AAN News

AAN Names 2012 Next Generation Professional Fund Recipients

The fund provides grants of up to $500 as well as free admission to the AAN Convention in Detroit. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-15-2012  4:00 pm  |  Association News

AAN Names 2012 Next Generation Student Fund Recipients

The fund provides grants of up to $1,000 as well as free admission to the AAN Convention in Detroit. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-09-2012  12:50 pm  |  Association News

AAN Names 2012 Diversity Scholarship Recipients

The scholarships provide up to $500 towards travel and lodging to attend AAN's 2012 Annual Convention in Detroit, and the recipients will have their conference registration fee waived. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-08-2012  1:12 pm  |  Association News

Webinar: How to Mine State Budgets and Localize Stories for Your Community

Join Scott Pattison, Executive Director of the NASBO, for a discussion the very tight fiscal situation in state governments and the consequences on programs, education and local governments. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-27-2012  3:00 pm  |  Association News

Deadline to Apply for AAN Scholarship Funds Approaches

The convention scholarships award individuals with up to $500 towards hotel and airfare to attend AAN's Annual Convention in Detroit, June 7-9. The Next Generation Funds are grants of up to $1,000 to support the development of the next generation of journalists in alternative newsmedia. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-24-2012  9:00 am  |  Association News

Sunlight Foundation Offers Super PAC Money Tracker Webinar

Join AAN and the Sunlight Foundation for a webinar demonstrating its tools for following the vast amounts of free-flowing money influencing the 2012 election. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-17-2012  3:00 pm  |  Association News

AAN Releases Diversity Best Practices

AAN's Diversity Committee has compiled a 3-page list of tips on fostering diversity and inclusion within the alternative news industry. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-12-2012  3:30 pm  |  Association News

Early Bird deadline for AAN Sales Bootcamp is Friday

Don't miss the chance at a discount for AAN's Digital Sales Bootcamp in Atlanta on April 21. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-05-2012  12:00 pm  |  Association News

AAN Announces Diversity Scholarships, Student and Professional Funds

AAN is launching three scholarship funds to support the development of the next generation of journalists and journalism managers in alternative newsmedia. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-30-2012  4:00 pm  |  Association News

Poll Writing Webinar Rescheduled to Thursday

Join AAN and the American Association for Public Opinion Research for a webinar on how to use polls to add context to compelling anecdotes, upturn conventional wisdom and add keen insight to your writing. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-26-2012  4:27 pm  |  Association News

Editorial Webinars: Demystifying Polls & Excellent Poll Writing

AAN has partnered with the American Association for Public Opinion Research for two critical presentations on demystifying, and writing about, public opinion polls. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-16-2012  11:06 am  |  Association News

Sales Webinar: Creating A Circle of Influence

Join us on Thursday, March 15, for the webinar, "Creating A Circle of Influence," presented by Jacqui Sakowski. Jacqui will discuss the networking strategies she has used to build a successful career and explain how to be an effective networker. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-13-2012  11:11 am  |  Association News

Happy Sunshine Week!

AAN is proud to be an official partner of Sunshine Week 2012, a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-12-2012  4:37 pm  |  Association News

AAN Launches Ad Design Bank

AAN is excited to announce the launch of an Ad Bank for members to share ad design ideas and target potential advertisers. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-08-2012  4:32 pm  |  Association News

AAN Launches Content Exchange Platform with Cont3nt.com

The AltWeeklies Content Exchange allows AAN members to collect a stream of video and photo content from their local communities, share content with other weeklies, and giving weeklies the tools to generate a new revenue stream by licensing their media to national and international outlets. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-02-2012  3:08 pm  |  Association News

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