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Gustavo Arellano Explores the History of Popular Mexican Dishes in New Book

In a new book out today, "Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America," the OC Weekly editor and ¡Ask a Mexican! columnist takes on America's most beloved Mexican dishes. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-10-2012  11:40 am  |  Industry News

The Media Oxpecker: The Ever-Expanding Job Description of the Modern Editor

The future of media is here, and it is relentlessly on-message. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-06-2012  11:00 am  |  Media Roundup

The Media Oxpecker: Are Readers a Commodity or Potential Business Partners?

The Guardian turns its readers into a resource; Google launches a paywall alternative for publishers; what one journalism professor would do if he ran an alt-weekly; and what type of journalist are you? (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-30-2012  2:05 pm  |  Media Roundup

Baltimore City Paper Editor Lee Gardner To Departnew

Gardner is leaving on April 27 to become a senior editor at the Chronicle of Higher Education.
The Baltimore Sun  |  03-29-2012  3:24 pm  |  Industry News

Reporter Retiring To Hike Appalachian Trailnew

Nashville Scene senior writer Jeff Woods will take a six-month hike on the Appalachian Trail.
Nashville Scene  |  03-29-2012  12:18 pm  |  Industry News

Influential Heath Care Reform Critic Was a Chicago Reader Sales Repnew

Meet Randy E. Barnett, the former Chicago Reader ad rep who has become one of the most influential critics of the Obama health care reform law.
Chicago Reader  |  03-28-2012  1:29 pm  |  The Webs We Weave

The Media Oxpecker: Who Profits When News Goes Mobile?

Pew Research Center says we're living in "the age of mobile"; Why diversity initiatives based on skin color miss the point entirely; And what one former newspaper editor says she'd do if she could do it all over again. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-23-2012  11:38 am  |  Media Roundup

Village Voice Media Partners With Ticketing, Ad Management Services

Village Voice Media has partnered with TicketFly, a national ticketing provider, and Lineup Systems, an international ad management company. (FULL STORY)
Village Voice Media  |  03-23-2012  1:27 pm  |  Industry News

Boston's Weekly Dig Editor to Depart, Search for Replacement Begins

Publisher Jeff Lawrence will assume the role of interim editor. (FULL STORY)
Weekly Dig  |  03-22-2012  2:12 pm  |  Industry News

The Media Oxpecker: Creating the Internet We Want

On the Curator's Code, hobo symbols, and making the "web we want." (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-16-2012  3:10 pm  |  Media Roundup

Creative Loafing Group Announces Company-Wide Pay Cuts, Atlanta Lays Off 4

Salaries at the Chicago Reader, Creative Loafing Atlanta and Washington City Paper will be reduced by 5 percent company-wide. Efforts to sell the chain's remaining papers have stepped up. (FULL STORY)
Creative Loafing, Inc.  |  03-14-2012  5:28 pm  |  Industry News

Weekly Dig 'Boston to Austin' Party Returns to SXSW

The two-year-old music showcase is listed as a "can't-miss show" in Billboard's official SXSW guide. (FULL STORY)
Boston's Weekly Dig  |  03-13-2012  4:08 pm  |  Industry News

Chicago Reader Up For Salenew

Crain's Chicago Business reports that Atalaya Capital Management is actively seeking bidders for the Chicago Reader.
Crain's Chicago Business  |  03-12-2012  12:12 pm  |  Industry News

The Media Oxpecker: The Search for a New Business Model

What can alt-weeklies take away from the Pew's report on daily newspapers' (lack of) digital revenue? What does the iPad's "retina display" mean for publishers? Given the ongoing gender disparity in newsrooms, how did NPR become a hotbed for female journalists? And the Oxpecker turns 1. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-09-2012  2:53 pm  |  Media Roundup

Seattle Weekly Goes Kindlenew

Seattle Weekly is allowing readers to subscribe on their Kindle devices for a monthly fee.
Seattle Weekly  |  03-08-2012  10:49 am  |  Industry News

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