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American Society of News Editors

May 04, 2024

The American Society of News Editors (ASNE) was a membership organization for editors, producers or directors in charge of journalistic organizations or departments, deans or faculty at university journalism schools, and leaders and faculty of media-related foundations and training organizations.[2] In 2019, it merged with the Associated Press Media Editors to become the News Leaders Association.

American Society of News Editors
AbbreviationASNE
Merged intoNews Leaders Association
Formation1922[1]
TypeNGO
Legal statusDefunct, 2019
PurposeJournalism-related and First Amendment issues[2]
Headquarters(from 2012) Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, Missouri
Formerly called
American Society of Newspaper Editors

History edit

The American Society of Newspaper Editors formed after two United States publications took the newspaper industry to task. In January 1922, The Atlantic Monthly featured two articles by Frederick Lewis Allen and Moorfield Storey[3] which were critical of the way in which newspapers were published, and requested change. After reading the articles, Casper Yost — the longtime editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and himself a respected journalist — saw the need for forming an organization of editors willing to combat criticism.

Yost wrote to a few dozen editors soliciting support. The responses were positive and, just a month later, in February 1922, a small meeting was held in Chicago. Attendees included Yost and editors from Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago. They gathered to discuss action they could take for the advancement of the news and editorial side, to develop a constitution and a code of ethics, and to launch a recruiting campaign for the group. The editors called a meeting in New York that April, when editors would be joining their publishers and congregating for the annual American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA) meeting (despite no formal mention of them by ANPA in its bulletins). Their efforts were so successful that by October nearly 100 charter members had signed up.

The organization amended its bylaws and changed its name to the American Society of News Editors in April, 2009.[4]

In 2012, the ASNE entered into a partnership with the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism and moved its headquarters from Reston, Virginia, to Columbia, Missouri.[5]

In 2016, the Association of Opinion Journalists was merged with ASNE.[6]

In 2018, a merger of ASNE with Associated Press Media Editors was announced. From this merger, the News Leaders Association was formed.[7]

Organizational goals edit

In October 1922, ASNE was launched with directors and officers; they hammered out a code of ethics, named committees and made preparations for the first convention at the New Willard Hotel in Washington the next April. The founders decided that ASNE would be an organization of individual editors of big-city papers — limiting membership to editors of newspapers in cities of 100,000 or more. Since then, rules have been loosened extensively.

Annual meetings edit

 
President George W. Bush speaking at the annual convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 2001.

The annual convention was held annually — with the exception of 1945 and 2009 — mostly in Washington, D.C..

Over the years, every current U.S. president spoke at the organization's convention and it was considered a premier venue for politicians to appear. Notable examples are President Coolidge's Press Under a Free Government speech[8] and President Eisenhower's Chance for Peace speech.

Activities edit

ASNE had several initiatives carried out by its committees. The Diversity Committee was formed to evaluate employee diversity using the Newsroom Employment Census. The census queried every daily newspaper and online news site in the United States to determine the number of news staffers as well as their gender and race as part of the organization's yearly census. The survey continues via News Leaders Association.

Awards edit

The ASNE Awards were another key initiative of the organization. They included:

  • Batten Medal
  • Osborn Award for Editorial Leadership
  • Sulzberger Award for Online Storytelling
  • Howell Award for Nondeadline Writing
  • Royko Award for Commentary/Column Writing
  • Distinguished Writing on Diversity Award
  • Local Accountability Reporting Award
  • Community Service Photojournalism Award
  • Breaking News Writing award[9]
  • Raymond Clapper Memorial Award (c. 1951 to c. 1965)

Projects edit

ASNE also ran several projects, generally carried out by staff with advice from committees. Projects subject areas have included diversity, credibility and readership.

The association started the national Sunshine Week initiative promoting the importance of open government. Sunshine laws were enacted to make sure journalists have access to all government meetings.

Presidents of The ASNE edit

  • Source: "History". News Leaders Association.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . American Society of News Editors. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "ASNE's Mission Statement". American Society of News Editors. February 27, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Storey, Moorfield (1922). "The Daily Press". The Atlantic Monthly. Vol. 129. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "ASNE proposes taking 'paper' out of name, other significant changes to bylaws". members.newsleaders.org.
  5. ^ . American Society of News Editors. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  6. ^ Institute, The Poynter. "AOJ to join forces with ASNE, turn over writing seminar to The Poynter Institute". www.prnewswire.com.
  7. ^ "The logic for two separate newspaper organizations evaporates and so they merge". June 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "The Press Under a Free Government: Address before the American Society of Newspaper Editors Washington, D.C." The American Presidency Project. January 17, 1925. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  9. ^ "NLA". members.newsleaders.org.

