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Bill Bleakley Elected to Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame
The Oklahoma Gazette founder and publisher will be inducted on April 4 along with eight other notable journalists. Bleakley started the Gazette in 1979 as a bimonthly publication with a circulation of about 2,000 and has grown it into a paper with a weekly circulation of more than 57,000. He also acquired the biweekly business newspaper OKCBusiness in 2003, and last year formed Tierra Media Group, an umbrella company for all of his papers. Bleakley also sits on AAN's Board of Directors as Organization/Bylaws Chair. "I share this recognition with the many staff members whose efforts achieved the successes of our publications while adhering to the highest journalistic standards," he says.
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The Oklahoma Gazette Press Release |
03-05-2008 8:26 am |
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Three Alt-Weeklies Win North Carolina Press Association Awardsnew
The Independent Weekly's Derek Anderson was named Photographer of the Year by the NCPA, and the Weekly took home four first-place awards, for Investigative Reporting, Feature Photography, Photo Page, and News Coverage. The paper also placed second in two categories and third in one. Creative Loafing (Charlotte) finished first in two categories: News Feature Writing and Lighter Columns. Mountain XPress also took a second-place award for Investigative Reporting, and a third-place "general excellence" award for its website.
North Carolina Press Association |
03-03-2008 9:30 am |
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Alt-Weekly Writers Win Education Reporting Awardsnew
In this year's installment of the Education Writers Association's journalism contest, Rob Jordan of the Miami New Times and April Jimenez of the Long Island Press both received first-place awards in the Feature, News Feature, or Issue Package category in different circulation divisions (Jordan in under 100,000; Jimenez in over 100,000). In addition, Westword's Luke Turf took home a special citation award in the same category for papers with a circulation under 100,000.
The Education Writers Association |
02-26-2008 2:34 pm |
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L.A. Weekly Dominates Entertainment Journalism Awardsnew
The paper finished first in four of the six categories for which it was eligible in the LA Press Club's inaugural National Entertainment Journalism Awards. Nikki Finke swept the online categories, winning first for Best News Story, Best Feature Story, and Best Critic. Ella Taylor took first for Best Critic in print, and Finke also finished second for Best News Story in print.
LA Press Club |
02-22-2008 12:54 pm |
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L.A. Weekly Cartoonist Cited as Important 2008 Election Voicenew
Mr. Fish, a.k.a. Dwayne Booth, who creates political cartoons for the Weekly, was listed as number one on "the 10 most important voices to listen to this election cycle" list by Best Life Magazine. "Political cartooning hasn't evolved much since the days of Ben Franklin, but the art form may have found a new voice that can help bring back the edge," Best Life says.
Best Life Magazine |
02-19-2008 1:15 pm |
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Salt Lake City Weekly Copy Editor Wins Word-Creation Contestnew
Brandon Burt coined the winning term "describification" for Addictionary's "Writer's Block" contest, which asked folks to create new words pertaining to the recently ended Writers Guild of America strike. Describification, a noun, is defined as "the removal of creative writers from the entertainment industry's talent pool, creating a marketplace void and subsequent explosion of brainless reality programming." Addictionary is "an online open dictionary for words that don't exist in the English language, but perhaps should."
Salt Lake City Weekly |
02-19-2008 11:14 am |
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NEPA Names Boston Phoenix 'Newspaper of the Year,' Gives Alts Many Awardsnew
The Phoenix was named "Newspaper of the Year" in the alternative weekly division by the New England Press Association in its 2007 Better Newspaper
Contest. "After 40 years, the Boston Phoenix remains a model for alts, bristling with attitude and loaded with coverage of entertainment, culture, politics, and tweaking of the daily press," the judges say. The Boston alt-weekly led the pack of AAN papers represented in the awards with 12 first-place finishes. Boston's Weekly Dig was close behind it's crosstown competitor, grabbing seven first-place awards. The Portland Phoenix and Worcester Magazine each finished first in three categories, while the Hartford Advocate and the Providence Phoenix each took home one first-place award.
New England Press Association |
02-11-2008 8:50 am |
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SF Weekly Writer Up for 2008 GLAAD Media Awardnew
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced the nominees for their annual awards on Sunday, and the Weekly's Lauren Smiley was among those nominated. Her story, "Girl/Boy Interrupted," is in the running in the "newspaper article" category, alongside two pieces from the New York Times, one from the L.A. Times and another from the St. Petersburg Times. The Weekly notes that the story was the first long-form story Smiley wrote as a Village Voice Media fellow. Winners will be announced in March.
GLAAD | SF Weekly |
01-22-2008 8:26 am |
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L.A. Weekly's Nikki Finke Nominated for ICG Publicists Press Awardnew
Variety |
01-11-2008 1:07 pm |
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Creative Loafing Editor Carlton Hargro to be Honored by Urban Leaguenew
The Charlotte Observer |
01-11-2008 11:40 am |
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Four Alt-Weekly Journalists Named NEA Fellowsnew
Michael Bowen (The Pacific Northwest Inlander), Skylar Browning (Missoula Independent), Brendan Kiley (The Stranger), and Ashley Lindstrom (San Antonio Current) have been named fellows in the fourth National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater at USC's Annenberg School. The fellows will participate in a rigorous 10-day program in February with guest faculty including L.A. Weekly theater editor Steven Leigh Morris.
USC Annenberg School for Communication Press Release |
12-21-2007 8:26 am |
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Palo Alto Weekly Editor Elected to San Francisco Peninsula Press Club's Boardnew
San Francisco Peninsula Press Club |
12-14-2007 8:35 am |
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Flagpole Magazine Celebrates 20th Birthdaynew
Tonight's birthday party for the Athens, Ga., weekly will feature a variety show modeled after a gong show, a contest for costumes made with flagpoles, and local bands, according to Red and Black, an independent student newspaper. "You'll see everything from people eating fire to singing," Flagpole editor and publisher Pete McCommons says. In the paper's own 20th anniversary special issue, McCommons reflects on Flagpole's history and its ongoing mission: "We have fought a 20-year battle against those who would exploit local resources for gain regardless of the impact on our community," he writes. "And we have continued to be the Colorbearer of Athens alternative music, along with other music and arts and entertainment."
Red and Black | Flagpole Magazine |
11-14-2007 12:34 pm |
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The Texas Observer Recognized by Texas Civil Rights Project
The AAN member bi-weekly has been named the recipient of this year's Molly Ivins "Give 'Em Hell" Award from the Project, which promotes racial, social, and economic justice through education and litigation. "[The Observer] covers stories crucial to the public interest and provokes dialog that promotes democratic participation and open government, in pursuit of a vision of Texas where education, justice, and material progress are available to all," the Project says in a statement.
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The Texas Observer Press Release |
11-05-2007 8:18 am |
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The Santa Fe Reporter Picks Up Some State Press Awardsnew
In this year's New Mexico Press Association contest, the alt-weekly took home a first place award for business writing; a second place award for investigative reporting; and honorable mentions for reviews and design & typography.
Associated Press via the Clovis News Journal |
10-29-2007 8:26 am |
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