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Village Voice Legend Wayne Barrett Profiled in New York Timesnew

A 2,500 word profile of Village Voice legend Wayne Barrett will appear in the Sunday print edition of the New York Times.
The New York Times |
02-25-2011 5:23 pm |
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Former L.A. Weekly Editor Kit Rachlis Named Editor of American Prospectnew

Kit Rachlis, former editor at the L.A. Weekly and Village Voice, has been tapped as the American Prospect's new editor.
American Prospect |
02-24-2011 12:04 pm |
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Tags: Editorial, L.A. Weekly
City Pages Publisher Mark Bartel Departs After 29 Yearsnew

City Pages (Twin Cities) publisher Mark Bartel has departed after twenty-nine years with the Minneapolis-based publication, thirteen of those were as publisher.
Minneapolis Star Tribune |
02-17-2011 11:44 am |
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Boston's Weekly Dig Announces 'Boston to Austin' Party at SXSWnew

Boston's Weekly Dig has teamed up with Converse to produce the Boston to Austin event, which will take place at South By Southwest (SXSW) on March 17.
Weekly Dig |
02-16-2011 2:09 pm |
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Former AAN President and Alt-Weekly Veteran Clif Garboden Dies at 62

Clif Garboden, former Boston Phoenix senior managing editor and former AAN president, has passed away at the age of sixty-two.
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AAN |
02-11-2011 3:14 pm |
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A Good Alt-Weekly is "Like the Journalistic Equivalent of Umami"new

Design consultant Ron Reason chats with Washington Post style writer Hank Stuever.
Deisgn With Reason |
02-08-2011 4:53 pm |
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LEO Weekly Names New Publishernew
LEO Weekly parent company SouthComm, Inc. has named Lowell Sun advertising director Lauren Feldman as publisher.
LEO Weekly |
02-08-2011 3:55 pm |
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North Coast Journal Editor Resignsnew
Hank Sims, who was replaced as editor of North Coast Journal just over a week ago, has resigned.
The Humboldt Herald |
02-07-2011 1:13 pm |
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Mara Shalhoup Named Editor of Chicago Readernew

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) editor Mara Shalhoup has been named to the same position at sister paper Chicago Reader.
Chicago Reader |
02-07-2011 11:51 am |
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Dickensheets Named Editor At Las Vegas CityLifenew

Former Las Vegas Weekly editor Scott Dickensheets is rejoining the AAN-fold as editor of the crosstown Las Vegas CityLife, where he is replacing Steve Sebelius.
Las Vegas CityLife |
02-02-2011 4:04 pm |
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Chicago Reader Loses Third Editor In Eight Monthsnew

Chicago Reader interim editor Geoff Dougherty has "abruptly parted" ways with the paper. Dougherty had been filling in for previous editor Kiki Yablon, who in November unexpectedly announced her resignation just four months into the position.
Chicago Reader |
01-26-2011 8:04 pm |
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Village Voice, SF Weekly Change Publishersnew

Village Voice Media announced this morning that Village Voice publisher Michael Cohen is stepping down and will be replaced by SF Weekly publisher Josh Fromson. SF Weekly advertising director Gil Padia will take over for Fromson in San Francisco.
Marketwire |
01-26-2011 10:30 am |
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Las Vegas CityLife Editor Sebelius To Departnew

Las Vegas CityLife editor Steve Sebelius is leaving to reprise his role as political columnist with the daily Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
01-24-2011 11:38 am |
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SF Bay Guardian Reporter Explores the 'Tribes of Burning Man' in New Book

The Tribes of Burning Man: How An Experimental City in the Desert is Shaping the New American Counterculture, evolved out of a series of cover stories that Jones wrote for the Bay Guardian.
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AAN |
01-21-2011 1:14 pm |
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Hour Magazine Publisher Denies Rumors of Paper's Closingnew

Pierre Paquet, publisher of former AAN member Hour Magazine, responded to rumors that the Montreal-based publication is shutting down by stating, "It's none of anybody's business. It's internal."
Montreal Gazette |
01-20-2011 8:48 pm |
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