ARRANGEMENTS TO ADDRESS THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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• Publication Date: April 7, 1988
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Arrangements to Address the American Society of Newspaper
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7 April 1988
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: William M. Baker
Director, Public Affairs Office
SUBJECT: Arrangements to Address the American Society of
Newspaper Editors Board of Directors
1. You are scheduled to address the American Society of Newspaper Editors
(ASNE) Board of Directors on Monday, 11 April (7:00 p.m. reception, 8:00 p.m.
dinner, 8:45 p.m. remarks) at the National Archives Building on Pennsylvania
Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets N.W., Washington, D.C. Phone: [phone].
I will remain with you throughout the evening. A business suit is the dress
for the occasion.
2. Arrangements: You are requested to enter at the Pennsylvania Avenue
entrance and proceed to the top of the stairs to the reception area outside
the Archivist Reception Room where you will meet with your hostess, Editor of
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR and President of ASNE Katherine Fanning. (See
biography opposite.) A receiving line is not planned. Dinner will be served
at 8:00 p.m. in the Archivist Reception Room. Your remarks are scheduled for
8:45 p.m. and you will be introduced by Ms. Fanning. The suggested format is
15 minutes of remarks followed by 15 minutes of questions and answers. A
podium and microphone will be available near your table. DCI Security will
tape your remarks for the Agency's historical records.
You will be seated next to Ms. Fanning. The remaining seating assignments
for your table will be made by Ms. Fanning over the weekend and we are to
receive the list by Monday. We will forward it you at that time. (See
opposite for sketch of room arrangement.) After your address the group will
move to the Rotunda for coffee and dessert "with the Constitution" in honor of
the bicentennial. The National Archivist of the US, Don Wilson, will give a
short address. Adjournment is at 10:00 p.m.
The audience of 90 will be made up of editors of leading US newspapers and
their spouses. (See list of attendees opposite.) Although Canadians are
members of ASNE none are expected to attend the dinner. However, one couple
does list their address as London.
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3. Background: The American Society of Newspaper Editors, founded in
1922, is an organization of more than 985 editors of daily newspapers in the
United States and Canada. Directing editors having immediate charge of
editorial or news policies of daily newspapers and wire services are eligible
to join. (For background information see opposite.)
Each year ASNE holds a convention in Washington, D.C. Ms. Fanning and THE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR are hosting the Board of Director's dinner which
precedes the opening of the convention on the 12th. (See invitation
opposite.) Speakers at the four-day convention will be President Reagan,
Costa Rican President Arias, and Singapore Prime Minister Lee to name a few.
(See program opposite.)
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CONFIDENTIAL
William M. Baker
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?THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR?
One Norway Street, Bos on, Massachusetts 02115 [phone]
Katherine Fanning, Editor
January 6, 1988
The Honorable William Webster
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Bill:
I am really looking forward to seeing you next week
on the 14th. According to Peggy, ten o'clock that
morning will work out for you. The Boston Globe
article and related items were definitely on my agenda.
Now, one more thing to think about before we meet.
As you may recall I am serving as president of the
American Society of Newspaper Editors this year and
much of the planning for the April convention in
Washington is my responsibility. Most particularly,
the Monitor hosts a dinner for the board of directors
of ASNE, their spouses, and invited guests on Monday
evening, April 11. It will be held in the Archivist's
Reception Room at the National Archives, with coffee
and dessert at the Rotunda. We are calling it Coffee
with the Constitution in honor of the recent bicenten-
nial. There is no one I would rather have as the
speaker than William Webster. It seems to me, Bill,
that there is an inevitable tension between the way you
must conduct your job and the way we must conduct ours,
but a sane discussion would be in everyone's best in-
terest. If it is possible for you to be free on that
evening perhaps we could talk about this next week.
Peggy has promised to let me know how I penetrate
the inner sanctum of the CIA to meet with you on the
14th. I am really looking forward to it.
Best wishes,
Katherine Fanning
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FANNING, KATHERINE WOODRUFF, editor: b. Chgo.. Oct. 1S. 1927. d.
Frcdcrick.William and Katherine Bower (Miller) Woodruff, m. Marshall Field.
Jr.. May ?I2. 1950 (div. 1961); children: Frederick Woodruff. Katheroie
Woodruff. Barbara Woodruff; m. Lawrence S. Fanning. 1966 (dec. 1971). tri
Amos Mathews, Jan. 6, 1984. 13.A.. Smith Coll.. 1949; LL.D. (hon.). Colt,?
Coll.. 1979; Litt. I). (hon.). Pine Manor .1r. Coll.. 1984; LAID.. (In in !.
Northeastern U.. 1984. With. Anchorage Daily News. 1965?. editor. prit, .
1972-83; editor The Christian Science -Monitor. 1983?. Mein. Anchoiage
Urban Ikautification Commit., 1968-71. Alaska Ednl. Broadcasting Corium, .
.1971-75: Air Akt.s.t:a Repertory Theater, 1975-81; pre. Greater Anchorage
Community Chest. 1973-74. Recipient Elijah Parish Lovejoy award Colby
Coll.. 1979; Smith Coll. medal. 1980; Mo. Medal of I ionor. U. Mo. Journalicul
award. 1980. Mcm. Am. Soc. Newspaper Editors (dir.. v.p.). Sigma Delta chi
Office: One Norway St Boston MA 02115
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
* - Accepted
ASNE
4/11/88
DINNER LIST - INVITEES
Ms. Katherine Fanning
Editor
The Chriatian Seienee Monikar
One Norway Street
)1oeton, MA 02115
* Mr - and Mrs. tdward R. Cony
The Wall Street Journal
World Financial Center
200 Liberty street
New York, NY 10281
* Mr. mnd Mrs. Loren F. Ghigliuric
Gannett Center for Media Studies
Columbia University
2950 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
* Mr. and Mrs. John Seigenthaler
The Tennessean
1100 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37202
* Mr. and Mrs. Larry Allison
The Press-Telegram
604 Pine Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90844
Ms. Judith G. Clabet
Editor
The Kentucky Post
421-23 Madison Avenue
Covington, KY 41011
*MS. Linda Grist Cunningham
Executive Editor
The Times
P.O. Box 847
Trenton, NJ 08605
*Mr. and Mrs. John 0. Emmerich
The commonwealth
P.O. Box 910
Greenwood, MS 38830
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Mr. John R. Finnegan
Editor and Senior Vice President
Pioneer Press Dispatch
345 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fitzpatrick
Knight-Ridder, Inc.
One Herald Plaza
Miami, FL 33101
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Gartner
The Daily Tribune
317 Fifth Street
Ames, Iowa 50010
? Mr. William Hilliard
Editor
The Oregonian
1320 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
? Mr. and Mrs. David Lawrence ar.
