quick-paced presentations of six groundbreaking journalism tools that have already been adopted in a number of newsrooms. Later the same day the presenters will participate in “Innovations Salons” — small-group discussions designed to allow ASNE members to learn more about the tools by speaking directly with the people behind them.

Google CEO to Keynote ASNE Convention

Eric Schmidt will be the opening speaker at ASNE's NewsNow 2010 Ideas Summit, to be held in Washington, D.C. April 11-14. Schmidt will speak prior to the conference's opening reception on Sunday, April 11, which is being co-sponsored by Google and the Knight Foundation. Others scheduled to speak during the summit include Alan Rusbridger of The Guardian, David Carr of The New York Times, The Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, Yahoo! News honcho Mark Walker, and the editor and author Dave Eggers.

ASNE NewsNow Ideas Summit to focus on innovation, collaboration and the new media environment

Conference sessions and speakers bring old and new media together. Morning sessions will look at the future and present of news and the editor's role, while afternoons will be devoted to practical workshops, followed by small-group interaction with select speakers in an hourlong Innovation Salon on Monday and Tuesday.

ASNE things to do in San Diego

Ten things to do while in San Diego, April 6-9 for ASNE11.

Milton Coleman's ASNE Acceptance Speech — April 14, 2010

Milton Coleman assumes the presidency of ASNE, April 14, 2010, at the NewsNow ideas summit.

ASNE launches virtual convention

RESTON, VA -- ASNE is pleased to announce a series of hourlong, online seminars, funded in part by the McCormick Foundation. Think of it as a kind of virtual convention spread over time. You can participate at your desktop.

Starting later this month, the ASNE webinars will help you build and monetize your digital audience and run your print paper. You will get practical tips about creating digital content, sharing with other papers, managing user comments, running the continuous digital newsroom, live blogging, mobile delivery, and, of course, using Twitter.

The webinars will be useful to all news organizations — big, small and in between. Sessions are free to ASNE members. Nonmembers will be billed $50 on registration.

ASNE cancels 2009 convention

RESTON, Va. – Citing the challenging times faced by its members, The American Society of Newspaper Editors today announced it has canceled its 2009 convention.

Although plans to hold the convention in Chicago, April 26-29, were well under way, president Charlotte Hall said ASNE’s leadership had “concluded that the challenges editors face at their newspapers demand their full attention.”

Hall praised the considerable groundwork done by the Society’s Convention Program Committee. She said the committee “had put in place a robust agenda that promised to address critical issues faced by editors.” Also, Hall said that it had become clear that member attendance would have been significantly lower than normal because of the stress within the industry.

“Even though the learning opportunities at the convention would have been valuable, the greatest priority is leading our own newsrooms as we shape the future of the business,” Hall said.

ASNE convention, April 8-11, 1997

RESTON, Va. — The nation’s newspaper editors will gather in Washington, D.C., April 8-11 for their annual examination of current developments and challenges of editing daily newspapers. While in the nation’s capital, members of the American Society of Newspaper Editors will hear from leading new