John Haile, editor, The Orlando Sentinel, FL (chair)
Andrew F. Costello Jr., editor, Boston Herald
Mel Opotowsky, ombudsman, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, NY
Joyce Purnick, metro editor, The New York Times
Robert J. Rosenthal, editor and executive vice president, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Clifford Teutsch, managing editor, The Hartford Courant, CT
David A. Zeeck, executive editor, The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA