AAN News
Philadelphia City Paper Teams Up with Limewire for CD Compilationnew
Philadelphia City Paper |
04-22-2009 12:19 pm |
Industry News
City Newspaper Hosts 'Recession Procession'
The Rochester, N.Y., alt-weekly has organized a neighborhood crawl featuring special discounts on everything from guitar strings to eyebrow waxing to booze. "The Recession Procession was originally conceived as our version of a bar crawl, but tweaked to appeal to our too-cool-for-a-bar-crawl readers," City features editor Eric Rezsnyak tells AAN News. "Given the current economy, a 'F**k the Recession!' theme seemed like a
perfect fit." Rezsnyak says the local businesses have "totally embraced the spirit of the event" and are contributing creative ideas for deals. The Recession Procession is scheduled for May 7 from 5-8 pm.
AAN News |
04-21-2009 3:06 pm |
Industry News
Sen. Kerry to Hold Senate Hearings on Newspapers' Economic Woesnew
The Boston Globe |
04-21-2009 11:41 am |
Industry News
Tags: Management
Forecast: Global Ad Spend Will Decrease 6.9 Percent in '09new
A new report from ZenithOptimedia predicts a steep decline in North America and Western Europe, as businesses look for more ways to cut costs. The forecast says that internet will be the only medium to grow this year, with most of its growth coming from search advertising.
The Center for Media Research |
04-20-2009 10:25 am |
Industry News
East Bay Express is Moving Officesnew
East Bay Express |
04-17-2009 9:13 am |
Industry News
Keith McGinnis Talks About Philadelphia Weekly's Site Redesignnew
McGinnis, who is management information systems (MIS) director for PW parent company Review Publishing, says they started sketching out the new site at the end of 2007. The Weekly unveiled the redesign early last month. "From a design perspective, it was about making [the site] look more pleasing," he says. "From a traffic perspective it was about decreasing bounce rate and increasing time on site."
Technically Philly |
04-16-2009 12:07 pm |
Industry News
New Nonprofit News Site Partners with Seattle Weeklynew
The Weekly says it will be linking to stories from the Seattle Post Globe, and the new site will be doing the same with Weekly stories. In addition, the alt-weekly's sales staff will be selling ads on the new site. More on the Seattle Post Globe from the Seattle Times.
Seattle Weekly |
04-15-2009 12:51 pm |
Industry News
Media Executives Plan Online Service to Charge for Contentnew
Steve Brill and his partners say they're building an automated system to allow newspapers and magazines to charge for online access, including a subscription that would allow access to multiple publications.
The New York Times |
04-15-2009 12:44 pm |
Industry News
First Quarter Newspaper Ad Revenue Could Fall as Much as 30 Percentnew
Industry executives and analysts tell the New York Times that many large papers will be reporting the sharpest drop ad revenue in generations as they begin to release first-quarter results this week. Small papers aren't faring quite as badly as large ones, according to the Times, and there is a hope among publishers that losses for the rest of 2009 will not be as steep as the first quarter's.
The New York Times |
04-15-2009 11:55 am |
Industry News
Analysis Shows a FOIA Backlognew
"Despite reforms enacted by Congress and an order from the last administration to do a better job, federal agencies continue to give those seeking information a frustrating and oftentimes unsatisfying experience," according to a quantitative review by the Sunshine in Government Initiative of federal agency FOIA reports.
Sunshine in Government Initiative |
04-14-2009 12:59 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Management
LEO Weekly Tightens Beltnew
The alt-weekly's 17 staff members are taking a five percent pay cut this quarter to cope with the economic downturn, the 'Ville Voice reports.
The 'Ville Voice |
04-14-2009 9:04 am |
Industry News
New Twist in VVM/Bay Guardian Case
While last year's verdict in favor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian in its predatory pricing lawsuit against SF Weekly and Village Voice Media is being appealed, the Guardian claims VVM is ducking its debts and hiding its assets in an effort not to pay the $15.6 million it owes in damages. VVM executive editor Michael Lacey says that's not correct. "The case is on appeal. You are not entitled to a penny," he writes in a blog post.
San Francisco Bay Guardian | SF Weekly |
04-14-2009 8:16 am |
Industry News
Forecast: Internet Will Be Only Medium To Grow Ad Dollars This Yearnew
Online Media Daily |
04-14-2009 8:42 am |
Industry News
Philadelphia Weekly Art Director Talks Shopnew
Tim Gough talks to the design blog Grain Edit about how he balances his day job at the Weekly with his freelance illustration work, how he became interested in design and illustration, and his creative process. "I start off with a tiny, sloppy sketch and blow that up via computer or Xerox," he says. "I work off the original sketch for the most part, but clean it up and add some textures. I try to keep the looseness and energy of the original sketch."
Grain Edit |
04-13-2009 12:11 pm |
Industry News
Hyperlocal Websites Deliver News Without Newspapersnew
The New York Times |
04-13-2009 12:14 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
