AAN News
The Media Oxpecker: Click Here For Your Google+ Invite
Google takes another stab at social media. Another week, another overvalued tech IPO. And it was a bad week for MySpace and grammar geeks.
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AAN |
07-01-2011 1:14 pm |
Media Roundup
Strike Averted: Tentative Agreement Reached in Village Voice Labor Talks
Village Voice staff writer and union spokesperson Graham Rayman says that a tentative agreement has been reached in contract negotiations with management, averting a labor strike.
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AAN |
06-30-2011 10:28 pm |
Industry News
Longtime Arkansas Times Editor Max Brantley Steps Downnew
Arkansas Times editor Max Brantley is stepping down after nearly 20 years at the helm. Lifestyle editor Lindsey Millar has been named as his replacement.
Arkansas Times |
06-29-2011 10:06 am |
Industry News
Village Voice Staff Authorize Strike, Set Up Alternate Website
Employees of the Village Voice have authorized a strike and set up an alternate website, The Real Voice, where they will publish if they cannot agree to a new contract with management by midnight on June 30.
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AAN |
06-28-2011 5:28 pm |
Industry News
Texas Observer Editor Bob Moser Departs
Texas Observer editor Bob Moser is leaving to become the executive editor of The American Prospect.
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AAN |
06-28-2011 11:57 am |
Industry News
L.A. Weekly Names Music Editornew
The L.A. Weekly has named Ben Westhoff as its music editor, filling the slot left vacant by Gustavo Turner last month.
L.A. Weekly |
06-28-2011 10:44 am |
Industry News
Maui Police Discover Google, Drop Subpoena Against Maui Timenew
With little fanfare, the County of Maui has withdrawn the subpoena for all IP addresses in a 24-hour period of online commenters for an April Maui Time story.
mauifeed.com |
06-27-2011 12:32 pm |
Legal News
The Media Oxpecker: Gannett's Tide of Red Ink Spares No Victims
This week: Gannett lays off 700 employees and shutters money-losing alt-weekly wannabes. AOL considers charging users for content. And get ready for the "Reverse Groupon."
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AAN |
06-24-2011 4:31 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Why Groupon Will Collapse Upon Itself
Why is Groupon promoting Alcatraz tours that don't exist? What search engine are The Youngs favoring this week? And why does Newsweek have four weeks of darkness planned for this summer? READ ON!
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AAN |
06-17-2011 12:55 pm |
Media Roundup
The Shuffle: Tales From A Promiscuous Labor Pool
As the official start of summer approaches, mastheads across AAN Nation have undergone plenty of change over the past three months. Here's your handy guide to who's in, and who's out, for now.
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AAN |
06-17-2011 5:00 pm |
Industry News
Summer Book Week: Stuck Between Two Cultures in Mexico City
After nearly four years of immersion in Latin America's cultural capital, former L.A. Weekly writer Daniel Hernandez has released the book, Down and Delirious in Mexico City, to rave reviews.
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AAN |
06-15-2011 3:05 pm |
Industry News
Summer Book Week: The Stranger-Than-Fiction Senate Candidacy of South Carolina's Alvin Greene
Current and former Columbia Free Times staff writers Corey Hutchins and David Axe team up to produce a black-and-white graphic novel on the bizarre rise and fall of Alvin Greene.
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AAN |
06-14-2011 5:22 pm |
Industry News
Summer Book Week: Spicy Novel Set in Sin City, U.S.A.
Andrew Kiraly's time at Las Vegas CityLife and Las Vegas Mercury served as inspiration for his forthcoming novel, Crit, about a bitter L.A. rock critic whose final assignment requires him to trek to Sin City.
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AAN |
06-13-2011 3:11 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Las Vegas CityLife
The Media Oxpecker: How Long Will the AOL/HuffPo Cash Spigot Stay Open?
Can AOL's Tim Armstrong continue to "make it rain" for Arianna? Does using "Read It Later" apps constitute theft?? And who has Groupon offended this week??? READ ON.
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AAN |
06-10-2011 2:24 pm |
Media Roundup
TK Next Week: Summer Books, The Shuffle and More NOLA Updates
A mini-preview of what we have in store next week on AltWeeklies.com.
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AAN |
06-09-2011 2:41 pm |
Association News
Tags: Editorial, Electronic Publishing
