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Nashville Scene Accidentally Posts First Draft of Theater Review, Critics Charge Racismnew

Nashville Scene accidentally posted a draft version of a theater review on its website, which included portions that some readers found racist.
Mediaite  |  03-29-2011  6:24 pm  |  Industry News

Village Voice Media Releases "Best Of" App in Multiple Citiesnew

Village Voice Media has released a new iPhone app, "Best Of..." which allows users to find and "check in" to local businesses, bars and food joints by proximity and category in multiple cities.
TechCrunch  |  03-28-2011  4:28 pm  |  Industry News

Did the Daily Mail (U.K.) Rip-Off an SF Weekly Story?new

SF Weekly's Lauren Smiley noticed striking similarities between her cover story on U visas and a piece that ran in yesterday's Daily Mail.
SF Weekly  |  03-21-2011  6:27 pm  |  Industry News

VVM Sells The Pitch of Kansas City to Southcomm, Inc.

Village Voice Media announced today it has sold The Pitch of Kansas City to Nashville-based media company Southcomm, Inc., which also owns LEO Weekly and Nashville Scene. (FULL STORY)
Village Voice Media  |  03-18-2011  12:20 pm  |  Industry News

Pew Research Center: Alt-Weeklies Showing Signs of Business Improvementnew

The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism notes that circulation at the largest alt-weeklies held relatively steady in 2010.
Project for Excellence in Journalism  |  03-17-2011  4:30 pm  |  Industry News

Santa Fe Reporter Editor Julia Goldberg Announces Departure

Santa Fe Reporter editor and AAN editorial chair Julia Goldberg will depart next month. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-17-2011  12:14 pm  |  Industry News

Serial Vandal Targeting Alt-Weekly Newsracks in Seattlenew

The Stranger caught the perpetrator on video and Seattle Weekly circulation manager Jay Kraus says he just wants the guy to quit making his job suck.
Seattle Weekly  |  03-15-2011  1:29 pm  |  Industry News  |  Comments (1)

Sunshine Week: San Diego CityBeat Leads Effort To Create Online Transparency Toolnew

In concert with Sunshine Week, San Diego CityBeat has collaborated with a local organization to launch Open San Diego Flashlight, an online bookmark collection which makes government records and public databases more accessible.
San Diego CityBeat  |  03-14-2011  5:34 pm  |  Industry News

Mara Shalhoup Says Goodbye To Creative Loafing Atlantanew

In a farewell column this week, new Chicago Reader editor Mara Shalhoup said goodbye to her now-former publication, Creative Loafing (Atlanta).
Creative Loafing  |  03-11-2011  4:55 pm  |  Industry News

Las Vegas CityLife Publisher Geoff Schumacher Departsnew

Las Vegas CityLife publisher Geoff Schumacher will relocate to Iowa to take over as publisher of the Ames Tribune newspaper group.
Las Vegas CityLife  |  03-09-2011  3:38 pm  |  Industry News

Gambit Unveils iPad Appnew

You can now access Gambit from your iPad, along with New Orleans-area event listings, restaurant reviews and a flipbook version of its print edition.
Gambit  |  03-09-2011  2:57 pm  |  Industry News

Former Voice Reporter Tom Robbins Named Investigative Journalist in Residence at CUNYnew

The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Journalism has named former Village Voice reporter Tom Robbins to the newly-created position of Investigative Journalist in Residence.
City Limits  |  03-07-2011  3:26 pm  |  Industry News

C-Ville Editor Heading to Columbia Journalism Reviewnew

Nine-year C-Ville editor Cathy Harding is resigning to take over as development director at the Columbia Journalism Review.
C-Ville Weekly  |  03-03-2011  2:53 pm  |  Industry News

Metro Spirit Ceases Publication

Portico Publications has announced the immediate closing of its Augusta, Ga. publication Metro Spirit, which published its final issue today. (FULL STORY)
Metro Spirit  |  03-02-2011  2:09 pm  |  Industry News

What Does The Google Algorithm Change Mean?new

The Google algorithm change, reported by the New York Times early today, "is designed to reduce rankings for low-quality sites — sites which are low-value add for users, copy content from other Web sites or sites that are just not very useful.”
The New York Times  |  02-25-2011  5:57 pm  |  Industry News

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