The Associated Press Sports Editors will hold their annual convention in Chicago, beginning tomorrow. Given the (dire?) challenges the industry faces, this should be an interesting gathering.
In a welcome to Chicago letter, APSE president Michael A. Anastasi, the managing editor of the Salt Lake Tribune, said:
Many of you have heard me say this before, but I think it’s worth repeating. With so much change, so much challenge, so much new, this is exactly the wrong time for editors to stop talking to each other.
For the first time, the convention will be held jointly with the AWSM (the Association for Women in Sports Media).
Among the panels offered to attendees:
A year of scandal in college sports: A look at how publications across platforms around the nation broke some of the biggest stories of 2011. Panelists: Emily Kulkus, Syracuse Post-Standard;Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports.
Social Media and Ethics in Sports Journalism: Social Media and Ethics in Sports Journalism Social media has become one of the most valuable tools in the news-breaking journalist’s toolbox. In the wake of the premature death of Joe Paterno on Twitter, we examine the responsibilities of journalists in regard to using social media as a reporting tool at a number of different levels. How similar or different are those responsibilities in comparison to the use of traditional sources, and what are the positives/negatives of Twitter, Facebook and Storify as reporting tools? Also, what is the next wave of social media tools for journalists? And what are some other problems we might encounter down the road? Panelists: Richard Deitsch, Sports Illustrated/SI.com; Robert Gagliardi, Wyoming Tribune Eagle/WyoSports (Cheyenne); Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune.
What a Woman Wants: Examining the consumption of sports content by
women and how it’s evolved over the last 40 years. We know women
don’t simply want coverage of women’s sports. It’s much more complex
and nuanced. Panelists: Mike Harris, The Washington Times; Andrei S. Markovits, University of Michigan; Amy Moritz, The Buffalo News; Shelley Smith, ESPN.
Ambitious Journalism: In an era of dwindling resources, how do editors make the tough choices and the commitment to producing thought-provoking enterprise. Panelists: Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa News; Robert Gagliardi, Wyoming Tribune Eagle; Jason Stallman, The New York Times
Title IX: The legacy of 40 years: June 23 marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX, which says simply: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." We look back at where we've been, where we are, and where we're going from here. Panelists: Lauren Gustus, Reno Gazette-Journal;Marcia Keegan, ESPN; Joe Sullivan, Boston Globe
