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Metro Times Brings Home Six Detroit SPJ Awardsnew
The Detroit alt-weekly has received six awards -- including top honors for criticism and feature writing -- in the annual contest held by the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Metro Times |
04-23-2010 8:35 am |
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Three Texas Alt-Weeklies Honored with SPJ Awardsnew
The Fort Worth Weekly, Houston Press and San Antonio Current took home a total of 10 first-place awards in the SPJ Fort Worth First Amendment Awards. Fort Worth Weekly took home leading honors for Defending the Disadvantaged, Green News, Reporting on Open Government, Opening the Books and Student Work, while the Press, competing in the higher-circulation division, won firsts for Defending the Disadvantaged, Green News and Opening the Books. The Current, which like the Weekly was competing in the small-circ division, took home first-place honors in the Investigative and Opinion or Commentary categories.
Fort Worth SPJ |
04-22-2010 12:55 pm |
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San Antonio Current Writer Wins State Sierra Club Awardnew
The Current's Greg Harman received the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter's 2009 Environmental Reporting Award for his "hilarious prodding and fact-based Thompsonesque prose, down-to-earth videos and audio recordings, and beautiful documentary photography." It marks the second time Harman has won the award.
Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter |
04-14-2010 1:46 pm |
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Three AAN Members Win at Rocky Mountain Regional SPJ Contestnew
The Society of Professional Journalists' Rocky Mountain chapter presented its "Top of the Rockies" Excellence in Journalism Awards Saturday night in Denver. The contest, with participants from the four-state region of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming, attracted more than 500 entries. The Colorado Springs Independent took home nine awards, including first-place wins for Arts and Entertainment Reporting, Science/Environmental/Health Care Reporting, and Education Reporting. Salt Lake City Weekly won five awards, including first-place finishes in the General Reporting - Business and Investigative/Enterprise - Business categories. Boulder Weekly was given one award, a first-place finish in the Legal Affairs category.
Rocky Mountain Society of Professional Journalists |
04-13-2010 9:48 am |
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Jen Sorensen Gets James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalismnew
Cartoonist and illustrator Jen Sorensen, whose "Slowpoke" comic strip graces the pages of several alt-weeklies, will receive a James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism -- specifically, the Cartooning with a Conscience Award -- next month. The Aronson award honors "journalism that measures business, governmental and social affairs against clear ideals of the common good," and Sorensen will be the first woman to receive the cartooning award. "Word that I'd won the award came at a time when I was feeling distressed about the future of political cartoons and news media in general, so it was very much a welcome ray of sunlight," she says. "Being the first female cartoonist to share this particular honor with the likes of Tom Tomorrow and Steve Brodner is especially cool."
Ms. Magazine |
04-09-2010 9:45 am |
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Philadelphia Weekly Wins Six Local SPJ Awardsnew
The Keystone Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has announced the winners of its annual journalism contest, and Philadelphia Weekly took home six awards, including a first-place win in the "Feature, Non-Daily" category (which it swept).
The Keystone Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists |
04-07-2010 9:00 am |
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Six Alt-Weekly Writers Heading to USC Annenberg's NEA Arts Institutenew
Twenty-five arts journalists have been chosen to participate as fellows in the sixth NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater at USC Annenberg, and six of them come from alt-weeklies. Philadelphia City Paper critic Mark Cofta, San Antonio Current arts and online editor Sarah Fisch, San Francisco Bay Guardian critic Nicole Gluckstern, LA Weekly critic Mayank Keshaviah, Oklahoma Gazette critic Larry Laneer and Eugene Weekly performing and visual arts editor Steffen will all take part in May's institute, a rigorous 11-day program which includes writing workshops and one-on-one master classes.
BroadwayWorld.com |
04-05-2010 5:27 pm |
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Houston Press Nabs Three Finalist Spots in IRE Awardsnew
While the Press didn't take home the top award for "Local Circulation Weeklies" in this year's Investigative Reporters and Editors contest, three of the paper's pieces by two staff writers were finalists. Chris Vogel was recognized for his work on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the juvenile justice system, while Paul Knight's ahead-of-the-curve story on problems with the Toyota Prius was also honored.