The Free Press
321 W. Lafayette Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48231
? M. Susan Miller
Director of Editorial Development
Scripps Howard
1100 Central Trust Tower
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Mr. Rolfe Neill
Chairman and Publisher
The observer
P.O. Box 32188
Charlotte, NC 28232
Mr. and Mrs. Burl Osborne
The Morning News
Communications Center
Dallas, TX 75265
? Ms. Jean Otto
Editorial Page Editor
The Rocky Mountain News
400 West Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80204
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? Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rosenfeld
The American-Statesman
166 E. Riverside
Austin, TX 78767
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Squires
The Tribune
435 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
? Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Topping
The Times
229 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
COmmITTEE CHAIRS
? Mr. Morris J. Ambrose
Editor
The Herald-Poet
P.O. Box 20
El Paso, TX 79999
* Mr. Frederick W. Hartmann
Executive Editor
The Florida Times-Union and Journal
P.O. Box 1949F
Jacksonville, FL 32231
* Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Barnes
The Times
P.O. Box 1121
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
* mr. and Mrs. William B. Ketter
The Patriot Ledger
P.O. Box 498
Quincy, MA 02269-0498
Mr. Norman Pearlstine
Managing Editor
The Wall Street Journal
World Financial Center
200 Libety street
New York, NY 10281
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? Mr. and Mrs. Edward Siaton
The Manhattan Mercury
318 N. Fifth Street
Manhattan, KS 66502
? Mr. Charles K. MoClatchy
Editor
MoClstohy Newspapers
P.O. Box 15779
Sacramento, CA 95852
Mr. Ray Jenkins
Editorial Page Editor
The Evening Sun
501 North Calvert street
Baltimore, MD 21278
? Mr. C.W. Baker
Vice President/News
Knight Ridder, Inc.
One Herald Plaza
Miami, FL 33132
? Mr. and Mrs.
The Times
Times Mirror
Los Angeles,
Anthony Day
Square
CA 90053
Mr. William Hornby
Senior Editor
The Denver Post
P.O. Box 1709
Denver, CO 80201
STAFF
* Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. SchMidt Jr.
Cohn and Marks, Suite 600
1333 New Hampsire Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
* Mr. Gene Giancarlo
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* Mary Louise Boelhauf
The Christian Science Monitor
One Norway street
Boston, MA 02115
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* - Accepted
? Lee Stinnett
Executive Director
ASNE
P.O. Bo X 17004
Washington, DC 20041
* Denise Johnson
Minority Affairs Director
ASNE
P.O. Box 17004
Washington, DC 20041
Elise Burroughs
Publications Director
ASNE
P.o, Box 17004
Washington, DC 20041
* Chris Schmidt
Administrative
ASNE
P.O. Box 17004
Washington, DC
* Nancy Andbrio
Administrative
ASNE
P.o. Box 17004
Washington, DC
*Julie Messam
Secretary
ASNE
P.O. Box 17004
Washington, DC 20041
*The HonOrable William H. Webster
Director of Central Intelligence
washington, DC 20505
Assistant
20041
Assistant
20041
PAST PRESIDENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark
*Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smyser
Editor
The Oak Ridger
P.O. Box 3446
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
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Mr. and Mrs. Creed Black
Knight Foundation
One Cascada Plaza
Akron, OH 44305
Mr. and Mrs. John Quinn
USA Today
P.O. Box 500
Washington, DC 20044
* Mr. and Mrs. Tom Winship
Canter for Foreign Journalists
3 School Street
Boston, MA 02108
* Mr. John Hughes
Editor and Executive Producer
Monitoradio
One Norway Street
Boston, MA 02115
ALTERNATE INVITATIoNs
Mr. Gene Patterson
Chairman of the Board and CEO
The Times
P.O. Box 1121
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
Mr. Michael O'Neill
Mr. Jack Hoagland
Manager
The Christian Scienoe Publishing society
One Norway Street
Boston, MA 02115
* Mr. Harvey wood
The Christian Science Board of Directors
157 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stephen
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Earl Poen ?
Editor-in-Chief
The Christian Science Monitor
One Norway Street
Boston, MA 02115
Louis D. Boccardi
President and General Manager
Associated Press International
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
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Katherine Fanning and The Christian Science Monitor
cordially invite you for dinner
Monday, April 11, 1988
at 7:00 p.m.
at The National Archives
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.
,
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7:00 ASNE Reception
8:00 Monitor Dinner
After dinner remarks by
CIA Director William Webster
and coffee in The Grand Rotunda with
The U.S. Constitution
Bus will leave J.W. Marriott Hotel
Pennsylvania Ave. entrance at 6:45 p.m.
Please Reply by March 25th
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American Society of Newspaper Editors
TABLE DIAGRAM FOR BOARD DINNER APRIL 11
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UPDATE -ON ASNE CONVENTION PROGRAM
The ASNE convention will feature three heads of state President Reagan, Costa Rican president -
and Nobel laureate Arias, and Singapore Prime Minis-ter and a former president of the US.,
- Richard Nixon. In addition, verbal commitments have been received from most of the 19:4: presiden-
tial candidates, and ASNE is urging the others to appear. The schedule of the candidates' appearances
most likely will remain fluid through convention time.
Attendees are urged to purchase-their Wednesday luncheon tickets in advance by mail, as the lun- _
cheon will likely be sold out. Tickets cost $35 each. Remaining -tickets will be sold on a first-come, -
first-served basis, upon the receipt of checks at ASNE/Reston. Additional convention registrations
can be sent by mail, and information may be obtained by calling 703-648-1148. However, accommoda-
tions at the J.W. Marriott should be made by phone ? 202-393-2000. The cutoff date for room res-
ervations in the ASNE block has been extended to March 25. After that date registrants can no longer
obtain the convention rate of $145/single and $160/dofible. The hotel is expected to be sold out dur-
ing the ASNE convention.
Mailing address: ASNE, P.O. Box 17004, Washington, DC 20041
Street address: 11600 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 22091
Tuesday, April 12
6-8 p.m., ASNE Opening reception, J.W. Marriott
Wednesday, April 13
7:30-8:45 a.m., Workshop I, "Picture Yourself as a
Minority"
Moderator Betty Anne Williams, national editor,
USA Today
Speaker Robert H. Simms, management
consultant, Miami
7:45-8:45 a.m., Workshop 11, "Putting Pagination to
Work"
Moderator George R. Blake, editor, Cincinnati
Enquirer
Speakers: Laura Schwed, asst. managing
editor/graphics, Westchester Rockland
Newspapers, White Plains, N.Y.
Matthew Wilson, assistant to the executive
editor, San Francisco Chronicle
Eric Wolferman, executive editor, Lansdale. (Pa.)
Reporter
9-11 a.m., "If Women Are Doing So Well, Where Are
the Women on the Masthead?"/A Socratic Dialogue
Moderator Charles Ogletree, Harvard University
law professor
11 a.m.-Noon, Results of Major Studies from ASNE
ASNE Work Force Survey. Linda Grist
Cunningham, editor, Trenton Times, and chair,
ASNE Human Resources Committee
Newsroom Minorities Count: Amold Rosenfeld,
editor, Austin (Texas) American-Statesman,
and chair, ASNE Minorities Committee
Skirmishes on the FO! Front: William Ketter,
editor, Quincy (Mass.) Patriot Ledger, and
chair, ASNE FOI Committee
12:30-2:15 p.m., Luncheon with President
Ronald Reagan
230-4 p.m., "Two Decades After the Kerner
Commission Report" ?
