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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.

WASHINGTON — Milton Coleman, senior editor of The Washington Post, was elected president of the American Society of News Editors on Wednesday. Five others were elected to the organization's board.

"We leave here today, thinking about tomorrow," Coleman said in a speech to members and convention attendees. “ASNE will be an organization that interacts with its members far more frequently than in the past, with useful and practical information to help you lead. The new technology will not be just something we talk about, but something we do — regularly and at times, almost exclusively. There will be an ongoing online program to better move us as an organization at the faster pace of communication today."

Coleman succeeded Martin Kaiser, editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, who became an ex-officio member of the board when his term expired.

Other officers elected: Ken Paulson, president and chief operating officer of the Newseum and Freedom Forum, vice president; Susan Goldberg, editor of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, secretary; and David Boardman, executive editor of The Seattle Times, treasurer.

Five directors were elected to the ASNE board, which is comprised of the four officers, the past president,15 elected members and two appointed members who represent online editors.

Elected to the board for three-year terms: Ronnie Agnew, executive editor, The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss.; Pamela Fine, Knight Chair in News, The University of Kansas, Lawrence; Anders Gyllenhaal, executive editor, The Miami Herald; Michael Oreskes, senior managing editor, The Associated Press, New York; and Melanie A. Sill, editor, The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee.

Board members whose terms continue: Andrew N. Alexander, ombudsman, The Washington Post; Jim Amoss, editor, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans; Amanda Bennett, executive editor, Bloomberg News, New York; Neil Brown, executive editor, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times; Diana Fuentes, editor, Laredo (Texas) Morning Times; John F. Harris, editor-in-chief, Politico, Arlington, Va.; Anthony Moor, Lead Local Editor, Yahoo!, Sunnyvale, Calif.; Chris Peck, editor, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.; Mizell Stewart III, editor, Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press; Margaret M. Sullivan, editor, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News; John Temple, editor, Peer News, Honolulu; and Kenneth E. Tingley, editor, The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y.

The ASNE board works with 16 committees and the ASNE Foundation to forward the initiatives and goals of the organization, which was founded in 1922.

The committees and their chairs (or co-chairs)

AWARDS BOARD
Martin Kaiser, editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, chair

CONVENTION PROGRAM
Gregory L. Moore, editor, The Denver Post, chair

DIVERSITY
Ronnie Agnew, executive editor, The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss., chair

EDUCATION FOR JOURNALISM
Lorraine E. Branham, dean, Syracuse (N.Y.) University, chair

ETHICS AND VALUES
Pamela Fine, Knight Chair in News, Leadership and Community, The University of Kansas, Lawrence
John F. Harris, editor-in-chief, Politico, Arlington, Va., co-chair

FIRST AMENDMENT
Brian Cooper, executive editor, Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, co-chair
Gene F. Policinski, executive director, First Amendment Center, Nashville, Tenn., co-chair

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
James M. Brady, president, Digital Strategy, Allbritton Communications, Great Falls, Va., co-chair
Timothy A. Franklin, Louis A. Weil Jr. Endowed Chair, Indiana University School of Journalism, Bloomington, Ind.

HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM
Diana Fuentes, editor, Laredo (Texas) Morning Times, chair

INTERNATIONAL
Alfredo Carbajal, managing editor, Al Día, Dallas, co-chair
Anders Gyllenhaal, executive editor, The Miami Herald, co-chair

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Michael Oreskes, senior managing editor, The Associated Press, New York, co-chair
Margaret M. Sullivan, editor, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, co-chair

MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING
Andrew N. Alexander, ombudsman, The Washington Post, chair

NEWS LITERACY
David Shribman, executive editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, co-chair
Rex Smith, Editor, Times Union, Albany, N.Y., co-chair

ONLINE PROGRAMS
Mizell Stewart III, editor, Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press, chair

OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
David Boardman, executive editor, The Seattle Times, chair

SMALL NEWSPAPERS
Kathy Spurlock, executive editor, The News-Star, Monroe, La., chair

TECHNOLOGY
Chris Peck, Editor, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., chair

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The American Society of News Editors is a membership organization for leaders of multimedia news organizations and deans and endowed chairs at accredited journalism schools. ASNE focuses on open government and the First Amendment, journalism education, leadership and diversity.

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