AAN News
2007 AltWeekly Awards Finalists Announced
The finalists include stories about a unitard-clad unicyclist, tuberculosis testing in prisons, and a cancer that may be caused by the implosion of the World Trade Center on 9/11. Other honorees that emerged from the 1,481 entries include a comic strip starring Republican strategist Ralph Reed and an illustrated guide for African-Americans to navigate DC's posh Georgetown neighborhood. L.A. Weekly and Style Weekly are the big winners this year, with the former setting a contest record with 13 winning entries.
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AAN |
05-03-2007 11:17 am |
Association News
Nineteen Papers Apply for AAN Membership
That's almost twice as many as last year, and the most since 2001, when 22 papers applied. This year's hopefuls are spread across 14 states and one Canadian province, and include many repeat applicants and several other papers with pre-existing connections to AAN. And in a new twist in the admissions process, AAN prepared a report that provides background information on the companies and individuals who hold ownership stakes in each paper.
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AAN News |
05-02-2007 3:27 pm |
Association News
Early Registration Deadline is Fridaynew
Be sure to register by Friday, May 4, to save $50 on registration rates for the Portland Convention. It's quick and easy to register online. Don't forget the registration bonuses for AAN member papers: Pay for two registrations and get one free; pay for a third and get one more for free. Our online system automatically calculates each paper's freebies.
AAN |
05-02-2007 1:47 pm |
Association News
AltWeeklies.com: The Week in Review
In this week's installment: reaction to and reporting from Virginia Tech, celebrating Earth Day, examining coke rap, a cop kills a man on tape, Alberto Gonzales circa 2004, and much more.
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AAN News |
04-25-2007 3:14 pm |
Association News
Such a Deal! Three for Two, or Five for Three
Member papers that register for the AAN convention in Portland are eligible to receive up to two free registrations, courtesy of the AAN CAN classified program that makes this association run. Take advantage of this AAN CAN-inspired largesse by registering three people for the price of two, or five people for the price of three. And to save even more money, don't forget to sign up by May 4 for the early-registration discount. You can register online or download a registration form on the convention website.
AAN |
04-24-2007 6:17 pm |
Association News
AltWeeklies.com: The Week in Review
Today, AAN debuts AltWeeklies.com: The Week in Review, a new feature that will highlight the week's best stories from AltWeeklies.com, dig out dusties from the archives, and note story ideas that other papers can easily steal. In this week's installment: Kurt Vonnegut, unsexy men, the SEIU, David Sedaris, war tax resisters, ghost soldiers, Paul Wolfowitz and a commuter challenge.
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AAN News |
04-18-2007 3:31 pm |
Association News
NUVO Offers Kurt Vonnegut Package for AAN Members
As news spread of the literary icon's death, NUVO was busy getting together a package for alt-weeklies to run to celebrate the Indianapolis-born author's life. All three pieces were written by A&E editor David Hoppe, who knew Vonnegut well, and are available via AltWeeklies.com (where editors can also find pricing information):
- "Kurt Vonnegut: The Exit Interview" -- a 2,000-word interview conducted Feb. 2007 (published April 12, 2007)
- "Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007" -- a 800-word obituary (published April 12, 2007)
- "Kurt Vonnegut Talks About Our Screwed Up World" -- a 1,400-word interview conducted Sept. 2005 (published Sept. 28, 2005)
AAN Staff |
04-12-2007 5:40 pm |
Association News
2007 Academy for Alternative Journalism Fellows Named
Ten young journalists have been chosen as this year's class from a national pool of over 200 applicants. Intended as a recruitment and training tool for minority journalists, AAJ has roots 25 years deep in a diversity program started at the Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Ill. Now fully funded by AAN's Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, the eight-week summer fellowship offers a crash course in reporting and writing in a narrative style. Short bios and some photos of this year's class are included in our report.
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AAN Staff |
04-12-2007 2:45 pm |
Association News
Recent Coverage on Web.AAN.org
AAN launched a web publishing news blog at web.aan.org last month. For more information on the blog, visit the about page, the editorial policy, and the blog style guide.