Moderator Charlayne Hunter-Gault,
MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour
Speakers: John Lindsay, former mayor of New
York and vice chairman of the commission
Panelists: W. Wilson Goode, mayor of
Philadelphia
Jay Harris, executive editor, Philadelphia
Daily News
Henry Cisneros, mayor of San Antonio
Ted Warmbold, editor San Antonio Light
Coleman Young, mayor of Detroit
Robert Giles, executive editor, Detroit News
4-5 p.m., "Covering the Campaign: From `Gotcha' to
Gut Issues"
Moderator James P. Gannon, editor, Des Moines
Register
Speakers: Douglas Bailey, president, Bailey,
Deardourff, Sipple & Associates, Washington
and publisher, "The Presidential Campaign
Hotline"
Jack Germond, columnist, Baltimore Evening
Sun
Peter D. Hart, chairman of the board and
chief executive, Peter D. Hart Research
Associates, Inc., Washington
5-7 p.m., Washington Times Reception, J.W. Marriott
Thursday, April 14
7:45-&45 a.m., Workshop HI, "Achieving Excellence
Daily"
Moderator Larry Allison, editor, Long Beach
(Calif) Press-Telegram
Speakers: Deborah Howell, executive editor,
St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press Dispatch
? OVER ?
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..maiffe Trammeri rpublisher;. Sara* -Springs
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Moderator. Lawrence Connor, managing editor, '
Indianapolis Star
Speakers: Dr. Candace Detchon; psychologist,
Bethesda, Md.
T..i(ennedy,?general-rnaiiagel.,-?1--
- - --MiddlelOwn-(N.Y.)-Herald-Record---
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9-11:00 a.m., "Presidential Candidates Meet ASNE" -
11:00-noon, "A Perspective on the Press by a Third
World Leader"
Speaker. Prime Minister 'Lee -Kuan Yew; Republic _
of Singapore- ? '
12:30-2:15 p.m., Luncheon with President Oscar Arias -
of Costa Rica _
2:30-5 p.m., Committee Meetings
6-8 p.m., Reception, Smithsonian Arts and
Industries/African Art/Sadder Museums
Friday, April 15
7:45-8:45 a.rn.,Workshop V, "The Challenge in Good
Writing," ASNE Writing Award Winners
Moderator Don Fry, associate director, .
The Poynter Institute for Media. Studies, -
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Speakers Jimmy Breslin, columnist, New York
Daily News -
Blaine Harden, Africa correspondent,
Washington Post
Bob Herbert, columnist, New York Daily News
James Klurfeld, associate editor, Newsday
Carl Schoettler, reporter, Baltimore Evening Sun
Tom Shales, chief television critic and TV
editor, Washington Post
9-10:30 a.m., "Presidential.Candidates Meet ASNE"
10:30-11:15 a.m.;-?Televangelism
and Tammy" -j?-
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Dr.- Jeffrey k?-:-1-1-adden,'prideSsOf of: .
sociology, LJniveriitY-a-f Virginia'
Mary Hargrove, reporter, Tulsa (Olda.) Tribune
11:15-Noon, "What's Wrong with American Sports
Pages?"
Speaker A. Bartlett Giamatti, president, National
T'Itagu0 Baseball
_ Questioners Henry.--Fneeitian;_thanaging,editorl
sport&USA Today - ? -
Peter Madrid,sports editor, Tucson
Citizen -. . -
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Lawrie Mifflin deputy sports editor, New -
Tithes. - - - ? ?
1230-215 p.m., Luncheon, "A Conversation Between
Walter Cronldte and Scotty Reston"
'2:30-4 p.m., "Newspapers and theFuture" ?
Moderator. Burl Osborne, editor and president,
Dallas Morning News
Speakers: Leo Bogart, executive vice president and
general manager, Newspaper Advertising
Bureau
John Diebold, president, Diebold Group, New ?
York City ? -
Peter Francese, publisher, American
Demographics ? ?
Albert E. Gollin; vice president and associate
. director of research, Newspaper Advertising
Bureau
Karen Jorgensen, senior editor, USA Today
Nicholas P. Negroponte, professor,
? Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4-5 p.m., "Observations on the World and the Next
President of the United States"
Speaker. Former President Richard M. Nixon
6:30 p.m., ASNE reception and banquet .
Speaker. Calvin Trillin
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? AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF
NEWSPAPER EDITORS
P.O. Box 17004
Washington, D.C. 20041
[phone]
KATHERINE FANNING
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
President
EDWARD R. CONY
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Vice President
LOREN GHIGLIONE
SOUTHBRIDGE NEWS
Secretary
JOHN SEIGENTHALER
NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN
Treasurer
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS
1987-88
The American Society of Newspaper Editors is an organization of more than 985 editors of
daily newspapers in the United States and Canada. Directing editors having immediate charge of
editorial or news policies of daily newspapers and three wire services are eligible to join. ASNE
was founded in 1922. Its principal purpose has always been to serve as a medium for exchange of
ideas and the professional growth and development of its members.
Governance
ASNE is governed by a 20-member Board of Directors. Directors are elected by members for
three-year terms. The directors, in turn, annually elect the Society's four officers.
1987-88 Committees
ASNE is a volunteer-run organization, and most of the work of the Society is accomplished by
the 15 standing committees. A brief description of the highlights of the 1987-88 committee
activities follows:
LARRY ALLISON
Long Reach Press- Telegram
? The Bulletin. This nine-times-yearly magazine is the nation's oldest journalism
review. It is sent free to ASNE members and is available to non-members by
subscription ($20 1-yr.; $35 2-yr.; $45 3-yr.; $25 per year foreign). The Bulletin
Editorial Board is headed by John Seigenthaler, Nashville Tennessean.
? Convention Program. David Lawrence Jr., Detroit Free Press, chairs the 1988
Program Committee. Convention attendance is limited to ASNE members, their
sponsored guests and journalism educators. Emphasis- is on public issues and
newsroom problems. The 1988 dates are April 12-15 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in
Washington, D.C.
? Education for Journalism. This ASNE group works closely with journalism
educators to strengthen journalism schools and the accreditation process. The
committee strives to increase private support of j-schools and enhance the role of
newspaper professionals on journalism faculties. The committee and Board of
Directors have taken strong positions in support of accrediting principles that
require students to devote at least 90 semester hours of their undergraduate
training to liberal arts and non-journalism courses. William Hilliard, Portland
Oregonian, chairs the committee.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF THE OFFICERS AND THE FOLLOWING:
JUDITH G. CLABES LINDA GRIST CUNNINGHAM JOHN 0. EMMERICH JOHN FINNEGAN ALBERT E. FITZPATRICK MICHAEL G. GARTNER WILLIAM A. HILLIARD
Kentucky Post Trenton Times reenwood Commonwealth Si Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch Knight-Ridder Inc Ames Daily Tribune Portland Oregoman
DAVID LAWRENCE Jr. SUSAN MILLER
ROLFE NEILL BURL OSBORNE JEAN OTTO ARNOLD ROSENFELD JAMES D. SQUIRES SEYMOUR TOPPING
Detroit Free Press Scripps Howard Charlotte Observer Dallas Morning News Rocky Mountain News Austin American-Statesman Chicago Ifibune New York Times
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? Ethics. The Ethics Committee has published a number of books and surveys
examining the complex ethical decisions that journalists encounter in their work.
The committee is developing a self-administered ethics audit whereby editors can
measure how well informed their newsroom staffs are on ethics questions and
policies. Also under development is an ethics handbook for the newsroom. ASNE's
Statement of Principles is frequently consulted in matters of journalism ethics. The
Ethics Committee chairman is Andrew Barnes, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times.
