American Society of Newspaper Editors cancels 2009 convention

Citing
the challenging times faced by its members, The American Society of
Newspaper Editors today announced it has canceled its 2009 convention. — ASNE

According to the ASNE website, one of the items on the agenda at the conference was a motion to drop the reference to “paper” in the organization’s name, and to expand the organization’s purview to include online-only publications.