The American Society of Newspaper Editors will sponsor job fairs in upcoming months in three cities, targeting students of color: San José, Feb. 1-2: Pat Thompson, San Jose Mercury News, 750 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose, CA 95190; (408) 604-5099; fax (408) 288-8060; E-mail pthompson@sjmercury.com

Albany, Feb. 22-23:  Bill Dowd, Times Union, P.O . Box 1500, Albany, NY 12212;  (518) 454-5411, fax (518) 454-5811, E-mail: Bdowd@timesunion.com

Richmond, Feb. 8-9:Virginia Press Association, Denise Williams or Katherine Lewis, 11006 Lakeridge Parkway, Ashland, VA 23005; (804) 550-2361; fax 804-849-8717; E-mail denisew@vpa.net

MOVING ON:

Jonathan Ruíz, news producer for MSNBC in Seacacus, N.J., is named news director of KSTS-TV48 in San José.

The 12-year TV news veteran started his career at Telemundo's KVEA,  in Los Angeles.

The Telemundo Network Group also appointed Manuel Abud president of Telemundo Cable.

WHITE NEWS:

Don Heider, an assistant  journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has authored a new book entitled White News.

The book examines the exclusion of people of color from the local news programs.

For more information, contact Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists, Inc., 4412 Spicewood Springs Road, Suite 102, Austin, Texas 78759. Call (512) 478-2028, fax, (512) 478-2117.