? Freedom of Information. For many years the Society's Freedom of Information
Committee has campaigned actively against secrecy in government and to open
channels of official information at federal, local and state levels. Along with ASNE
legal counsel, Richard M. Schmidt Jr., members of the Fol Committee frequently
testify before Congress. Many of the activities of the committee are financed by
ASNE's First Amendment Fund, to which members and their newspapers make
voluntary contributions. William B. Ketter, Quincy (Mass.) Patriot-Ledger, chairs
the committee.
? Future of Newspapers. This committee exists to identify news and editorial issues
and possible actions that will affect the continuing health and vigor of a free and
diverse press. Burl Osborne, Dallas Morning News, chairs the committee.
? Human Resources. This committee has produced a popular Newsroom Manage-
ment Handbook, and has conducted surveys of newsroom salaries and copy desk
personnel. Linda Grist Cunningham, Trenton (NJ.) Times, chairs the committee.
? International Communication. ASNE's International Communication Commit-
tee represents American editors in international forums and supports world press
freedom. The committee organized and funded a three-year American-based
training program for foreign journalists, which brought a dozen journalists to the
United States for training each year. The committee is currently seeking funding,
which is approximately $150,000 each year, to continue the program for another
two years. Also, the International Communication Committee is sponsoring trips to
Central America and the Soviet Union for ASNE members. The committee moni-
tors international developments affecting freedom of information and issues
statements and protests when foreign governments attempt censorship or when
journalists are threatened or harmed. Committee chairman is Norman Pearlstine,
Wall Street Journal.
? Literacy. ASNE's committee has taken the lead in educating the press about
problems of illiteracy in America. The Literacy Committee has sponsored
workshops to help newspapers develop literacy programs and has prepared
printed materials for editors interested in literacy issues. The committee is headed
by Jay Ambrose of the El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post.
? Membership. The Membership Committee recruits and screens member appli-
cants for submission to the Board of Directors. To join the Socic v, editors must
meet the following criteria prescribed in the ASNE bylaws: "persons of suitable
qualifications who are directing editors having immediate charge of editorial or
news policies of daily newspapers which, in the opinion of the directors, shall have
attained adequate journalistic standards are eligible for membership. Membership
shall also be open to directing editors of AP, UPI and Canadian Press." The ASNE
bylaws also provide for a retired membership category. Annual dues are $325 for
active members and $50 for retired members. There is a $250 initiation fee. The
ASNE board is experimenting with a program that reduces the dues and eliminates
the initiation fee for editors of newspapers under 25,000 circulation. Dues for
editors employed by newspapers with less than 10,000 circulation are $100 per
year and editors on newspapers in the 10,000-25,000 circulation range pay $200
per year. The Membership Committee is headed by Susan R. Miller, Scripps
Howard.
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? Minorities. ASNE has worked hard to increase the number of minority journalists
in newspaper newsrooms. ASNE's goal is to achieve representation of minorities in
newsrooms equal to that in the general population by the year 2000, or sooner.
The Minorities Committee currently has a wide-ranging program to heighten
industry awareness and increase the flow of talented minorities into journalism. To
speed up progress in this effort, the Society has a minority affairs director on its
staff. ASNE monitors the employment of minorities through an annual survey of
all U.S. newspapers. The 1987 survey showed that 6.56% of full-time professional
newsroom employees are minorities. A series of 16 regional conferences for editors
and aspiring minority journalists is scheduled for 1987-88. Currently, about $275,-
000 per year is channeled into ASN E's minorities program, including ASNE funds,
foundation grants and contributions of newspapers to the minorities job fairs.
Minorities Committee chairman is Arnold Rosenfeld, Austin (Texas) American-
Statesman.
? Nominations. Nominees for the Board of Directors are selected by the Nomina-
tions Committee, after careful study of members' qualifications, including service
to the Society. C.K. McClatchy of McClatchy Newspapers, is chairman.
? Press, Bar and Public Affairs. This committee, which works closely with the Fol
group, has been effective in opening lines of communication between the press and
the legal and judicial communities. Its purpose is to stimulate understanding and
support of free-press principles among attorneys and judges, and to heighten
awareness of editors to concerns of the bar and bench. The committee participates
in a number of training programs for judges, including the National Judicial
College and the annual federal judicial conferences. ASNE organizes program
segments on the free press/fair trial issue at these events. Chairman of the commit-
tee is Ray Jenkins, Baltimore Evening Sun.
? Readership and Research. This committee sponsors and manages major research
projects intended to improve newspapers. Bill Baker, Knight-Ridder Inc., chairs
the committee.
? Writing Awards. ASNE makes four awards annually to recognize outstanding
writing in daily newspapers. The 1988 awards will cite high achievement in com-
mentary, obituaries, deadline writing and non-deadline writing. A book showcas-
ing the entries of the Distinguished Writing Awards winners is published each year
by the Poynter Institute. Writing Awards Board chairman is Anthony Day of the
Los Angeles Times.
ASNE Foundation
The Society created a nonprofit foundation in 1979 to help fund worthy projects generated by
ASNE committees and the ASNE Board. During fiscal 1986-87, the Foundation disbursed $242.000
for such projects. William H. Hornby, Denver Post, is ASNEF president.
Headquarters and staff
ASNE headquarters in Reston, Va., handles the administrative work of the Society and is an
information clearinghouse on a wide variety of questions and problems relating to newspapers.
The staff is headed by Lee Stinnett, executive director. ASNE minority affairs director is Denise
Johnson, and Elise S. Burroughs is publications director. Christine Schmitt and Nancy Andiorio
are administrative assistants. Richard M. Schmidt Jr. of the Washington law firm of Cohn and
Marks is ASNE legal counsel. The ASNE mailing address is P. 0. Box 17004, Washington, DC
20041. Telephone [phone].
April 1987
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Copyright @ 1988 The Washington Post
March 261 1988, Saturday, Final Edition
SECTION: STYLE; PAGE C2; MEDIA NOTES
LENGTH: 412-words
HEADLINE: In L.A., The Big Job Showdown
BYLINE: Eleanor Randolph, Washington Post Staff Writer
BODY:
At the Los Angeles Times these days, when people talk about "the 1988
campaign," most of the time they mean the one for editor of the paper.
The present occupant, William Thomas, is scheduled to retire next year, and
Times sources say they believe the choice of a crown prince is "imminent,"
perhaps within the next two weeks.
The four claimants to Thomas' title have participated in a long and fairly
public process that has included thick "term papers," as some Times reporters
have called the essays the contenders wrote on how they would run the paper.
After that came the "orals" -- dinner with publisher Tom Johnson, plus
discussions with Johnson and Times Mirror Co. executives, including company
President David Laventhol and Chairman Robert Erburu.
Several key sources at the paper now say they believe the race is in its last
lap and that a decision may be announced by Johnson before editors from around
the country convene in Washington April 12 for the American Society of
Newspaper Editors meeting.
Johnson said earlier this week that he has "just about completed the process"
and that he is in the "deep-evaluation phase at this point." He also said he had
not decided when the final choice would be made.
The four contenders most often mentioned are Managing Editor George Cotliar,
Deputy Associate Editor Shelby Coffey and Deputy Managing Editors Dennis Britton
and Noel Greenwood.
All but Greenwood were scheduled to be in Washington this weekend for the
Gridiron follies, the annual media revue and media event that has drawn most of
the nation's publishing executives. Greenwood's office said he was on vacation,
and several Times executives said he had been invited to come east with his
competition but decided to go to Canada for a holiday.