Investigative Reporters and Editors |
03-31-2010 8:38 am |
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Four AAN Members Take Home 23 New York Press Association Awardsnew
The New York Press Association announced the winners of its annual Best Newspaper Contest this past weekend, and four alt-weeklies were in the mix. The Long Island Press took home nine awards, including first-place wins for Coverage of Elections/Politics; News Story; and Sports Feature. The New York Press won five total awards, including firsts for Coverage of Business, Financial & Economic News; Coverage of Crime/Police/Courts; Feature Story; and Best Use of Color. Syracuse New Times won five awards as well, including a first-place finish in the Editorial Cartoon category. Ithaca Times took home four awards, including a first-place nod for Best Column.
New York Press Association |
03-30-2010 9:59 am |
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L.A. Weekly Gets Five Nominations in Entertainment Journalism Awardsnew
Finalists for the third annual Los Angeles Press Club National Entertainment Journalism Awards were announced this week. L.A. Weekly received five nominations, including three for former film critic Scott Foundas, who was included in the best critic category. The Weekly's film issue was nominated for "best entertainment publication," and staff writer Libby Molyneaux got a best feature (under 1,000 words) nod.
L.A. Weekly |
03-24-2010 8:37 am |
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Three North Carolina AAN Members Nab State Press Awardsnew
The Independent Weekly won seven total awards this year from the North Carolina Press Association, including the Hugh Morton Photographer of the Year, the highest honor given in the photography category. That award for non-daily photographers went to the paper's D.L. Anderson for the second year in a row, with the judges praising him for having "an eye for the unique, a great sense of composition, a technical touch and a natural knack." The Indy also placed first in the Online Breaking News, Best Video, General Excellence Website and Criticism categories. Mountain XPress took home two awards, including a first place win for Best Multimedia Project, and Creative Loafing (Charlotte) received one award.
North Carolina Press Association |
03-19-2010 11:22 am |
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VVMH's New Happy Hours App Climbs App Store Rankings
Happy Hours, the mobile application launched earlier this month by Village Voice Media Holdings and GoTime, is currently the number one free travel application at the iTunes app store.
AAN |
03-19-2010 11:14 am |
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Alt-Weeklies Finalists in Many Maggie Award Categoriesnew
The Western Publishing Association has announced the finalists for its annual Maggie Awards, which go to work deemed "The Best in the West." Six alt-weeklies are finalists for best overall publication, with five Village Voice Media titles -- Houston Press, LA Weekly, OC Weekly, SF Weekly and Westword -- the only finalists in the Tabloids/Consumer category, and the San Francisco Bay Guardian a finalist in the Politics & Social Issues/Consumer category. Houston Press and OC Weekly are both also finalists in the Best Web or Digital Edition Magazine Blog/Trade & Consumer category, and many of the VVM papers are competing in other categories:
- Best Series of Articles/Consumer: City Pages, Phoenix New Times and Westword
- Best Public Service Series or Article/Trade & Consumer: Houston Press, Phoenix New Times and SF Weekly
- Best News Story/Consumer: LA Weekly, Phoenix New Times and SF Weekly
- Best Signed Editorial or Essay/Consumer: Phoenix New Times
- Best Feature Article/Consumer: SF Weekly
Western Publishing Association |
03-18-2010 9:28 am |
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Alt-Weeklies Among National Education Reporting Award Winnersnew
Westword's Patricia Calhoun took home a first place win and Willamette Week's Beth Slovic received a special citation at the Education Writers Association's 2009 National Awards for Education Reporting. Calhoun took first in the Small Media: Opinion category for "School Daze," while Slovic was recognized in the Small Media: Feature, News Feature or Issue Package category for "Cheerless."
Education Writers Association |
03-11-2010 8:32 am |
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Michael Musto Celebrates 25 Years at The Village Voice with 'a Simply Marvelous Party'new
The Village Voice |
03-05-2010 9:34 am |
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