THE NEW ORLEANS AND BILOXI NEWSPAPERS have been to hell and back with a Pulitzer Prize thrown into the middle. We've heard that story. In this issue, Will Doolittle takes a look at the staffs of those two newspapers and how those calamities have affected their relationships with their communities and how they report on stories that they are also living. It's one thing to be an objective reporter, and quite another when you are living the same problems as so many of your readers.

Sunshine Week is almost upon us again. Christian Trejbal gives us some insight on what this project has meant in the battle for free flowing information, while former Freedom of Information Committee Chair Andy Alexander gives some perspective on what Sunshine Week as become.

In the world of online, nothing stays the same for two consecutive quarters. With that in mind, Roger Simmons takes us on a whirlwind tour around the country on some of the latest initiatives and ideas in the world of online.

If you've been to a recent ASNE convention you know that USA TODAY Executive Editor Ken Paulson has been one of the convention stars, providing us with as much entertainment as inspiration. After all, what other newspaper editor could possibly pull off a musical review on the First Amendment. Amanda Bensen checks in with Paulson about what new projects he is working on to get the word out about the great work that we all do.

DEPARTMENTS
Don't forget to check out the rest of The American Editor, starting with Mark Zieman and his story of how one writer pinch hit for a Pulitzer Prize. We also have Kevin Goldberg to answer our legal questions, Jody Calendar providing us with the latest trends in the business and who is going where, Kurt Greenbaum's take on the online world, Edward Miller's advice on getting to the root of the problem and Jack Telfer's view from small newspapers.

We hope you like what you see in both the print and online editions.

Ellen M. Foley Wisconsin State Journal Madison, Wis. co-chair/online	Kenneth E. Tingley The Post-Star Glens Falls, N.Y. co-chair/print