Journalists at the paper said the Times is divided into four camps/ with most
reporters rooting for their own editors. Some key editorial people are said to
have expressed support for Cotliar. Others within the newspaper and corporate
organization have said they lean toward Coffey, who had been editor of the
Dallas Times Herald and U.S. News & World Report and deputy managing editor of
The Washington Post.
Most of those who talked about the contest said that some members of the
staff had stopped cheering for their own candidates and started hoping simply
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ID 1988 The Washington Post, March 26, 1988
that it would end. "We're all pretty absorbedby. this," said one journalist,
acknowledging that he was vastly understating the case.
TYPE: COLUMN
SUBJECT: JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES; EXECUTIVES
ORGANIZATION: LOS ANGELES TIMES
NAME: WILLIAM THOMAS
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Copyright ID 1988 The New York Times Company;
The New York Times
March 201 1988, Sunday, Late City Final Edition
SECTION: Section 1; Part 2, Page 49, Column 1; Metropolitan Desk
LENGTH: 670 words
HEADLINE: News Companies Faulted for Lack of Blacks
BODY:
Twenty years after the Kerner Commission chastised the press for reporting
the news "with white men's eyes and a white perspective," a panel of black
journalists said last week that newspapers and broadcasters had failed to
recruit enough blacks into the nation's newsrooms.
At a news conference after a three-day symposium, the National Association of
Black Journalists called on newspapers to double the number of black journalists
at newspapers by 1991. According to the American Society of Newspaper
Editors, blacks made up 3.5 percent of editors and reporters in 1987, while
they represent 12 percent of the general population.
"We have found there is a substantial amount of goodwill among broadcast and
print organizations, but we have also found there has not been a lot of
progress," said Dwayne Wickham, a columnist for the Gannett News Service who
moderated the 16-member panel during the symposium at the New York Hilton.
"It would be wrong to stand here today and say there has been no progress,
however it would be likewise incorrect to characterize it as significant," Mr.
Wickham continued. "The numbers of minorities, particularly the numbers of
blacks, in print journalism have creeped forward from approximately one-half of
1 percent 20 years ago to about 3 percent today."
Lawsuits 'as a Last Resort'
The panel urged the broadcast industry to halt a steady decline in the number
of blacks working in television news - a drop to 13 percent in 1986 from 15
percent in 1979. It also called on foundations to refuse grants to journalism
schools that do not employ a single full-time black professor or do not make an
effort to recruit and retain black students.
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1988 The New York Times, March 20, 1988
Mr. Wickham said the N.A.B.J. was willing to use lawsuits "as a last
resort" against news organizations with poor recruitment records, but would
first try to negotiate with the industry as a whole. "We are not here to hold a
hammer over the head of the industry," he said.
The symposium culminated three months of research by panel members, who pored
over documents ranging from the latest industry reports to the Kerner Commission
Report. The panel was composed of veteran black reporters from 11 major
newspapers, one television network and two independent television stations.
The Kerner Commission was created in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to
Investigate the Causes of race riots that tore apart black communities from
Watts in Los Angeles to Harlem. It concluded in a report issued 20 years ago
this month that news organizations were in part to blame, saying, "the
journalistic profession has been shockingly backward in seeking out, hiring,
training and promoting" blacks.
Inability to Advance
The report continued: "Along with
long basked in a white world, looking
eyes and a white perspective. That is
the country as a whole, the press has too
out of it, if at all, with white men's
no longer good enough."
Some panel members said blacks have made progress in getting hired at
newspapers but have not been promoted into positions of authority in newsrooms
as frequently as whites. Many seasoned black journalists, frustrated by their
inability to advance in the newsroom, leave the business, and young black
reporters are faced with predominantly white editorial staffs, causing racial
tensions.
Mr. Wickham said less than 2 percent of the 12,226 editors and news directors
counted by the A.S.N.E. in 1986 were black.
Responding to the accusation that the newspaper industry has not been
forceful enough in hiring blacks, A.S.N.E. officials said blacks have been hired
in large numbers in recent years at large metropolitan papers but that smaller
newspapers were a "significant roadblock" to minority?hiring.
Arnold Rosenfeld, chairman of the Minority Affairs Committee of the A.S.N.E.,
said of the possibility of doubling the number of black reporters by 1991: "I
don't know if that's realistic. I would love to see it done, and we'll certainly
work our tails off to do it."
SUBJECT: NEWS AND NEWS MEDIA; BLACKS (IN US); LABOR; NEWSPAPERS; HIRING AND
PROMOTION; AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
ORGANIZATION: BLACK JOURNALISTS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF; NEWSPAPER EDITORS,
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
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The Associated Press
The materials in the AP file were compiled by The Associated Press. These
materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The
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Associated Press.
The Associated Press, March 19, 1988
March 19, 19881 Saturday, PM cycle
SECTION: Domestic News
LENGTH: 450 words
HEADLINE: Black Journalists: 20 Years Later, Still Not Enough
BYLINE: By RICK HAMPSON, Associated Press Writer
DATELINE: NEW YORK
KEYWORD: BlacK Journalists
BODY:
Two decades ago the Kerner Commission said news organizations were
"shockingly backward in seeking out, hiring, training and promoting" blacks.
They still are, according to a group of black journalists.
Despite some industry attempts to improve black employment prospects, "what
has resulted in far too many instances can simply be characterized as a lot of
motion and little movement," the group said in a report released Friday.
The National Association of Black Journalists formed a panel to compare the
status of blacks in journalism today with the late 1960s, when race riots
prompted President Lyndon Johnson to appoint Illinois Gov. Otto Kerner as head
of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.
The Kerner Commission's conclusion "still rings true," said DeWayne Wickham
of the Gannett News Service, president of the NABJ.
The panel, which Wickham said carried out its study over a
months, acknowledged "substantial good will" among news media
also found there had not been a lot of progress."
Among the panel's recommendations:
Newspaper publishers should promise to double the number of black
journalists over the next three years, from 3.5 percent of newsroom employees to
7 percent by 1991.
period of several
executives. "We
The National Association of Broadcasters and the Radio-Television News
Directors Association should join the NABJ to form a task force to halt the
decline in blacks working in television news. A declining number of black men
employed in broadcast news caused the number of minority group members to drop
from 15 percent in 1979 to 13 percent in 1986, the panel said.
Dwight Ellis, NAB vice president for minority services, said the reason for
the decline was unclear. He said the NAB and news editors were considering two
remedies: an advertising campaign to tell minority group members about some of
the less obvious jobs available in broadcasting, and an institute to train them
for management.
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The Associated Press, March 19, 1988
Lee Stinnett, executive director of the American Society of Newspaper
Editors; said its surveys show that the number of minority group members
employed in newspaper newsrooms has more than doubled since 1978, rising from
1,700 to 3,600.
The percentage of these minority employees, 55 percent of wham are black, has
increased from 4 percent to 6.5 percent, he said.
Jerry W. Friedheim, president of the American Newspaper Publishers
Association, said the organization was "working to increase the number of
minority journalists."
He said ANPA was readying the first industry-wide survey of minority
employment, and has programs to encourage the hiring and promotion of blacks,
including 12 minority job fairs in the past year.
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The Associated Press
The materials in the AP file were compiled by The ASsociated Press. These
materials may not, be republished without the express written consent of The
Associated Press.
