NLA (ASNE-APME) | August 1, 2019 | Issue 1
SAVE THESE DATES!
Aug. 2: ASNE Diversity Survey deadline
Aug. 5: Deadline to nominate for the McGruder Award for Diversity Leadership
Sept. 9-10: #NLAinNOLA Conference
Sept. 27: Milwaukee NewsTrain , hosted by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Oct. 18-19: Austin NewsTrain , hosted by GateHouse Media & the Austin American-Statesman
Oct. 25-26: Albuquerque NewsTrain , hosted by University of New Mexico & New Mexico Press Association
Register for #NLAinNOLA
Our keynote speakers for our inaugural NLA conference will be CEO and Executive Editor of Rappler.com, Maria Ressa , and author of The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg .

You will need to purchase lunch tickets to attend the lunch sessions for the conference.

You can purchase your lunch tickets through registration or separately in our online store . There are also discounted lunch tickets for students!

Click here for our conference schedule to see our other fabulous sessions we'll be offering at #NLAinNOLA!
Emerging Leaders Institutes are free leadership training!
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO APPLY!
Our Emerging Leaders Institutes offer mid-level managers the tools needed to grow as news industry leaders. With a generous travel stipend and the opportunity to make lasting connections with other industry leadership, what are you waiting for?
Train in data, mobile newsgathering, podcasting and more at Milwaukee NewsTrain on Sept. 27
Milwaukee NewsTrain will offer a full day of digital training on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 333 W. State; Milwaukee, WI 53203.


Wisconsin Newspaper Association members can apply for a $50 stipend by being one of the first WPA members to sign up here.

Have you completed the survey yet? Organizations that have not received a link to the survey should reach out to diversity research@asne.org.
To view a PDF version of the 2019 Newsroom Employment Diversity survey, click here.

Please share your numbers!
The deadline to complete the survey was pushed back to tomorrow, Aug. 2, to give more newsrooms the opportunity to complete their surveys.
Watchdog Reporting
Open Records | Freedom of Information | First Amendment
Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity Leadership
Nominees should be individuals or news organizations who have made a significant contribution to improving and promoting diversity for one or more years, both through retention and recruitment in their workplaces, as well as through news content.

Please submit your nominations to Katrice Hardy with the name of the individual or organization, a brief explanation of why they're being nominated and a headshot or photo of the individual/organization.

Submissions are due by Aug. 5.

Editors in the News

AP's enterprise editor Pauline Arrillaga to join Arizona State journalism school

Pauline Arrillaga, a 27-year veteran of The Associated Press who has overseen AP's enterprise journalism in the United States since 2014, is joining the Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University where she will lead a team of students who will cover health care issues with a particular focus on Latino and Native American communities.

The Kerrville Daily Times welcomes new managing editor

If Louis Amestoy could have dinner with anyone from the past or present, dead or alive, it would be his great grandfather.

Amestoy, a veteran journalist and editor who describes himself as insatiably curious, starts today as the new managing editor of The Kerrville Daily Times.

In Memoriam

Former Sentinel editor, WWII Navy veteran William Summers dies at 92

William Summers was among the “last of the Old Guard" and had his pulse on the community in Orlando through his role of handling letters to the editor.

Hired as a copy editor in 1955 at the Orlando Evening Star, he began a 35-year career working various editing jobs for the newspaper, which later became the Orlando Sentinel.

Retired Providence Journal editor dies after suffering heart attack while driving

NARRAGANSETT — Brian Beaulieu, 74, a retired Providence Journal copy editor and cars writer, died Sunday, his birthday.

He had suffered a heart attack while driving July 18, losing control of his car and striking a stone wall. He was alone in the car and had been in a coma from the time of the accident until his death.

Longtime Sun editor Jeff Tudeen dies at 65

Former Gainesville Sun editor Jeff Tudeen — known for his command of language, unending generosity, boisterous laugh and love for the University of Florida Gators — died early Tuesday morning following an illness. He was 65.

Do You Know Any Newsrooms With Coverage Gaps? Report for America Can Help.
"Report for America is a national nonprofit program that places talented, service-oriented journalists in newsrooms around the country.

Click here to learn more about how to become a host newsroom and apply by September 30. If selected, Report for America will help you select a talented reporter. We will also provide training and pay half of the reporter's salary up to $20,000. This is the best deal in journalism today, so don't miss out!"
Missouri School of Journalism launches new investigative fellowship program to support authors
The Missouri School of Journalism is launching a groundbreaking fellowship program to support authors as they write in-depth print journalism projects, while also training future generations of investigative reporters.

The first fellowships will begin in early 2020, making the Watchdog Writers Group a hub for producing high impact journalism in the heart of the Midwest.

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The ASNE Foundation solicits contributions in support of NLA and its commitment to professional journalism, newsroom leadership and diversity, open government and a free press. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, so the gifts it receives are fully deductible as charitable contributions. (The ASNE Foundation will become the NLA Foundation upon the official completion of the ASNE-APME merger.)

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