AAN News
Texas Observer Investigation Leads to Rebuke for Payday Lendersnew
Three months after a Texas Observer investigation exposed how some payday loan companies aggressively pursue criminal charges against their customers, the state body that oversees the industry has issued an advisory telling companies to stop the practice.
Texas Observer |
10-24-2013 2:00 pm |
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Banksy + Alt-Weeklies: BFFs?new
Banksy grants an exclusive interview to the Village Voice, explaining that he "feels an affinity with people who provide quality content for free on street corners."
Village Voice |
10-09-2013 12:30 pm |
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City Pages (Twin Cities), Philadelphia City Paper Win First-Place AFJ Awards
Several AAN members were among the winners of the 2013 Association of Food Journalists awards.
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AFJ |
09-19-2013 2:25 pm |
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Rachel Maddow: 'Arkansas Times Should be Considered for a Pulitzer'
Maddow praised the Arkansas Times for its "excellent and indispensable" coverage of the Mayflower Oil Spill.
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NBC |
08-30-2013 4:00 pm |
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Santa Fe Reporter Wins Open Government Awardnew
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government named the paper among the recipients of its William S. Dixon First Amendment Freedom Awards.
Santa Fe Reporter |
08-16-2013 4:26 pm |
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Houston Press, San Antonio Current, and Fort Worth Weekly Win Lone Star Awards
Terrence McCoy was named Print Journalist of the Year.
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Houston Press Club |
08-12-2013 3:30 pm |
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Cleveland Scene Snags @PlainDealer Twitter Handlenew
Cleveland Scene |
08-07-2013 11:43 am |
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Florida Alt-Weeklies Win Sunshine State Awardsnew
Creative Loafing Tampa wins three first-place awards. Miami New Times reporter Michael E. Miller named Journalist of the Year.
South Florida SPJ |
07-22-2013 11:40 am |
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L.A. Weekly, OC Weekly Win Southern California Journalism Awards
L.A. Weekly's Gene Maddaus was named Print Journalist of the Year.
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L.A. Press Club |
06-27-2013 11:42 am |
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Tags: L.A. Weekly, OC Weekly
Alt-Weeklies in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah Win Regional SPJ Awards
Boulder Weekly, Colorado Springs Independent, Salt Lake City Weekly, and the Santa Fe Reporter picked up awards in the Top of the Rockies contest.
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SPJ |
05-29-2013 3:30 pm |
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Northwest Alt-Weeklies Pick Up SPJ Awards
Missoula Independent, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Seattle Weekly, and Willamette Week were winners in the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards contest.
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SPJ NW |
05-24-2013 4:50 pm |
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The Coast Wins Top Investigative Award From Canadian Association of Journalistsnew
Reporter Tim Bousquet earned the 2012 Don McGillivray Award from the Canadian Association of Journalists for his investigation of former Halifax mayor Peter Kelly.
Canadian Journalism Project |
05-07-2013 1:00 pm |
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Tags: The Coast
Chicago Reader, Dallas Observer, Village Voice Win James Beard Journalism Awards
Mike Sula, Alice Laussade, and Tejal Rao earned top honors from the James Beard Foundation.
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JBF |
05-06-2013 4:15 pm |
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CNPA Honors Nine AAN Publications
Palo Alto Weekly picked up the coveted general excellence award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
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CNPA |
05-06-2013 1:35 pm |
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Santa Fe Reporter Editor Awarded Knight Fellowship to Research Sustainable Funding for Local Journalism
Santa Fe Reporter editor Alexa Schirtzinger has been awarded a John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University for the 2013-14 academic year.
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AAN |
05-02-2013 12:45 pm |
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