AAN News
Alt-Weeklies Face Off In SPJ Contestnew
In the Society of Professional Journalists' Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest, alternative newsweeklies have their own category. This year, Eugene Weekly and Seattle Weekly were the big winners, each taking home five first-place awards. Willamette Week was close behind with four first-place awards. The Pacific Northwest Inlander and the Missoula Independent each won one first-place award, and The Source Weekly took home one third-place award. In addition, the Oregonian reports that Willamette Week writer Beth Slovic won the Bob Chandler Rookie of the Year award. Winners were announced Saturday evening.
Society of Professional Journalists (PDF file) |
06-05-2007 8:51 am |
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Alt-Weeklies Win 19 Greater Bay Area Journalism Awardsnew
Between them, AAN members the Pacific Sun, Palo Alto Weekly, SF Weekly and the San Francisco Bay Guardian took home 11 first-place and eight second- or third-place awards from the Peninsula Press Club. The Guardian led the pack with five firsts, while SF Weekly had four and Palo Alto Weekly had two. Winners were announced at a reception Saturday evening.
Peninsula Press Club |
06-04-2007 8:22 am |
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Tags: Editorial, Management
Alt-Weeklies Win Six Food Journalism Awardsnew
AAN members dominated three categories of the 2007 Association of Food Journalists Award Competition. In Best Newspaper Restaurant Criticism, Besha Rodell of Creative Loafing (Atlanta) and Gail Shepherd of New Times Broward-Palm Beach were both winners. In Best Newspaper Food Column, Blair Campbell of the East Bay Express and Malcolm Gay of Riverfront Times both won. And Besha Rodell won again in Best Newspaper Food Feature (circulation less than 150,000), along with Zack Dundas of Willamette Week. The placement of the winners will be announced August 25.
Association of Food Journalists (PDF file) |
06-01-2007 3:35 pm |
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Jonathan Gold's Pulitzer Win Called 'Groundbreaking'new
"Pulitzer recipients almost always are employees of established daily publications," notes the San Diego Union-Tribune. The paper also points out that Gold's Pulitzer was the first awarded to a food critic. "I always thought you had to have a grown-up job doing something like reviewing operas at The New York Times to get a Pulitzer, not writing about taco stands for the (LA) Weekly," Gold says.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
05-31-2007 1:12 pm |
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OrlandoWeekly.com is Runner-up for EPpy Awardnew
The alt-weekly's website took placed second in the Best Weekly Newspaper-Affiliated Website category. Last year, first place in the same category went to Baltimore City Paper's website. Both papers are owned by The Times Shamrock Alternative Newsweekly Group. The awards, co-sponsored by Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek magazines, honor the best new media services from the newspaper industry. Winners were announced yesterday.
Editor & Publisher |
05-25-2007 8:10 am |
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Alt-Weeklies Well-Represented in Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awardsnew
OC Weekly placed second in the General Excellence category in the annual awards sponsored by The Missouri School of Journalism. "The Weekly contains all the usual alternative elements -- the reviews, the listings, the personals ads," the judges said. "What makes it stand out and makes it a winner, though, are the deeply reported and powerfully written centerpiece stories. These have both substance and panache." In addition, LA Weekly had two finalists; and the Boston Phoenix, East Bay Express and Seattle Weekly each had one. The winners were announced today.
Missouri School of Journalism |
05-22-2007 12:54 pm |
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Alt-Weeklies Win 14 Awards from Florida Press Groupnew
AAN members were well-represented when the South Florida Chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists announced the winners of the 2007 Sunshine State Awards Saturday night. New Times Broward-Palm Beach took home three first-place awards, and Miami New Times had one first-place finish. Those two papers and Creative Loafing also accounted for 10 second- and third-place awards in the yearly contest.
South Florida Society for Professional Journalists (PDF file) |
05-21-2007 8:33 am |
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City Pages Wins Four First-Place Awards in State Contestnew
In the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists' Page One Contest, the alt-weekly came out on top in News and Feature - Investigative; Sports - Feature; Graphics and Illustrations - Spot News; and Photojournalism - Portrait. The paper also had four second- and third-place finishes.
