City and Metro Editors (metro newspapers)

February 19 - February 24, 2006

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Featured Discussion Leaders

Margaret Duffy Associate Professor, Missouri School of Journalism Session: “How to Play in the New Media Space ... with your news values intact and enhanced.” How can you survive – even thrive – in a world where a technically savvy audience is shaping the future of the news?

John Greenman Carolyn McKenzie and Don E. Carter Professor for Excellence in Journalism, University of Georgia, and Former Publisher, Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer Session: "Listening to Assigning Editors" - Learn about the problems they face and what they want to learn. Based on research from more than 200 assigning editors who attended NewsTrain workshops in 2005.

Thomas Kochman Founder, Kochman Mavrelis Associates Inc. Session: "Diversity Leadership" - Take home life-changing insights leaders need to understand and communicate with people different from themselves.

Monica Markel Deputy Metro Editor, San Antonio Express-News, and President, Society of Metro Editors Session: "Mythbusting: Who said this job was about the copy?" - A frank discussion about all things no one told you about becoming an editor.

Jean Mavrelis Founder, Kochman Mavrelis Associates Inc. Session: "Diversity Leadership" - Take home life-changing insights leaders need to understand and communicate with people different from themselves.

Esther Thorson Director of Research, Reynolds Journalism Institute, University of Missouri Session: “How to Play in the New Media Space ... with your news values intact and enhanced.” How can you survive – even thrive – in a world where a technically savvy audience is shaping the future of the news?

 Co-sponsored by the Society for Metro Editors.

 A seminar for editors who manage the local report in large markets.

At the turning points throughout history, people of vision and commitment have stepped forward to lead in new directions, even though the outcomes were far from certain.

Today, newspapers are at such a turning point. Local news is still the engine that drives the newspaper, and city and metro editors are being asked to lead the way into an uncertain future. Do they have the skills and knowledge to help shape a viable future for local news?

Who should attend:

Metro editors, city editors, bureau chiefs, their assistants as well as those being groomed for these positions.

What participants – and their organizations -- will gain:

• Key understanding of how the world of news and information has changed and how these changes will forever change the news business.
• The latest research on what it takes to lead a local report that’s reader-driven.
• Life-changing insights into what it takes to reach new readers and effectively lead a diverse workforce.
• The strength and confidence to lead in uncertain times.

The program is designed specifically for metro newspapers and offers that signature API blend of practical tactics that can be put into effect immediately as well as long-term strategies for change.

Program:

Monday, Feb. 20

·         How to Play in the New Media Space – with your news values intact and enhanced: Storytelling takes on a new meaning in the age of multiple-media, when-I-want-it, where-I-want-it news and information. How can editors survive – even thrive – in the world of changing priorities that shape today’s city/metro desk?

·         Reaching the Reader: Readers say they want engaging content that connects with their experience – and is easy to read. In small group sessions, participants will craft new ways of connecting with readers through meaningful stories in their communities.

·         The Entrepreneurial Editor: Participants will learn what it takes to wean away from the top-down model of newsroom management and move to a leadership model that empowers individuals to develop strategies for change driven by a passion for serving the reader.

Tuesday, Feb. 21

·         Revolutionary Leadership: Participants will spend a day at Mt. Vernon, learning how the leadership traits that served America well in 1776 -- and beyond -- apply in newsrooms today. It’s not about the textbook “men of marble” but of flesh-and-blood men and women of vision who were open to taking risks and learning from others. Participants should prepare to be challenged and inspired and to come away with a greater appreciation of their place in history.

Wednesday, Feb. 22

·         Mythbusting: Who said this job was about the copy?: A frank discussion about all things no one told you about becoming an editor.

·         Listening to Assigning Editors: Managing assigning editors is what being a Metro Editor is all about. Learn about the problems they face and what they want to learn. Based on research from more than 200 assigning editors who attended NewsTrain workshops in 2005.

·         First Amendment Discussion: Participants will travel to the Freedom Forum for an examination and exploration of First Amendment freedoms and how free-expression issues can affect our role as leaders in news organizations.

Thursday, Feb. 23

·         Clinic Group Workshop: Participants work in teams to craft a local report that reaches out to new and younger readers.

·         Diversity Leadership: The work of anthropologists Tom Kochman and Jean Mavrelis has been called “eye-opening” and “life-changing” by top editors who have attended their sessions with ASNE’s Diversity Leadership Institute. Participants gain an understanding of the values and beliefs that govern behavior across races, ethnic groups and gender so they are better able to communicate with staff and readers.

Friday, Feb. 24

·         Getting a Handle on Time and Stress: Learn survival techniques for one of the toughest jobs in the newsroom.

"Structured to give participants time to learn from each other, a major strength."
Russell E. Shaw, National Editor
Houston Chronicle

The Particulars

Please read:
:: API's Registration, Tuition and Hotel Policies
:: Special requirements for international members

Tuition: $ 1,995

Hotel/Meal Package: $995.
This charge is in addition to the tuition fee, and is paid directly to the hotel by the seminar member upon checkout.

Location: Reston, Virginia

(This seminar has already occured)