AAN News
The Media Oxpecker: Copyright Wrong Turns
This week: new adventures in copyright law, Photoshop on your tablet, drama at Twitter, and much more.
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AAN |
04-15-2011 12:16 pm |
Media Roundup
Maui Time Publisher Videotapes His Own Assault by Police
"On the evening of April 12, I was assaulted by a member of reality star Duane 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' Chapman's security team," Maui Time publisher Tommy Russo writes. "Soon after, I was assaulted again, and had my First Amendment rights violated, by a member of the Maui Police Department."
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AAN |
04-15-2011 11:54 am |
Industry News
Metro Spirit Returns
After being closed down last month by parent company Portico Publications, then sold to a new owner, Augusta alt-weekly Metro Spirit is once again being published.
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AAN |
04-15-2011 10:58 am |
Industry News
Chicago Reader Reporter Sues City Over FOIA Rejections
The Chicago Reader's Mick Dumke this week filed a complaint in Cook County Circuit Court against the city, Mayor Daley and two Freedom of Information officers with the Chicago Police Department after they allegedly rejected his legitimate requests for information.
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AAN |
04-15-2011 7:11 am |
Industry News
The Latest Way to Recycle an Alt-Weekly? Make it a Planting Pot!
Seven Days this week released its Green Issue, the cover of which features potted plants wrapped in old issues of the Burlington alt-weekly. And the paper also includes a handy step-by-step guide on how to do the same with your old newspapers.
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AAN |
04-15-2011 7:01 am |
Industry News
Tags: Seven Days
Revamped Diversity Committee Accepting Grants on a Rolling Basis
AAN's Diversity Committee is continuing its work to make alt-weeklies more diverse as it tries to move the panel's mission beyond editorial and reconfigures the process for applying for Diversity Grants.
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AAN |
04-14-2011 8:10 am |
Association News
The Stranger's First-Ever Fashion Show Gets Rave Reviews
Last Friday, Seattle's The Stranger hosted its first-ever fashion show, Worn Out, which delighted a sold-out crowd with work by 13 Seattle-based designers.
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AAN |
04-14-2011 7:36 am |
Industry News
Long Island Press 'Dominated' 2010 New York Press Association Awards
The Long Island Press brought home a total of 23 awards at the New York Press Association (NYPA)'s 2010 Better Newspaper Contest when winners were announced last weekend.
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AAN |
04-13-2011 9:11 am |
Honors & Achievements
Registration Now Open for Annual Convention in New Orleans
On July 21 through 23, industry leaders from all over will descend on New Orleans to share knowledge, network and enjoy the Big Easy as the 34th annual AAN Convention comes to town. Want to join them? Register today to take advantage of unbeatable early bird rates that are only available for a short time.
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AAN |
04-13-2011 1:28 pm |
Association News
NOW Gets Playful, Asks Readers to 'Frock Ford'
Following the recent dustup over its Photoshopped images of Toronto mayor Rob Ford, NOW Magazine last week launched a contest asking readers to "Frock Ford" themselves.
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AAN |
04-12-2011 10:09 am |
Industry News
What Does the Future Hold for Montreal's Hour Magazine?
Rumors are swirling in Montreal about the fate of former AAN member Hour magazine, the Montreal Gazette reports.
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AAN |
04-11-2011 1:14 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Hour Magazine
Six Alt-Weekly Stories Named IRE Finalists
Stories from five AAN-member papers and one series that ran in several papers have been named finalists in this year's Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) journalism contest.
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AAN |
04-11-2011 9:06 am |
Honors & Achievements
The Media Oxpecker: A New Twist on Performance-Based Pay
This week: incentive pay, debunking myths about journalism's future, clipping coupons online, and plenty of "very special content" and "weird porn."
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AAN |
04-08-2011 2:46 pm |
Media Roundup
Village Voice 'Making This Right' and Paying Contributors to Comics Issuenew
Village Voice editor Tony Ortega announced today that he will pay all of the cartoonists who contributed to the paper's Comics Issue without compensation. The Voice faced harsh criticism this week for not paying the contributors.
The Village Voice |
04-08-2011 1:20 pm |
Industry News
Creative Loafing Photographer was Charlotte's First Homicide Victim of 2011
Charlotte photographer Chris Radok was murdered in his home early this January, becoming that city's first homicide victim of 2011. The 55-year-old had been affiliated with Creative Loafing (Charlotte) for a long time, serving as photographer and photo editor, both freelance and full-time, from 1994 to 2006.
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AAN |
04-08-2011 10:10 am |
Industry News
