AAN News
San Francisco Bay Guardian Shuts Down
The San Francisco Bay Guardian will publish its final issue this week.
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SFBG |
10-14-2014 2:26 pm |
Industry News
Arkansas Times Celebrates 40th Anniversarynew
How the Arkansas Times survived poverty, the Dixie Mafia, the U.S. Supreme Court and Mike Huckabee.
Arkansas Times |
09-19-2014 12:00 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Arkansas Times
How I Got That Story: Uncovering Boston's Secret Surveillance Program
How Dig Boston uncovered the city's secret project to test controversial facial recognition software at a major concert.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
09-17-2014 11:40 am |
Industry News
Tags: Dig Boston, Chris Faraone
AAN Urges FCC to Maintain an Open Internet
The comments were submitted in response to tentative changes to "net neutrality" rules put forth by the FCC in May.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
09-17-2014 3:00 pm |
Industry News
Dig Boston Publishers to Host Medical Marijuana Conferencenew
Jeff Lawrence and Marc Shepard will host the first ever New England Cannabis Convention in Boston, welcoming businesses and speakers to the table to help tackle the difficult lingering questions about the laws surrounding medicinal marijuana, and explain where the industry is headed.
Boston Magazine |
09-08-2014 12:00 pm |
Industry News
Creative Loafing Charlotte to be Soldnew
SouthComm, Inc. has reached an agreement with Charles Womack of Womack Newspapers, Inc. to acquire the assets of Creative Loafing Charlotte.
Creative Loafing Charlotte |
08-19-2014 5:59 pm |
Industry News
How Riverfront Times is Covering the Chaos in Fergusonnew
"Alt-weeklies are all about telling the stories of American cities, and this is an important moment in an American city."
Poynter |
08-18-2014 5:30 pm |
Industry News
Metro US Acquires Philadelphia City Papernew
Metro US — owner of free daily tabloids in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia — has purchased Philadelphia City Paper.
Philly Mag |
08-14-2014 1:10 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Philadelphia City Paper
Picking Up the Pieces: What Alts Can and Should Do When Daily Papers Explode
How can weeklies that have been the so-called alternative to dominant dailies fill the void when those dailies are no longer daily? There's clearly room for some alts to capitalize on the holes left when the big guys become a lot less big, especially when it comes to news.
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AAN |
08-12-2014 1:30 pm |
Industry News
Best of Charleston Ballot Generates $170Knew
The 2014 Best of Charleston ballot received 900,000 votes.
Second Street |
08-08-2014 11:09 am |
Industry News
Tags: Charleston City Paper
Mike Sager's Tips for Storytelling
Mike Sager talks about reporting, "The Devil and John Holmes," and provides some profanity-laced pointers on how to craft kick-ass stories that linger.
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AAN |
08-07-2014 2:00 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Michael Barajas
Community is King: Lagniappe Gives Its Readers 'a Little Something Extra'
How the 12-year-old bi-weekly Lagniappe capitalized on Advance Publications' decision to cut daily publication in Mobile, Ala.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-31-2014 11:30 am |
Industry News
Formal Complaint Filed After San Diego CityBeat Reports of Pepper Spray Abuse in Juvenile Hallsnew
A coalition of civil rights groups is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the overuse of pepper spray in San Diego County juvenile detention facilities.
San Diego CityBeat |
07-29-2014 4:15 pm |
Industry News
Tags: San Diego CityBeat
AAN Convention Features Digital Wins and New Projectsnew
The recent AAN Convention in Nashville highlighted the digital successes of alternative media, including multimedia stories, digital services, crowdfunded projects and social media, as AAN also announced the launch of a mobile advertising platform.
NetNewsCheck |
07-21-2014 11:20 am |
Industry News
AAN Papers Pick America's Worst Politicians
On Independence Day, 50 writers and editors of the alternative press from across the land will name the worst elected leaders from 23 of the largest states and the District of Columbia.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-01-2014 3:00 pm |
Industry News
