Asne is dedicated to the leadership of american journalism. It is committed to fostering the public discourse essential to democracy: helping editors maintain the highest standards of quality, improve their craft and better serve their communities; and preserving and promoting core journalistic values, while embracing and exploring change.

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Annual convention - asne hosts an annual convention which allows members and guests to participate in a challenging educational program that confronts problems facing news journalists. Topics included: war and terrorism, freedom of information, diversity, readership, ethics and good writing and reporting. membership: asne's members are individuals, and its board is elected by members. Many of asne's initiatives are carried out by its committees. It also operates projects coordinated by staff with advice from committees and the board. The american society of news editors advances the cause of quality, independent professional journalism. Founded in 1922 to defend the profession from unjust assault, asne is primarily an organization of newsroom leaders in the united states, with members from canada and mexico, central and south america welcome as well. webinars: asne holds live webinars to foster conversations between editors and members of the journalism profession designed to help editors navigate corporate mandates, stay focused on good journalism and best practices leadership methods in a time of diminishing resources.