AAN News
Sunlight Foundation Offering Scholarships for Two-Day 'Investigating Super PACs' Trainingnew
The two-day training session for journalists will take place April 21-22, 2012, in Washington, D.C.
Sunlight Foundation |
02-13-2012 12:21 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
The Media Oxpecker: Return of the Buyouts
Washington Post employees face another round of buyouts. Gannett employees over the age of 56 are encouraged to retire early. And a pioneering citizen journalism site closes up shop.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
02-10-2012 1:38 pm |
Media Roundup
Stefan Klocek on Understanding the Tablet Opportunity for Alt-Medianew
Video of Stefan Klocek's session, "The Revolution will be Portable: Understanding the Tablet Opportunity," from AAN's Web Conference in San Francisco.
Cooper |
02-09-2012 1:34 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing
The Media Oxpecker: Mo Subscribers, Mo Problems
Does Facebook have a spam-subscriber problem? Is there a glass ceiling for social media professionals in the newsroom? And science tells us how to not suck at Twitter.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
02-03-2012 4:45 pm |
Media Roundup
2011 'Give!' Campaigns Raise Nearly $3 Million for Non-Profits
Colorado Springs Independent, Monterey County Weekly and Willamette Week raised a combined $2.95 million for local non-profits.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
01-23-2012 5:26 pm |
Honors & Achievements
The Media Oxpecker: With Social Media, Timing is Everything
When is the best time to Tweet? How far apart should Facebook posts be spaced? And is it time to start a 'Daily Deal Death Watch' website?
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
01-20-2012 1:54 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Should Newspapers Stop Innovating?
The end of album reviews in SPIN magazine; Facebook's timeline format as an opportunity to reach out to readers; and are newspapers innovating too quickly?
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
01-13-2012 1:03 pm |
Media Roundup
Willamette Week Recuses Itself From Covering Oregon Attorney General Racenew
Editor Mark Zusman says the paper has a conflict of interest in covering the race between Dwight Holton and Ellen Rosenblum, who is married to Willamette Week publisher Richard Meeker.
Willamette Week |
01-11-2012 12:59 pm |
Industry News
SPD Picks 20 Best Alt-Weekly Covers of 2011
Robert Newman of the Society of Publication Designers is running some of his favorite alt-weekly covers from 2011.
(FULL STORY)
SPD.org |
01-06-2012 5:04 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Tags: Design & Production
Monterey County Weekly Blogging Its Progress Towards LEED Certification
As Monterey County Weekly works to achieve LEED platinum certification for its building in Seaside, Calif., assistant editor Kera Abraham is chronicling their progress by blog.
(FULL STORY)
Monterey County Weekly |
01-06-2012 4:40 pm |
Industry News
The Media Oxpecker: Cynical Traffic-Trawling is Bad for the Soul (and other lessons learned while favela paintballing)
David Carr explains why SOPA is a bad idea; Gannett equips its employees with iPads and iPhones; and a surprise candidate for the Most Sought-After Demographic Group of 2012.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
01-06-2012 2:54 pm |
Media Roundup
Village Voice Lays Off Longtime Film Critic Jim Hoberman
Award-winning film critic Jim Hoberman has been laid off by The Village Voice, where he has been a staff writer for 29 years.
(FULL STORY)
Village Voice |
01-05-2012 11:10 am |
Industry News
2012 AltWeekly Awards Now Accepting Entries
The 2012 AltWeekly Awards is now accepting entries. The deadline to submit entries to the contest site is Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 11 pm (EST).
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
01-04-2012 4:55 pm |
Association News
The Athens NEWS Announces New Publishernew
Jane Means has taken over as publisher for The Athens NEWS. Bruce Mitchell, who has led the paper for 35 years, will remain as CEO.
The Athens NEWS |
01-03-2012 3:41 pm |
Industry News
Atlantic Cities Lists 'Best Oddities From Best Of Issues'new
On the list: The Austin Chronicle, Creative Loafing Atlanta, Gambit, The Memphis Flyer, Miami New Times, Nashville Scene, Providence Phoenix, Riverfront Times, Seattle Weekly, SF Weekly, Westword, and Willamette Week.
Atlantic Cities |
01-03-2012 2:33 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Tags: Marketing