External links edit

  •   Media related to American Society of News Editors at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website of the Sunshine Week

May 04, 2024
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The American Society of News Editors ASNE was a membership organization for editors producers or directors in charge of journalistic organizations or departments deans or faculty at university journalism schools and leaders and faculty of media related foundations and training organizations 2 In 2019 it merged with the Associated Press Media Editors to become the News Leaders Association American Society of News EditorsAbbreviationASNEMerged intoNews Leaders AssociationFormation1922 1 TypeNGOLegal statusDefunct 2019PurposeJournalism related and First Amendment issues 2 Headquarters from 2012 Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism Columbia MissouriFormerly calledAmerican Society of Newspaper Editors Contents 1 History 2 Organizational goals 3 Annual meetings 4 Activities 5 Awards 6 Projects 7 Presidents of The ASNE 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory editThe American Society of Newspaper Editors formed after two United States publications took the newspaper industry to task In January 1922 The Atlantic Monthly featured two articles by Frederick Lewis Allen and Moorfield Storey 3 which were critical of the way in which newspapers were published and requested change After reading the articles Casper Yost the longtime editor of the St Louis Globe Democrat and himself a respected journalist saw the need for forming an organization of editors willing to combat criticism Yost wrote to a few dozen editors soliciting support The responses were positive and just a month later in February 1922 a small meeting was held in Chicago Attendees included Yost and editors from Cleveland Detroit and Chicago They gathered to discuss action they could take for the advancement of the news and editorial side to develop a constitution and a code of ethics and to launch a recruiting campaign for the group The editors called a meeting in New York that April when editors would be joining their publishers and congregating for the annual American Newspaper Publishers Association ANPA meeting despite no formal mention of them by ANPA in its bulletins Their efforts were so successful that by October nearly 100 charter members had signed up The organization amended its bylaws and changed its name to the American Society of News Editors in April 2009 4 In 2012 the ASNE entered into a partnership with the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism and moved its headquarters from Reston Virginia to Columbia Missouri 5 In 2016 the Association of Opinion Journalists was merged with ASNE 6 In 2018 a merger of ASNE with Associated Press Media Editors was announced From this merger the News Leaders Association was formed 7 Organizational goals editIn October 1922 ASNE was launched with directors and officers they hammered out a code of ethics named committees and made preparations for the first convention at the New Willard Hotel in Washington the next April The founders decided that ASNE would be an organization of individual editors of big city papers limiting membership to editors of newspapers in cities of 100 000 or more Since then rules have been loosened extensively Annual meetings edit nbsp President George W Bush speaking at the annual convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 2001 The annual convention was held annually with the exception of 1945 and 2009 mostly in Washington D C Over the years every current U S president spoke at the organization s convention and it was considered a premier venue for politicians to appear Notable examples are President Coolidge s Press Under a Free Government speech 8 and President Eisenhower s Chance for Peace speech Activities editASNE had several initiatives carried out by its committees The Diversity Committee was formed to evaluate employee diversity using the Newsroom Employment Census The census queried every daily newspaper and online news site in the United States to determine the number of news staffers as well as their gender and race as part of the organization s yearly census The survey continues via News Leaders Association Awards editThe ASNE Awards were another key initiative of the organization They included Batten Medal Osborn Award for Editorial Leadership Sulzberger Award for Online Storytelling Howell Award for Nondeadline Writing Royko Award for Commentary Column Writing Distinguished Writing on Diversity Award Local Accountability Reporting Award Community Service Photojournalism Award Breaking News Writing award 9 Raymond Clapper Memorial Award c 1951 to c 1965 Projects editASNE also ran several projects generally carried out by staff with advice from committees Projects subject areas have included diversity credibility and readership The association started the national Sunshine Week initiative promoting the importance of open government Sunshine laws were enacted to make sure journalists have access to all government meetings Presidents of The ASNE editSource History News Leaders Association 1922 1926 Casper S Yost St Louis Globe Democrat 1926 1928 E C Hopwood Cleveland Plain Dealer 1928 1930 Walter M Harrison The Oklahoman 1930 1933 Fred Fuller Shedd