Milton R. Coleman (born November 29, 1946) is an American journalist. He teaches journalism ethics and diversity at

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as the

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Visiting Professor in Journalism Ethics. He is the former senior editor of ''

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'', former president of the

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and the current president of

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(IAPA). Coleman joined ''The Washington Post'' in 1976 and was promoted to the deputy managing editor position in 1996.Milton Coleman
, American Press Institute He had played a principal role in the newspaper's strategy and development of zoned editions and improved its coverage of Latinos, including news in Spanish. He was elected as the president of the

in April 2010, and president of

in October 2011.Inter American Press Association (IAPA)
/ref> He also has served as a member of the nominating committee for the

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in Journalism, a judge for the

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and

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and

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awards, and the chairman of the Seldon Ring Award for Investigative Reporting judging committee. Coleman graduated from

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. He was a

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Fellow in 1971 and a fellow in the

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Summer Program for Minority Journalists at

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in 1974.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Milton 1946 births Living people African-American journalists American male journalists American newspaper editors Arizona State University faculty Journalists from Milwaukee The Washington Post people University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people Presidents of the American Society of News Editors