AAN News
Philadelphia Weekly Editor Releases Book on Philly's Dive Bars
If you want to know where to get down and divey in Philly but don't know where to start, don't worry, the new book from Philadelphia Weekly music/food editor Brian McManus is here to help.
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AAN |
04-07-2011 1:38 pm |
Industry News
Village Voice Comes Under Fire for Not Paying Contributors to Comics Issue
Several cartoonists are criticizing The Village Voice for not paying some contributors to its Comics Issue that came out this week.
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AAN |
04-07-2011 12:06 pm |
Industry News
Cartoonist Lloyd Dangle Ending 'Troubletown' Strip
After getting his start in alt-weekly cartooning with a strip in the San Francisco Bay Guardian in 1988, Lloyd Dangle is retiring his Troubletown comic.
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AAN |
04-07-2011 9:23 am |
Industry News
Cartoonist Ward Sutton's Village Voice Cover Called a 'Glorious Menagerie of Mashups'
The Village Voice released its Comics Issue this week, with an inventive and eye-catching cover done by longtime alt-cartoonist Ward Sutton.
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AAN |
04-06-2011 8:23 am |
Industry News
UPDATE: NOW Considering Legal Action Against Toronto Mayor's Officenew
NOW Magazine editor and publisher Michael Hollett says the paper is considering legal action against the office of Toronto mayor Rob Ford following last week's directive to remove copies of NOW from City Hall.
CBC News |
04-05-2011 9:36 am |
Industry News
MTV Greenlights Dan Savage's Sex Advice Shownew
MTV has approved a full season of Savage U, in which the ubiquitous sex advice columnist and Stranger editorial director takes questions while touring college campuses.
Inside TV |
04-05-2011 8:26 am |
Industry News
Willamette Week News Editor Leaving Paper for County Jobnew
Willamette Week managing news editor Hank Stern is leaving the paper to take a communications job with Multnomah County.
Portland Business Journal |
04-05-2011 4:00 am |
Industry News
AAN West and Web Publishing Conferences Return This Winter
After a one-year absence, both AAN West and the Web Publishing Conference are slated to return to the Bay Area this winter. The Web Publishing Conference will begin with a social event on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 27, and will end on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 29. AAN West will begin that afternoon in Berkeley, with programming continuing all day on Saturday, Jan. 30.
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AAN |
10-13-2009 10:07 am |
Association News
What I've Been Tweeting [members only]
Jon Whiten |
09-24-2009 2:23 pm |
AAN Staff Blog
What I've Been Tweeting [members only]
Jon Whiten |
09-16-2009 3:17 pm |
AAN Staff Blog
'Instincts' vs. 'Statistics': How Do Your Newsrooms Ensure Quote Accuracy? [members only]
Jon Whiten |
09-10-2009 10:09 am |
AAN Staff Blog
Heralded iPhone Developer Working on App for AAN Members
Small Society, the company whose work on iPhone applications for the Obama campaign, Whole Foods and Zipcar has earned wide recognition and praise in the growing app development field, is partnering with Pre1 Software and the parent company of Willamette Week and Santa Fe Reporter to develop an iPhone publishing platform which they hope to make available to AAN publishers by late 2009. "We think this may be the killer app for alt weeklies," Willamette Week editor Mark Zusman says.
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AAN News |
09-09-2009 1:46 pm |
Industry News
AltWeeklies.com Launches Partnership With Indiebound.org
Starting this week, book reviews and profiles posted on AltWeeklies.com are also being featured on Indiebound.org, a website run by the American Booksellers Association. AltWeeklies.com content will appear, when it exists, on the information page for an individual book title. For examples of this partnership in action, click here and here.
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AAN |
08-28-2009 2:06 pm |
Association News
Creditor Gains Control of Creative Loafing
At today's equity auction, federal bankruptcy judge Caryl E. Delano gave control of Creative Loafing, Inc. to the company's largest creditor, Atalaya Capital Management. Atalaya's all-cash bid of $5 million won out over Creative Loafing CEO Ben Eason's bid of $2.32 million in cash and other securities. The deal is expected to close within 10 days. We've got a roundup of all the news here.
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AAN News |
08-25-2009 12:22 pm |
Industry News
Registration is Open and the Schedule is Set for Writers Workshop
The annual workshop designed for alt-weekly writers and reporters is scheduled for Aug. 14 and 15 at the Medill School of Journalism on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Ill. Writers and editors from a number of AAN member papers will lead sessions covering everything from ethics to multimedia to political reporting, all in a way designed for staffers to get valuable, hands-on experience. Early registration rates are valid until Aug. 7, and the cut-off date to obtain AAN's discounted group hotel rate is this Friday, July 31.
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AAN |
07-27-2009 3:07 pm |
Association News
