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In Response to The American Society of Magazine Editors

Listening to other groups present is always extremely beneficial to my learning. From “The American Society of Magazine Editors” group, I learned so much more than I could have expected within the short 5 minute presentation. It was engaging, educational, and well planned- out. In addition the graphics pulled me in and made me realize I wanted to do further research on my own. 

The American Society of Magazine Editors is an amazing group that was started in 1963 who gives awards and recognitions for fiction writers who have shown all around excellence in publishing their fiction writings whether published in a magazine or on a website. In addition, this is important because there is a direct tie between fiction writing and magazine journalism today thanks to ASME. 

The mission of The American Society of Magazine Editors is to stand up for and advocate for first amendment issues while being the sole networking firm for editors and additional employees in the industry. Within the company, there are interesting/ educational trainings in addition to the awards given to a limited number of writers and editors. This is said to be a very impressive part of their company and the trainings are in-depth and give a great deal of advice to upcoming writers and editors.

Another attachment of the ASME is what they call ASME Next. This is a leading organization for print and digital journalists who are just beginning their careers. This opportunity is led by senior- journalists and in addition entails awards called the ASME Next Awards for journalists under the age of 30. ASME has also sponsored The Magazine Internship program for over 50 years which is a 10- week program for incoming college seniors. This opportunity alone has brought in over 2,000 interns and from that number brought in 500 employed members. 

The American Society of Magazine Editors is overall, an organization that has done so much for the journalism community and will continue to do so in the future. It is successful and spreads its success among all of those who are fortunate enough to work with them.

https://www.asme.media

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