AAN News
Are Private Email Accounts Subject to Public Records Requests?new
The Santa Fe Reporter tests New Mexico's freedom of information law.
Columbia Journalism Review |
02-15-2013 3:00 pm |
Industry News
Media Oxpecker: The New Normals
Four newspaper revenue success stories; a controversy over affiliate links; and how not to respond when getting scooped by a sports website.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
02-15-2013 1:30 pm |
Media Roundup
Dogged Reporter Dave Maass Leaves San Diego CityBeat, City Council Rejoices
San Diego City Council declares "Dave Maass Day" in honor of his journalism work and "endless Public Records Act Requests."
(FULL STORY)
San Diego CityBeat |
02-15-2013 4:50 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Dave Maass
Seven Days Video Series 'Stuck in Vermont' Celebrates 300th Episode
Over the past six years, Seven Days multimedia producer Eva Sollberger has created more than 30 hours of content with 2 million views.
(FULL STORY)
Seven Days |
02-13-2013 4:30 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Tags: Seven Days, Eva Sollberger
NPR Turns to LEO Weekly Managing Editor for Bourbon Expertisenew
LEO Weekly managing editor/arts editor Sara Havens was interviewed for an All Things Considered segment on the watering down of Maker's Mark.
NPR |
02-13-2013 5:20 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Tags: LEO Weekly, Sara Havens
Willamette Week Editor Urges Journalism Students to Rattle Cagesnew
At Arizona State's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Willamette Week editor Mark Zusman shared wisdom gained in the trenches of alternative journalism.
Downtown Devil |
02-12-2013 1:26 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Mark Zusman
Miami New Times Considering MLB Request for Documentsnew
The documents were the centerpiece of a January 31 cover story by Tim Elfrink which indicate that several baseball stars have received performance-enhancing drugs from a Miami clinic.
New York Times |
02-09-2013 12:34 pm |
Industry News
The Media Oxpecker: Why Storytelling Still Matters
EveryBlock's failure to turn data into compelling stories; web media's oversupply problem; and the value (or lack thereof) of having your story aggregated.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
02-08-2013 2:00 pm |
Media Roundup
Boise Weekly Names Zach Hagadone as Editornew
Hagadone replaces longtime editor Rachael Daigle, who departed in October.
Boise Weekly |
02-07-2013 5:00 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Boise Weekly
SF Weekly Loses Super Bowl Bet With Baltimore City Papernew
SF Weekly managing editor Brandon Reynolds makes good on bet by penning "An Ode to Baltimore" and posing in Ravens gear.
Baltimore City Paper |
02-06-2013 4:00 pm |
Industry News
Tags: SF Weekly, Baltimore City Paper
Three AAN Members Raise $3.7 Million for Local Non-Profits
The 2012 year-end "Give!" campaigns by Colorado Springs Independent, Monterey County Weekly, and Willamette Week raised a combined $3.7 million for local non-profits.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
02-04-2013 3:40 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Former Alt-Weekly Writer Brews Unemployed Reporter Porternew
The brew by former Hartford Advocate writer Jon Campbell is billed as "the first beer brewed by print journalists, for print journalists."
ct.com |
02-04-2013 12:00 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Tags: Hartford Advocate
The Media Oxpecker: The Long Transition From Print to Digital
Predicting the cross-over point from print to digital; the paywall trade-off facing publishers; and how journalists can use Twitter's Vine as a "killer news tool."
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
02-01-2013 1:00 pm |
Media Roundup
#AANDigital: Alternative Newsmedia Uniquely Positioned to Leverage Community Trust Into Digital Revenue
At the AAN Digital Conference in San Francisco, one message was loud and clear: With a strong and distinct voice that daily newspapers can't replicate, and years' worth of hard-earned community trust that the fly-by-night "hyperlocal" networks can't buy, the local alt-weekly has major advantages over its competitors in the battle for digital dollars.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
01-29-2013 5:00 pm |
Conference News
‘Smart is the New Alternative’new
"There's still a place for a really smart alternative voice on politics, media and the arts," says Dan Kennedy, assistant professor of journalism at Northeastern University and former Boston Phoenix media columnist.
NetNewsCheck |
01-22-2013 3:12 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Boston Phoenix