Philadelphia Evening Bulletin 1933 1934 Paul Bellamy Cleveland Plain Dealer 1934 1936 Grove Patterson The Blade Toledo Ohio 1936 1937 Marvin H Creager Milwaukee Journal 1937 1938 A H Kirchhofer Buffalo Evening News 1938 1939 William Allen White Emporia Gazette 1939 1940 Donald J Sterling Oregon Journal 1940 1941 Tom Wallace The Louisville Times 1941 1942 Dwight Marvin The Record Troy 1942 1943 W S Gilmore Detroit News 1943 1944 Roy A Roberts The Kansas City Star 1944 1946 John S Knight Knight Newspapers 1946 1947 Wilbur Forrest New York Herald Tribune 1947 1948 N R Howard Cleveland News 1948 1949 Erwin D Canham The Christian Science Monitor 1949 1950 B M McKelway Washington Star 1950 1951 Dwight Young Dayton Journal Herald 1951 1952 Alexander F Jones Syracuse Herald Journal 1952 1953 Wright Bryan Atlanta Journal 1953 1954 Basil L Walters Knight Newspapers 1954 1955 James S Pope Courier Journal and Louisville Times 1955 1956 Kenneth MacDonald Des Moines Register and Tribune 1956 1957 Jenkin Lloyd Jones Sr Tulsa Tribune 1957 1958 Virginius Dabney Richmond Times Dispatch 1958 1959 George W Healy Jr New Orleans Times Picayune 1959 1960 J R Wiggins Washington Post 1960 1961 Turner Catledge New York Times 1961 1962 Felix R McKnight Dallas Times Herald 1962 1963 Lee Hills Knight Newspapers 1963 1964 Herbert Brucker Hartford Courant 1964 1965 Miles H Wolff Greensboro Daily News 1965 1966 Vermont Royster Wall Street Journal 1966 1967 Robert C Notson Portland Oregonian 1967 1968 Michael J Ogden The Providence Journal and Bulletin 1968 1969 Vincent S Jones Gannett Newspapers 1969 1970 Norman E Isaacs Courier Journal and Louisville Times 1970 1971 Newbold Noyes Washington Star 1971 1972 C A McKnight The Charlotte Observer 1972 1973 J Edward Murray Detroit Free Press 1973 1974 Arthur C Deck Salt Lake Tribune 1974 1975 Howard H Hays Jr The Press Enterprise 1975 1976 Warren H Phillips The Wall Street Journal 1976 1977 George Chaplin The Honolulu Advertiser 1977 1978 Eugene C Patterson St Petersburg Times 1978 1979 John Hughes The Christian Science Monitor 1979 1980 William H Hornby The Denver Post 1980 1981 Thomas Winship The Boston Globe 1981 1982 Michael J O Neill New York Daily News 1982 1983 John C Quinn Gannett Newspapers 1983 1984 Creed C Black Lexington Herald Leader 1984 1985 Richard D Smyser The Oak Ridger 1985 1986 Robert P Clark Harte Hanks Newspapers 1986 1987 Michael G Gartner The Courier Journal 1987 1988 Katherine W Fanning The Christian Science Monitor 1988 1988 Edward R Cony The Wall Street Journal 1988 1989 John Seigenthaler USA Today and The Tennessean 1989 1990 Loren Ghiglione The News 1990 1991 Burl Osborne The Dallas Morning News 1991 1992 David Lawrence Jr The Miami Herald 1992 1993 Seymour Topping The New York Times 1993 1994 William A Hilliard The Oregonian 1994 1995 Gregory Favre The Sacramento Bee 1995 1996 William B Ketter The Patriot Ledger 1996 1997 Robert H Giles The Detroit News 1997 1998 Sandra Mims Rowe The Oregonian 1998 1999 Edward L Seaton The Manhattan Mercury 1999 2000 N Christian Anderson The Orange County Register 2000 2001 Richard A Oppel Austin American Statesman 2001 2002 Tim J McGuire Star Tribune 2002 2003 Diane H McFarlin Sarasota Herald Tribune 2003 2004 Peter K Bhatia The Oregonian 2004 2005 Karla Garrett Harshaw Springfield News Sun 2005 2006 Rick Rodriguez The Sacramento Bee 2006 2007 David A Zeeck The News Tribune 2007 2008 Gilbert Bailon Al Dia and St Louis Post Dispatch 2008 2009 Charlotte H Hall Orlando Sentinel 2009 2010 Martin Kaiser Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010 2011 Milton Coleman The Washington Post 2011 2012 Ken Paulson First Amendment Center 2012 2013 Susan Goldberg Bloomberg 2013 2014 David Boardman Temple University 2014 2015 Chris Peck The Riverton Ranger Riverton Wyoming 2015 2016 Pam Fine The University of Kansas 2016 2017 Mizell Stewart III Gannett and USA TODAY Network 2017 2018 Alfredo Carabajal Al Dia at The Dallas Morning NewsSee also editWhite House Correspondents AssociationReferences edit About American Society of News Editors Archived from the original on January 2 2012 Retrieved December 16 2011 a b ASNE s Mission Statement American Society of News Editors February 27 2021 Retrieved December 16 2011 Storey Moorfield 1922 The Daily Press The Atlantic Monthly Vol 129 Retrieved October 10 2011 ASNE proposes taking paper out of name other significant changes to bylaws members newsleaders org ASNE Moves to University of Missouri In New Partnership American Society of News Editors Archived from the original on May 21 2012 Retrieved April 24 2012 Institute The Poynter AOJ to join forces with ASNE turn over writing seminar to The Poynter Institute www prnewswire com The logic for two separate newspaper organizations evaporates and so they merge June 21 2018 The Press Under a Free Government Address before the American Society of Newspaper Editors Washington D C The American Presidency Project January 17 1925 Retrieved April 1 2015 NLA members newsleaders org External links edit nbsp Media related to American Society of News Editors at Wikimedia Commons Official website of the Sunshine Week Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Society of News Editors amp oldid 1220189547, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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