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San Diego Reader Publisher Talks About His Abortion Ballot Initiativesnew
San Diego Union-Tribune |
04-16-2008 8:40 am |
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Tags: San Diego Reader, Jim Holman
Without Original Reporting, How Long Can the Aggregation Party Last?new
Advertising Age |
04-16-2008 8:38 am |
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Michael Lacey Responds to Brouhaha Over Commentsnew
"My invoking the argot of Black artists achieved a level of insensitive stupidity almost galactic in scale," writes the Village Voice Media executive editor in a blog post. "Whatever discussion lingers about the use of the words 'bitch' or 'ho' in hip-hop, comedy, film or literature, there is no question about the N-bomb coming out of the mouth of a 59-year-old white man." Lacey's post includes a link to Friday night's error-riddled FOX News segment from Hannity & Colmes about the incident.
Phoenix New Times |
04-14-2008 3:58 pm |
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Free Daily in Boston Shuts Down After One Yearnew
Boston Business Journal |
04-14-2008 6:16 pm |
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Tags: Management
The Other Paper's Founding Editor Steps Downnew
In a farewell column this week, Danny Russell says he's leaving to do PR and marketing for Delaware's Methodist Theological School in Ohio. He's been with the Columbus, Ohio, paper since its inception in 1990.
The Other Paper |
04-11-2008 11:03 am |
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Michael Lacey's Statement to the Society of Professional Journalists
Michael Lacey |
04-11-2008 3:59 pm |
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Fallout from Michael Lacey's Comments Continuesnew
The Village Voice Media executive editor's Friday night utterance of the "n-word" continues to be discussed in media circles and on the internet. Maricopa County attorney Andrew Thomas, who may be sued by Phoenix New Times soon, criticized Lacey's comments at a press conference on Tuesday, saying "this should be the Don Imus moment for
Arizona's media," KTVK-TV reports. KTVK-TV also has the full video of the
acceptance speech in which the offending comment was made. And Philadelphia City Paper publisher Paul Curci is weighing in as well, calling Lacey's comments "vicious and hateful" in an incensed letter to AAN News.
KTVK-TV |
04-10-2008 1:33 pm |
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Longtime Monterey County Weekly Writer & Editor Diesnew
Chuck Thurman died last weekend, the Weekly reports. He was 53 years old. Over 14 years, Thurman held a variety of roles at the Weekly: arts writer, contributing editor, arts & entertainment editor, and associate editor. He left the paper in 2002. "Chuck had a deep connection to this community and a great love for it, and more zest for life than most," writes Weekly founder and CEO Bradley Zeve. "He also was committed to this newspaper and instrumental in helping the Weekly carve out its mission and its place in Monterey County". A celebration of Thurman's life will be held Saturday, May 17, at 2pm, at the Wharf Theater in Monterey.
Monterey County Weekly |
04-10-2008 10:15 am |
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Recent L.A. Weekly Cover Story to be Feature Filmnew
Universal Pictures has acquired Sascha Rothchild's "How to Get Divorced by 30" to form the basis of a romantic comedy, Variety reports. Marc Platt will produce the picture with Dana Fox, writer of the upcoming What Happens in Vegas... and 2005's The Wedding Date.
Variety |
04-10-2008 9:10 am |
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Ex-Nashville Scene Publisher Buys Another Ex-Scene Publisher's Companynew
Nashville Scene |
04-10-2008 3:19 pm |
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Tags: Management, Nashville Scene
Jules Feiffer's Early Village Voice Comics Collected in New Booknew
The Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist's Explainers: The Complete Village Voice Strips 1956-66 is set to be released by Fantagraphics in June. The book, the first of four volumes collecting Feiffer's entire run of weekly strips from the Voice, features a lengthy introduction and interview with Feiffer by Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth. The "world premiere book release reading and signing" is scheduled for Thursday, May 15, at 7 pm at the Strand bookstore in New York. In other Jules Feiffer news, last week he published a new political cartoon in the Voice for the first time in more than a decade.
Fantagraphics |
04-09-2008 9:55 am |
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Michael Lacey Causes Controversy While Accepting SPJ Awardnew
The Village Voice Media executive editor ruffled some feathers when he used the "n-word" to refer to an old friend while accepting the President's Award from the local Society of Professional Journalists chapter, the East Valley Tribune reports. "My words, meant to honor a friend, were inappropriate," Lacey says. "All present have my sincere apology. It is regrettable that any phrase of mine offended those attending a First Amendment awards banquet." In other news, Phoenix New Times will receive a Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism for standing up to last fall's grand jury probe. Lacey and VVM CEO Jim Larkin were both arrested and briefly incarcerated as a result of the probe.
East Valley Tribune |
04-08-2008 10:32 am |
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Keith Knight Launches New Comic Stripnew
The Daily Cartoonist |
04-08-2008 2:32 pm |
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Tags: Design & Production, Editorial
Application Deadline for DNC Press Credentials Rapidly Approachingnew
All applications for press credentials at this year's Democratic National Convention (Aug. 25-28 in Denver) are due on Tuesday, April 15. AAN members interested in covering the convention should register via the House Periodical Press Gallery. Freelance photographers should apply through the Standing Committee of Press Photographers, and bloggers can register with the DNCC Press Gallery. Be sure to double-check the rules before applying, as there are many different types of credentials available. Hotels are sure to fill up fast, so book one soon if you're making the trip to Denver.
Democratic National Convention Committee |
04-07-2008 4:08 pm |
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Tags: Editorial, Management
Lowery Out at CityBeat; Schoenkopf Named Acting Editornew
Steve Lowery, who reported as the new editor of Los Angeles CityBeat last Monday, resigned late last week. Publisher Charles Gerencser accepted his resignation today and named Rebecca Schoenkopf acting editor. "It's purely personal," Lowery tells LA Observed. "When I got there, it became immediately apparent that I just didn't have it in me ... my body and my soul were telling me, hey bud, maybe it's time." In an email to AAN News, Gerencser says Schoenkopf, who had just begun her tenure as the paper's arts editor last week, "is very passionate about creating a must-have; must-read newsweekly. I am looking forward to working with her on our effort to re-launch CityBeat with the June 12th edition." LA Observed is reporting the retooled paper will have "more of a magazine sensibility."
LA Observed |
04-07-2008 2:27 pm |
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