March 18, 1988, Friday, AM cycle
SECTION: Domestic News
LENGTH: 596 words
HEADLINE: Black Journalists' Group Says Media Still Not Hiring Enough Minorities
BYLINE: By RICK HAMPSON, Associated Press Writer
DATELINE: NEW YORK
KEYWORD: Black Journalists
BODY:
Twenty years after the Kerner Commission accused the news media of looking at
the world "with white men's eyes," newspapers and broadcast stations still are
not hiring or promoting enough blacks, a group of black journalists said Friday.
Despite some industry attempts to improve black employment prospects, "what
has resulted in far too many instances can simply be characterized as a lot of
motion and little movement," the group's report said.
The National Association of Black Journalists formed a panel to compare the
status of blacks in journalism today with 20 years ago, when race riots prompted
President Johnson to appoint Illinois Gov. Otto Kerner to head the National
Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.
The Kerner Commission conclusion that "the journalistic profession has been
shockingly backward in seeking out, hiring, training and promoting" blacks
"still rings true," said DeWayne Wickham of the Gannett News Service,
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Proprietary to the United Press International, February 27, 1988
BODY:
The American Society of Newspaper Editors marked its 10th anniversary of
recognizing outstanding daily newspaper writing Saturday by honoring six
journalists from The New York Daily News, The Washington Post, The Baltimore
Evening Sun and Newsday.
Jimmy Breslin, columnist for The News, was honored for commentary-column
writing, Bob Herbert of The News won for deadline Writing, and Blaine Harden,
Africa correspondent for The Post won for non-deadline writing.
James Klurfeld, associate editor of Newsday, was honored for editorial
writing. Tom Shales, chief television critic and TV editor for The Post, and
Carl Schoettler of the Evening Sun, both were honored for obituary writing.
Shales was cited for his "appreciation" stories written upon the deaths of
entertainers Ray Bolger, the scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz," David Susskind,
Danny Kaye and Rita Hayworth.
Schaettler's obituaries of three well-known Baltimorians, including a news
dealer, a former mayor, and a newspaper publisher, won him ASNE's honors.
The society also named five runners-up including Henry Allen of The Post;
Graham Dower of The Cleveland Plain Dealer; David Finkel of The St. Petersburg
(Fla.) Times; Michael Pakenham of The News; and Elizabeth Rau of the Providence
(R.. I.) Journal-Bulletin.
The winning entries and five runners-up were chosen from more than five
hundred entries by a panel of ASNE editors the Society said. The winners will
receive $1,000 at the conclusion of the ASNE annual convention April 15 in
Washington.
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Proprietary to the United Press International 1988
February 25, 1988, Thursday, BC cycle
SECTION: Regional News
DISTRIBUTION: South Carolina, North Carolina
LENGTH: 306 words
HEADLINE: Press association awards announced
DATELINE: ATLANTA
KEYWORD: Press
BODY:
Claude Sitton, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of The News and Observer of
Raleigh, N.C., received the Georgia Press Association's Neely Young Award
Thursday night for contributions to journalism education.
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*3168* AMERICAN JEWISH PRESS ASSOCIATION (AJPA)
c/o Robert A. Cohn
St. Louis Jewish Light
12 Millstone Campus Dr. Phone: [phone]
St. Louis, MO 63146 Robert A. Cohn, Pres.
Founded: 1943. Members: 250. To raise and maintain the standards of
Professional Jewish journalism; to create instruments of information for the
American Jewish community; and to provide a forum for the exchange of
ideas and information among Jewish publications and journalists in the U.S.
and Canada. Bestows annual Simon Rockower Memorial awards for excellence
in Jewish journalism. Sponsors annual workshop on editorial and advertising
matters, news conferences, and study trips. Committees: Advertising;
Awards; Editorial. Publications: (1) Roster, annual; (2) Bulletin, bimonthly; (3)
Advisories, irregular. Formerly: American Association of English Jewish
Newspapers. Convention/Meeting: annual - 1988 Kansas City, MO. Also
holds annual mid-term meeting - 1987 November, Miami, FL.
*3169* AMERICAN NEWS WOMEN'S CLUB (Press) (ANWC)
1607 22nd St., N.W. Phone: [phone]
Washington, DC 20008 M. Virginia Daly, Pres.
Founded: 1932. Members: 450. Staff: 1. Women who write news for all
media, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, or free-lance (300);
women in the news as wives of ranking officials or as professional women in
the arts, sciences, education, civic affairs, government, and social service are
associates (100); women not currently working professionally (50) are
nonactive members. Encourages friendly understanding between members
and those whom they must contact in their profession. Sponsors professional
seminars and social events; maintains club house. Committees: Education;
Fellowship and Friendship; Professional Activities; Special Events. Publica-
tions: (1) Shop Talk, monthly; (2) American News Women's Club (directory),
annual. Formerly: (1981) American Newspaper Women's Club.
*3170* AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS (Press) (ASNE)
P.O. Box 17004 Phone: [phone]
Washington, DC 20041 Lee Stinnett, Exec.Dir.
Founded: 1922. Members: 900. Staff: 5. Directing editors who determine
editorial and news policy on daily newspapers. Committees: Bulletin Editorial
Board; Credibility; Education for Journalism; Ethics; Freedom of Information;
Human Resources; International Communication; Literacy; Minorities; Press-
Bar; Program; Readership and Research; Writing Awards Board. Publications:
(1) Bulletin, 9/year; (2) Problems of Journalism - ASNE Proceedings, annual.
Convention/Meeting: annual - always April. 1988 Apr. 12-15, Washington,
DC; 1989 Apr. 11-14, Washington, DC; 1990 Apr. 3-6, Washington, DC;
1991 Apr. 9-12, Boston, MA.
*3171* ANGLO-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION OF PARIS (AAPAP)
162 rue du Faubourg St. Honore
F-75008 Paris, France Pierre Legros, Sec.Gen.
Founded: 1907. Members: 150. Budget: Less than $25,000. Corre-
spondents and journalists working in France for American or British newspa-
pers, magazines, agencies, or broadcasting companies. Conducts monthly
luncheon. Publications: Membership Directory, annual. Also Known As: As-
sociation de la Presse Anglo-Americaine de Paris.
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United States, and to more than 10,000 newspapers and broadcast static
worldwide. Publications: The AP World. quarterly. Convention/Meeth
annual - 1988 Apr. 25, Honolulu, HI; 1989 Apr. 24, Chicago, IL; 1990 A
23, Los Angeles, CA.
*3174* ASSOCIATED PRESS MANAGING EDITORS (APME)
50 Rockefeller Plaza Phone: [phone]'
New York, NY 10020 Robert E. Rhodes, Pn
Founded: 1933. Members: 1000. Managing editors or executives on
news or editorial staff of Associated Press newspapers. Purposes are:
advance the profession of journalism; to examine the news and other servic
of the Associated Press in order to provide member newspapers with servic
that best suit their needs; to provide a means of cooperation between tl
management and the editorial representatives of the members of the Ass
ciatOd'F'ress. Bestows Public Service Award, Freedom of Information Awz
and citations and top performance awards. Maintains over 20 committe
dealing with newspapers and news services. Publications: (1) News, I
monthly; (2) Red Book, annual; also publishes reports. Convention/Meetin
annual - 1987 Sept. 15-18, Seattle, WA; 1988 Oct. 18-21, Boston, M.