The Star Tribune |
05-18-2007 8:34 am |
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Alt-Weeklies Clean Up at Arizona Press Club Awardsnew
Phoenix New Times and Tucson Weekly took home a total of 13 first-place awards, with New Times winning in eight categories and the Weekly placing first in five. New Times staff writers Sarah Fenske and Paul Rubin both triumphed in two categories, and the Weekly's Margaret Regan managed the same feat. Both AAN papers also received a number of second- and third-place prizes. Winners of the awards, which honor the best in Arizona print journalism, were announced last week at a Phoenix banquet.
Arizona Press Club |
05-17-2007 7:53 am |
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Pittsburgh City Paper Takes Home a Handful of Golden Quill Awards
Charlie Deitch received the Ray Sprigle Memorial Award, a "best in show" award, for his coverage of gambling in Pennsylvania. The alt-weekly also placed first in six categories (Business; Continuing Coverage; Criticism; Cultural; Enterprise/Investigative Article; Science, Health & Technology), and had finalists in three additional categories. The awards, given by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, were announced last night.
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The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Press Release |
05-15-2007 8:20 am |
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The Coast Wins an Atlantic Journalism Awardnew
The Halifax alt-weekly won a Gold Award in the Feature Writing - Print category for Lezlie Lowe's three-part series on living with HIV/AIDS. The paper was also a finalist in two categories. Winners of the Atlantics, which celebrate "excellence in Atlantic Canada
journalism," were announced Saturday night.
Atlantic Journalism Awards Press Release |
05-14-2007 8:01 am |
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Village Voice Media Papers Win Five Maggie Awardsnew
Houston Press picked up three first-place awards, for Best Feature Article, Best Public Service Series or Article, and Best Cover. Two other VVM papers took home first place awards: Phoenix New Times for Best Series of Articles and SF Weekly for Tabloids/Consumer, which is the category for best overall publication. The Maggies, given out by the Western Publications Association, "recognize the hard work, dedication and creative talents working in the publishing industry today."
Western Publications Association |
05-10-2007 8:11 am |
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Alt-Weeklies Win Two First-Place Green Eyeshade Awardsnew
Miami New Times' Emily Witt placed first in Features, Weekly for "Band of Outsiders," while New Times Broward-Palm Beach's Kelly Cramer took first place in Non-Deadline News Weekly/Monthly for "Daddy's Girl." An alt-weekly was guaranteed a win in each of those categories, as AAN members accounted for all the nominees. Additional second-place Green Eyeshade Awards went to Miami New Times, the Nashville Scene and New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Creative Loafing (Charlotte) and the Memphis Flyer each took home a third-place award. The awards, which recognize outstanding journalism in 11 southeastern states, were presented at a banquet in Nashville on Saturday.
Society of Professional Journalists |
05-09-2007 8:13 am |
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Tags: Editorial, Management
Creative Loafing Writer Named Atlanta's 'Journalist of the Year'new
The Atlanta Press Club bestowed the honor on senior writer Mara Shalhoup at their annual gala last week. Shalhoup was cited in part for her three-part series on the rise of the Black Mafia Family, a cocaine-trafficking network with ties to a music label and violent crimes. "Since late 2004, my editor and I knew what an important story the Black Mafia Family's was," Shalhoup says. "Creative Loafing deserves a round of applause for its devotion to publishing the series." She will receive a $1,000 prize.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) Press Release (PDF file) |
05-08-2007 8:28 am |
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Alt-Weeklies Win Three James Beard Awardsnew
City Pages' Dara Moskowitz was the big winner last night as the annual James Beard Foundation Media Awards were announced in New York. She took home first place prizes in two categories: Newspaper, Newsletter, or Magazine Columns and Newspaper Writing on Spirits, Wine, or Beer (which she shared with The Wall Street Journal's Eric Felten). The Cleveland Scene's Elaine Cicora placed first in the Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes category. This marks the second year in a row that Moskowitz has won a James Beard Award.
James Beard Foundation |
05-07-2007 2:49 pm |
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