Recent posts include:
- Where in the world is your website?
- From Web to Print: ‘The Onion’ a case model of reverse publishing
- Tech to Use Right Now: Tagzania: Easy, Embeddable Google Maps
- 5 Ideas In 50 Minutes to revamp your site
- Tech to Try: Dabble BD: Better online spreadsheets
- Huffington’s Theory of Publishing Promiscuity
- Concept: Three Degrees of User-Generated Content (UGC)
AAN Staff |
04-11-2007 4:28 pm |
Association News
AAN Convention Website Open for Business
You'll find a preliminary convention schedule on the site, along with everything you need to know about registering for the annual confab -- including the fact that AAN member papers are once again eligible for up to two free registrations. The programming at this year's conference, which will be held June 14-16 in Portland, Ore., will focus heavily on web publishing and management training.
AAN Staff |
04-10-2007 5:04 pm |
Association News
AAN Offers Webinar Sessions for Classified Managers
The first live chat will take place this Thursday, April 12, at 1 pm EDT, with subsequent sessions offered the first Thursday of each month at 1 pm. The format will sometimes be like a roundtable and other times will feature specific presenters or topics. This Thursday's session will focus on new technology and a discussion about future Webinar topics. Members with questions about the Webinars or suggestions regarding potential subjects for discussion should contact AAN Sales and Marketing Director Roxanne Cooper.
AAN Staff |
04-09-2007 11:50 am |
Association News
Tags: Classified Advertising
Financial Standards Deadline Looms
Only those members who complete a survey by Monday, April 2, will receive a copy of this valuable financial benchmarking study. For more information on the Financial Standards program, please contact the AAN office.
AAN |
03-29-2007 4:24 pm |
Association News
Tags: Financial, Management
Web.AAN.org Launches
AAN launched a new web publishing blog today at web.aan.org. The blog is designed to be an in-depth, concrete resource on web publishing news, online innovations and journalism trends. For more information on the blog, visit the about page, the editorial policy, and the blog style guide.
The blog coincides with the launch of other 2.0 AAN identities, such as the AAN MySpace account, del.ico.us account, and Flickr account.
Recent posts on web.aan.org:
- Young journos fear dailies are dying
- Onion TV News Launching April ’07
- Tech to Watch: Twitter
- Small communities engage people
- How to generate traffic using social networks
- Eyetrack data: What users really see
- Fab Channel: Free, quality and LEGAL music concerts for your site
- Is it a blog if it’s being produced by a newspaper?
AAN Staff |
03-28-2007 7:12 pm |
Association News
Call For Nominations: Molly Ivins Award
The Molly Ivins First Amendment Award will be presented at the AAN convention to a journalist or media figure who has taken a courageous stand challenging the preferred narrative of powerful government or private interests; whose reporting and/or commentary has had a profound impact on the public's understanding of the issue; and whose work embodies the spirit of Ivins' legacy -- speaking truth to power with wit and style. All AAN members are eligible to submit a nomination to web at aan.org. The deadline is Tuesday, April 2.
AAN Staff |
03-22-2007 3:51 pm |
Association News
Tags: Editorial, Management
AAN Diversity Intern Uses Stereotypes as Motivationnew
"Being pregnant doesn't change the fact that there are issues in Jackson that I can bring to light through this newspaper," writes 19-year-old Melishia Grayson in her introductory column for the Jackson Free Press. Grayson is one of four recipients of AAN's Diversity Internship grants for the Winter/Spring 2007 cycle. The other grant recipients this cycle are Amanda Miller at Washington City Paper, Tuyet Nguyen at Westword, and Lauren Parajon at the Oklahoma Gazette. Established in 2001, the AAN Diversity Internship program awards four annual grants of up to $2,500 to talented young journalists of color.
Jackson Free Press |
03-15-2007 3:59 pm |
Association News
