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See you at the convention Monday!


The American Society of News Editors 2013 convention opens Monday at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.
 
Sen. Marco Rubio is the keynote luncheon speaker on Tuesday. Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo, is the keynote luncheon speaker on Wednesday.
 
In between, there will be panel discussions and speakers on topics ranging from the future of print to the presence of pay models.
 
We'll explore innovation and what the audience is telling us about the future of news.

The American Society of News Editors 2013 convention opens Monday at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.
 
Sen. Marco Rubio is the keynote luncheon speaker on Tuesday. 
 
Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo, is the keynote luncheon speaker on Wednesday.
 
In between, there will be panel discussions and speakers on topics ranging from the future of print to the presence of pay models.
 
We'll explore innovation and what the audience is telling us about the future of news.
 
We'll debate the government vs. the press. 
 
We'll stress the importance of news literacy; the need for diversity in our organizations; and explore efforts to improve our reliability in regard to errors, plagiarism and fabrication. 
 
And we will not only will celebrate our craft by hearing from the ASNE Awards winners but will celebrate and honor two breakthrough female editors who have been blazing journalistic trails for two generations of women in the news business: Sandy Rowe and Jill Abramson.
 
Just a partial lineup of speakers and panelists: New York Times CEO Mark Thompson; Gannett CEO Gracia C. Martore; AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll; Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent and host of Foxhole James Rosen; NPR VP for Diversity in News and Operations Keith Woods; U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; McCormick Foundation Journalism Program Director Clark Bell; Reuters Washington Bureau Chief Marilyn Thompson; Reuters Columnist Jack Shafer; Sen. Ron Wyden; and New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan. See full convention schedule here.
 
Convention sponsors: The Associated Press, Bloomberg News, CNN Newsource, Crowdynews, Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, Knight Foundation, Marquette University Diederich College of Communications, MCT (McClatchy-Tribune) Information Services, Medill (Northwestern University) School of Journalism, Newspaper Association of America, Parade Media Group, Reuters America, Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Yahoo News and partner SurveyUSA. Read more about our sponsors here.
 

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