1989 Oct. 3-6, Des Moines, IA; 1990 Sept. 18-21, Dallas, TX; 1991 Ck
15-18, Detroit, MI.
*3175* ASSOCIATED PRESS SPORTS EDITORS (APSE)
Founded: 1974. Members: 421. Sports editors of daily newspapers. Seel
to improve newspaper sports sections. Presents Red Smith Award for superb
sports writing. Publications: Newsletter, monthly. Convention/Meetin.
annual - always June. Address mail c/o Encyclopedia of Associations.
*3176* ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN CORRESPONDENTS IN LONDON
(Press) (AACL)
c/o Helen Westwood
ABC News
Eight Carburton St.
London W1P 7DT England Helen Westwood, Pres
Founded: 1919. Members: 34. Staff: 2. News organizations, such a
newspapers, magazines, and television-radio networks, with headquarters i
the U.S. and permanent full-time editorial bureaus and staffs or representa
tives in London, England. To serve the professional interests of members
promote social cooperation among them, and maintain ethical standards o
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Editorial Cartoons of the Year, annual; (3) Membership Directory, biennial; has
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DCI Address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors
11 Apr 88
William M. Baker
Director, Public Affairs
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JUDGE:
3114arch 1988
PAD 88-0115
You will be addressing the American Society of Newspaper Editors at a
dinner at 7 p.m. on April 11 at the National Archives Building.
In the introduction of your proposed speech, you mention that you last
spoke to the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 1978, soon after being
appointed Director of the FBI. You point out the media's vital role in
American society, and quote Osborn Elliott, the former dean of Columbia
University's Graduate School of Journalism: "Practiced as it should be,
journalism provides both the glue that holds our society together and the
lubricant that makes it work."
You mention the cooperation and openness which characterizes the FBI's
relationship with the media, and then state your thesis (page 2): "There are
some very good reasons why the Central Intelligence Agency's relationship with
the media is more complicated, and I would like to discuss those tonight. I
want to promote the view that certain kinds of information must be protected,
shared only with the elected representatives of the American people. And I
want to talk about the type of relationship between government and the media
that works best in our society -- a relationship of candor and cooperation on
particularly sensitive matters."
In your remarks, you emphasize that "protecting information is not the
same as hiding it." You discuss the relationship between 'CIA and Congress and
note how the Agency provides information to legislators -- through briefings,
written material, and testimony. You refer to the need to be candid with
Congress and mention the guidelines that were developed to help those in the
Agency provide information without compromising sources and methods.
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You then state that most members of the press are more than willing to
cooperate when government officials clearly state the reasons why certain
information would jeopardize national interests.
You conclude by stressing that our policy with the media -- like our
policy with Congress -- is to be both candid and responsive. You mention that
neither the Intelligence Community nor the journal ism profession stands to
gain from a relationship of suspicion and mistrust, and we will do our best to
build the trust necessary to maintain a cooperative relationship.
Your proposed remarks are attached.
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PROPOSED REMARKS
BY
WILLIAM H. WEBSTER
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
BEFORE THE
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
APRIL 11, 1988
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IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. THE LAST TIME I SPOKE TO
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS WAS IN 1978, SOON AFTER
BEING APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF THE FBI.1 DURING MY TENURE AT THE
BUREAU, I MET WITH JOURNALISTS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND I HAVE
CONTINUED TO DO THAT AT THE CIA. I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE
PRESS PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH THE
INFORMATION IT NEEDS TO MAKE INFORMED JUDGMENTS. OSBORN ELLIOTT --
A MAN SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE KNOWN WHEN HE WAS AT NEWSWEEK OR WHEN
HE WAS DEAN AT COLUMBIA'S SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM -- HAS ELOQUENTLY
DESCRIBED THE FOURTH ESTATE'S ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY. "PRACTICED AS IT
SHOULD BE, JOURNALISM PROVIDES BOTH THE GLUE THAT HOLDS OUR SOCIETY
TOGETHER AND THE LUBRICANT THAT MAKES IT WORK.
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AT THE FBI, WE HAD A VERY IMPORTANT REASON FOR REACHING OUT TO
THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE MEDIA. WE WANTED ALL AMERICANS TO KNOW THAT
THEY SHOULD COME TO THE FBI WITH INFORMATION ABOUT ILLEGAL
ACTIVITIES AND THREATS TO PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THAT THIS INFORMATION
WOULD BE TREATED APPROPRIATELY. WE WOULD INVESTIGATE MATTERS
BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY THE PUBLIC AND, IF WARRANTED, THE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WOULD PROSECUTE.
THE FBI'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEDIA WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE
HEALTHY, AND I THINK THE COOPERATION AND OPENNESS WHICH MARKED THAT
RELATIONSHIP HELPED BOTH OF US DO OUR JOBS.
THERE ARE SOME VERY GOOD REASONS WHY THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEDIA IS MORE COMPLICATED, AND I
WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THOSE TONIGHT. I WANT TO PROMOTE THE VIEW
THAT CERTAIN KINDS OF INFORMATION MUST BE PROTECTED, SHARED ONLY
WITH THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AND I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT THE TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE
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MEDIA THAT WORKS BEST IN OUR SOCIETY -- A RELATIONSHIP OF CANDOR AND
COOPERATION ON PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE MATTERS.
PROTECTING INFORMATION IS NOT THE SAME AS HIDING IT. INDEED,
WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT OF COLLECTING INFORMATION IF IT IS NOT
SHARED WITH THOSE WHO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING POLICY
DECISIONS?
TODAY THE INFORMATION THAT IS COLLECTED BY THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY IS SHARED WITH CONGRESS. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO THE CIA GAVE
175 BRIEFINGS TO CONGRESS: LAST YEAR WE GAVE OVER 1,000 BRIEFINGS
ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. THESE TOPICS INCLUDED ARMS CONTROL, SOVIET
WEAPONS THE PERSIAN GULF SITUATION, AND THE CONFLICT IN CENTRAL
AMERICA. IN THE LAST YEAR THE CIA SENT MORE THAN 5.000 INTELLIGENCE
REPORTS TO CONGRESS.s
IN ADDITION TO BRIEFINGS AND PAPERS, WE ALSO TESTIFIED BEFORE
THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. I HAVE SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME ON THE
HILL, LATELY, MYSELF. BECAUSE I KNOW OF THE NEED TO BE ABSOLUTELY
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CANDID WITH CONGRESS, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY INTELLIGENCE
PROFESSIONALS HAVE TO PROTECT SOURCES AND METHODS, I HAVE
ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES GOVERNING OUR DEALINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE
HOUSE AND SENATE. AND I HAVE MADE IT ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT IN
DEALING WITH CONGRESS THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR DECEPTION.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES EXERCISED
BY CONGRESS ARE BOTH NECESSARY AND BENEFICIAL. THERE MUST BE A
DEPENDABLE SYSTEM OF OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WHICH BUILDS,
RATHER THAN ERODES, TRUST BETWEEN THOSE WHO HAVE THE INTELLIGENCE
RESPONSIBILITY AND THOSE WHO ARE THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
AS PART OF MY EFFORT TO ESTABLISH AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP WITH
CONGRESS, I MEET WITH THE LEADERS OF OUR INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEES AT LEAST MONTHLY. MEMBERS OF THESE COMMITTEES SHARE WITH
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY THE RESPONSIBILTY OF PRESERVING THE
NATION'S INTELLIGENCE SECRETS.
