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WHO WE ARE: APSE (Associated Press Sports Editors) is a national organization that strives to improve professional standards for sports departments of professional news organizations and to recognize professional excellence among its membership.

WHO CAN JOIN: Membership is open to all daily newspaper administrative sports department executives, their supervisors and their assistants, regardless of whether those papers are members of the Associated Press. Online services must get approval from APSE before joining. If an online entity attempts to join and pays without approval, dues will be returned minus the cost on the processing charged to APSE, plus a $10 handling fee.  

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BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP:

■ APSE offers excellent training opportunities through its national convention each June, regional meetings and drive-in workshops. These meetings include panel discussions, hands-on workshops, educational seminars and section critiques.

■ Concerned about cost of attending a national convention? APSE can arrange to match you with a roommate.

■ Have your section critiqued by another APSE member. This is an opportunity to receive suggestions for improvement in both content and design. Critiques can be done at regional meetings, the national convention or by mail.

■ APSE members receive an annual directory with contact information on all member newspapers, sports editors and their assistants. It's a useful resource.

■ Each year, APSE selects several small-newspaper editors to attend the contest judging at the organization's expense.

COST OF MEMBERSHIP:

CategoryCategoryFirstAdditional
A250,000 and above
(includes websites)
$305$75
B100,000 to 250,000$230$75
C40,000 to 100,000$155$75
DUnder 40,000$95$50
EWeekly Newspaper$95 
FNational Magazine$300 
GWebsite$300* 
HWire Service$300 
IStudent$25 
JAlumni$30 
KEducator$150 

 *Websites must be approved for membership and, during the approval
process, may petition to pay dues at a lower level to better reflect
staffing. See bylaws for website eligibility requirements.
 

… and reap the rewards

■ Annual writing and section contests. Contests are broken into four divisions based on circulation size. There are three section categories (daily, Sunday and special sections) and numerous writing categories as well as a new Web site category.

■ APSE helps sponsor the Sports Journalism Institute, which helps train young journalists, and the Sports Management Institute, which helps train both current and future sports editors.

■ APSE operates a successful job board on its website. Members under 100,000 circulation pay just $25 to post a job, compared to $150 for non-members.

■ APSE's website contains stories on a regular basis, including articles that detail changes in sports departments across the country, contest results, convention information and content that is designed to enhance your sports coverage.

■ Only one person from a sports department needs to be a paid member for that paper to be eligible for the contest and to attend conventions.

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CONTACTS:

For more information about joining APSE, please contact one of the following:
 

President
Gerry Ahern
Director News Content
USA TODAY Sports Media Group
615 W. Lafayette Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226
Work: 313-222-6708
Cell: 651-357-5268

E-mail: gahern@usatoday.com

First Vice President
Tim Stephens
Assistant Managing Editor
CBS Interactive — Sports
1401 West Cypress Creek Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Cell: 954-873-0325
E-mail: tim.stephens@cbsinteractive.com 
 

Second Vice President
Mike Sherman
Sports Editor
The Oklahoman
9000 N. Broadway
Oklahoma City, O
Cell: 405-990-0352
Fax: 405-475-3315
E-mail: msherman@oklahoman.com

Third Vice President
Tommy Deas
Executive Sports Editor
Tuscaloosa News
315 28th Ave
Tuscaloosa, Ala. 35401

Cell: 205-454-0117
Work: 205-722-0224
Fax: 205-722-0187
E-mail: tommy.deas@tuscaloosanews.com

Executive Director

Jack Berninger
Richmond Times-Dispatch (retired)
P.O. Box 29743
Richmond, VA 23242
Home: 804-741-1565
Cell: 804-754-6148
E-mail: jackapse@aol.com

Officers

Gerry Ahern

Gerry Ahern

President
USA Today

Tim Stephens

Tim Stephens

First Vice President
CBSSports.com

Mike Sherman

Mike Sherman

Second Vice President
The Oklahoman

Tommy Deas

Tommy Deas

Third Vice President
Tuscaloosa News

Jack Berninger

Jack Berninger

Executive Director
Richmond Times-Dispatch
(retired)

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In the News

Jan 30, 2013NABJ commits $1,000 to APSE’s Diversity Fellowship Program

The National Association of Black Journalists has committed a $1,000 sponsorship to APSE’s Diversity Fellowship Program, joining the Association for Women in Sports Media, Digital First Media, the USA Today Sports Media Group, The Sporting News and U-T San Diego as gold-level sponsors.

Jan 24, 2013New York Times sports editor leaving for ProPublica

New York Times sports editor Joe Sexton is leaving for a senior editing job at ProPublica.

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Blogs

Aug 6, 2012Third Vice President’s column: Reach out to smaller papers that are not APSE members

 By Tommy DeasExecutive Sports EditorThe Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News First, let me extend my thanks and appreciation to those who elected me to this position and to all the old friends I got to see and new friends I got to meet at the Summer Conference in Chicago.The Third Vice President’s chair was created to give a [...]

Jul 28, 2012President’s column: The time is now to invest in the future of APSE

Sponsoring a student through APSE’s new Student Outreach Initiative is a great way to give back to the organization and the future of sports journalism. APSE President Gerry Ahern calls on APSE members to recruit and sponsor one college student as a member of the organization. The students can come from your alma mater or your coverage area. The $25 fee will give the students access to the minds and events that will shape the future of sports journalism.