Ken Paulson and Susan Goldberg elected to ASNE leadership ladder

• By: ASNE staff
• On: 10/21/2008 12:36:00
• In: ASNE elections

	Ken Paulson
	Susan Goldberg

The board of directors of the American Society of Newspaper Editors elected two of its members to the Society's leadership ladder during their fall board meeting, Oct. 17, in Orlando, Fla.

Ken Paulson, editor of USA TODAY, immediately fills the position of treasurer, which was vacated by Caesar Andrews. Paulson will assume the presidency of ASNE during the 2011 annual meeting.

About his election to the ASNE ladder, Paulson said: “At a time when America's newspapers face unprecedented challenges, ASNE's commitment to the highest professional standards, diversity and the First Amendment has never been more important. I'm honored to be able to play a role in building on that tradition of public service and professionalism.”

Susan Goldberg, editor of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, will assume the role of treasurer at the April 2009 meeting in Chicago and as president at the 2012 meeting of the Society.

“I'm honored to take on a leadership role in ASNE during a time of great challenge and change in our industry,” Goldberg said. “As editors, it is our duty and privilege to help reinvent the future of news and information, and I believe ASNE can play a key part of preserving and protecting our strongest journalism for generations of readers and viewers. I look forward to working with and learning from talented editors around the country.”

ASNE President Charlotte Hall, senior vice president and editor of the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, said: “Ken and Susan will provide visionary leadership for ASNE during a time of profound change in the media. Both have transformed their newsrooms while championing the enduring value of public service journalism.”

Paulson and Goldberg join Hall; W. Martin Kaiser, editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, vice president; and Milton Coleman, deputy managing editor, The Washington Post, secretary, in ASNE's leadership.

Andrews is resigning as executive editor of the Detroit Free Press in November. While he has stepped down from his role as ASNE treasurer, he will remain on the board until April 2009 and continue to chair the Audience Development Committee until that time.

ASNE, founded in 1922, is the main organization of the directing editors of daily newspapers in the Americas. The organization is leading efforts to protect First Amendment rights and enhance the free flow of information, to promote the newspaper's role in providing information necessary to the informed practice of citizenship, to encourage innovation and celebrate creativity in newspapers and the new media environment, to drive the quest for diversity and inclusion in the workplace and news content, and to bolster media credibility and improve high school journalism.

For more information, contact Suzanne Martin, publications/systems manager, 703-453-1124, smartin@asne.org.