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BUT INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS, LIKE JOURNALISTS, HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT SOURCES OF INFORMATION. AND WHILE ALL
INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ARE SUBJECT TO CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, I AM
REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROTECT THE SOURCES AND METHODS BY WHICH WE IN
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COLLECT INFORMATION.
THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO NATIONAL
SECURITY musr NOT BE RELEASED OUTSIDE THE CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEES; THIS INCLUDES INFORMATION THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE LIVES
OR INFORMATION THAT THREATENS THE MEANS BY WHICH WE PROTECT
OURSELVES. THE DISCLOSURE OF SOPHISTICATED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS OR
CRYPTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ALERTS A HOSTILE NATION TO THE NEED TO
DEVELOP COUNTERMEASURES AND CAN SERIOUSLY HAMPER OUR INTELLIGENCE
EFFORTS. IN SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF ONE SENSITIVE
PIECE OF INFORMATION IS PUBLISHED, IT COULD PUT AN ENTIRE
INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION SYSTEM OUT OF USE. AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF
TIME, PLANNING, AND MONEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE IT.
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INFORMATION THAT IS PUBLISHED NEED NOT EVEN BE ACCURATE TO DO
IRREPARABLE HARM TO OUR INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES. LET ME GIVE YOU
AN EXAMPLE. SINCE THIS IS AN UNCLASSIFIED FORUM, I HOPE YOU WILL
UNDERSTAND THAT I CAN'T BE TOO SPECIFIC. NOT TOO LONG AGO THERE WAS
A BRIEF FLURRY OF NEWS STORIES PURPORTING TO BE BASED ON CLASSIFIED
INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION INDICATING THAT AN ADVERSARY HAD CARRIED
OUT CERTAIN MILITARY EXPERIMENTS. THE STORIES WERE LARGELY
INACCURATE. YET COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION--AGAIN MOSTLY
INACCURATE--WERE ATTRIBUTED TO A NUMBER OF U.S. OFFICIALS. SOME OF
THESE OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THE STORY, ONE DENIED IT, AND YET ANOTHER
CORRECTED THE INITIAL STORY. THE STATEMENTS BY THESE OFFICIALS
SERVED TO HEIGHTEN SPECULATION AND TO SUSTAIN PUBLIC FOCUS ON
MATTERS INVOLVING HIGHLY SENSITIVE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION
TECHNIQUES.
AFTER THESE STORIES WERE PUBLISHED, OUR ADVERSARY TOOK
COUNTERMEASURES WHICH ELIMINATED OUR ACCESS TO THIS TYPE OF
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INTELLIGENCE. IN SHORT, EVEN THOUGH THE INFORMATION DISCUSSED BY
THESE U.S. OFFICIALS WAS INCORRECT, THE NET RESULT WAS A FURTHER
LOSS FOR U.S. INTELLIGENCE .4
REGRETTABLY, SOME VIEW THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT SOURCES AND METHODS AS A THREAT TO A FREE
PRESS. I HAVE FOUND THAT MOST MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ARE MORE THAN
WILLING TO COOPERATE WHEN WE HAVE CLEARLY STATED THE REASONS WHY
CERTAIN INFORMATION WOULD JEOPARDIZE NATIONAL INTERESTS.
LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE PRESS RESPONDED -- QUITE
PROPERLY IN MY VIEW -- WHEN LIVES WERE AT STAKE. SEYMOUR TOPPING,
THE FORMER MANAGING EDI TOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES, WAS INVOLVED IN
ONE CASE THAT CONCERNED SOME OF THE AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN IRAN IN
1980. SECRETARY OF STATE CYRUS VANCE CALLED HIM AND SAID HE KNEW
THE TIMES HAD A STORY ABOUT THE CANADIANS WHO WERE HARBORING SOME OF
THE AMERICAN HOSTAGES. VANCE ASKED TOPPING IF THE TIMES COULD HOLD
THE STORY FOR ANOTHER 48 TO 72 HOURS, UNTIL OUR GOVERNMENT KNEW THAT
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THE HOSTAGES WERE FREE AND CLEAR. THERE WAS NO QUESTION IN
TOPPING'S MIND THAT THE TIMES WOULD WITHHOLD THE STORY.s
LAST FALL, A REPORTER FROM A MAJOR NEWSPAPER REQUESTED A MEETING
WITH BILL BAKER, MY PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR AT CIA, TO DISCUSS
EXTREMELY SENSITIVE INFORMATION THAT HAD COME INTO HIS POSSESSION
ABOUT MIDDLE EASTERN TERRORISM. BILL ADVISED THE REPORTER THAT
WITHOUT ANY DOUBT HIS INFORMATION, IF PUBLISHED, COULD ENDANGER A
VALUABLE SOURCE OF INTELLIGENCE AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF LIFE.
THE REPORTER AGREED TO WITHHOLD THE STORY, AND TO THIS DAY HAS NOT
PUBLISHED IT. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH THE PRESS
HAS WITHHELD STORIES OR WRITTEN THEM IN A WAY THAT PRESERVED THE
CONFIDENTIALITY OF INTELLIGENCE SOURCES. THIS COOPERATION IS A
RESULT OF THE CREDIBILITY AND GOOD FAITH WE HAVE WORKED TO ESTABLISH
WITH THE PRESS.
OUR POLICY WITH THE MEDIA -- LIKE OUR POLICY WITH CONGRESS -- IS
TO BE BOTH CANDID AND RESPONSIVE. WE FREQUENTLY SCHEDULE
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BACKGROUND BRIEFINGS FOR REPORTERS WHO REQUEST INFORMATION ON
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS. AND, IF WE CANNOT ANSWER A SPECIFIC
QUESTION, WE WILL TELL YOU THAT WE CANNOT ANSWER IT AND WILL NOT TRY
TO MISLEAD YOU BY INVENTING A RESPONSE.
WHILE SOME MIGHT DISAGREE, I THINK THE WORK OF INTELLIGENCE
OFFICERS IS, IN MANY WAYS, SIMILAR TO THE WORK OF JOURNALISTS.
INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS, LIKE NEWSMEN SEEK OUT SOURCES, GATHER AND
EVALUATE INFORMATION, AND PRESENT FACTS IN THE CONTEXT OF BROADER
EVENTS AND ISSUES. BOTH PROFESSIONS REQUIRE CURIOSITY, FLEXIBILITY,
AND STAMINA. NEITHER THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY NOR THE JOURNALISM
PROFESSION STANDS TO GAIN FROM A RELATIONSHIP OF SUSPICION AND
MISTRUST. BOTH, HOWEVER, WILL BENEFIT FROM MUTUAL COOPERATION AND
CANDOR. FOR OUR PART, WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO BUILD THE TRUST
NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN SUCH A RELATIONSHIP.
I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
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The DirectorofCentral Intelligence ER 0153 88
Washington. D C 20505
January 14, 1988
Ms. Katherine Fanning
Editor
The Christian Science Monitor
One Norway Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Dear Kay:
Sorry that your delayed arrival and my mandatory departure
prevented us from getting together today, but it would have
been a very tight one and I'll hope for a more relaxed visit on
another occasion soon.
I'll be glad to be your speaker on April 11th at the ASNE
dinner and appreciate your asking me to do it.
In haste, but with best wishes,
Sincerely,
c4raik
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