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Analysts: Online Will Continue To Expand Amid '09 Global Ad Recessionnew
Online Media Daily |
12-08-2008 8:14 am |
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Boston Transit Agency is Requiring Clear News Boxesnew
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is requiring that all news boxes on its property be easy to check visually for security concerns. Boston Phoenix circulation director Jim Dorgan tells AAN News that the policy goes into effect next Friday, Dec. 12. He says that, as a result of the new regulations, the Phoenix and its related publications had to purchase more than 200 new boxes, which each cost $85 more than a regular news box. He also says the MBTA is requiring the boxes be chained, and that 12 inches of space separate each box. The Weekly Dig's Jeff Lawrence tells us that while his paper will eventually buy some clear boxes and put them in MBTA stations, for the most part, distributing outside on city streets is still cheaper and the best strategy for the Dig.
Harrumph! Blog |
12-05-2008 12:29 pm |
Industry News
Cleveland Scene Writer Releases True-Crime Booknew
James Renner's The Serial Killer's Apprentice: And 12 Other True Stories of Cleveland's Most Intriguing Unsolved Crimes, which was released on Halloween by Gray & Co., looks at 13 unsolved mysteries, from a 1964 murder of a teenager to the 2005 death of a dancer. It is Renner's second true-crime book.
The West Side Leader (Akron, Ohio) |
12-05-2008 11:10 am |
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Tags: Scene, James Renner
Philadelphia City Paper Sets the 'Net Ablaze with Obama/Zune Reportnew
Earlier this week, CP web editor Neal Santos ran into President-elect Barack Obama while he was working out and filed a quick blog post about the encounter, noting offhand that Obama was listening to a Zune, the Microsoft device launched to compete against Apple's iPod. That small detail set off a wave of coverage worldwide, from tech blogs to mainstream outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. "Zunegate" was born, City Paper was flooded with traffic, the site had to come down for 20 minutes or so, and Santos felt the need to post a clarification the next day. "I want to correct what I said yesterday about Obama using a Zune," he wrote. "I claimed that it was his Zune. I don't know for sure that it was his. It could belong to one of the many Secret Service dudes that were at the gym, Michelle, or even one of his daughters."
Philadelphia City Paper |
12-04-2008 12:24 pm |
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Tags: Editorial, Philadelphia City Paper
Web Marketers Hoping to Learn What Attracts a Clicknew
The New York Times |
12-04-2008 11:05 am |
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Credit Rater: 'Several Cities' Could Have No Daily Paper As Soon As 2010new
Editor & Publisher |
12-04-2008 11:02 am |
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Tags: Management
Editor's Departure Leaves 'a Hole at the Heart' of Creative Loafingnew
In a farewell message to former Creative Loafing (Atlanta) editor Ken Edelstein, staffer Mara Shalhoup writes: "I think I speak for everyone here when I say, 'Thank you for giving me a chance. Thank you for working me hard. And thank you for making Creative Loafing aim higher. You will be missed.'" Edelstein, who had been with the paper for a decade, was fired last week after a reportedly "heated meeting" with CEO Ben Eason on implementing editorial cuts.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
12-03-2008 3:29 pm |
Industry News
East Bay Express Releases Promo Video for 'Shop Local' Campaign
To help promote the Shop Local campaign that publisher Jody Colley is spearheading, the Express has made a public service announcement video featuring a number of local merchants. Editor & Publisher's Mark Fitzgerald notes that "there's an appropriately indie-folk soundtrack, though I'll confess I'm not hip enough to identify the uncredited singer."
AAN News |
12-03-2008 11:24 am |
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Political Ad Spend Strong in '08; Expected to Continue in '09new
TNS Media Intelligence says almost $2.7 billion was spent on political advertising this election season, up from $1.7 billion in 2004, according to Broadcasting & Cable.
TNS predicts that political ad spending will remain robust in 2009, as a result of gubernatorial elections and advocacy groups that run issue-specific ads.
Broadcasting & Cable |
12-03-2008 9:45 am |
Industry News
City Takes Heat for Tapping Ex-Altie for Economic Development Postnew
Peter Koht, a former reporter and editor for Metro Santa Cruz who has been working in PR for the past year, began work Monday as Santa Cruz's temporary economic development coordinator. "While Santa Cruz leaders tout Koht's PR credentials as crucial to forming strong relationships between businesses and the city," the Santa Cruz Sentinel reports, "union leaders and others have raised eyebrows at the city's hiring practices and wonder if now is the right time to appoint someone with little business experience to a business job that pays $35 per hour."
The Santa Cruz Sentinel |
12-03-2008 8:10 am |
Industry News
Parent Co. Takes Port Folio Weekly and Related Papers Off the Marketnew
Landmark Media announced Tuesday that the credit crunch forced it to take the Virginian-Pilot and its affiliates in the Norfolk, Va. area, including Port Folio Weekly, off the market. Landmark vice chairman Richard F. Barry III says the company will resume the sale when the economy improves, but in the meantime it remains open to offers. The move does not affect Style Weekly, the other AAN member paper based in Virginia that is owned by Landmark, because it is not part of the Virginian-Pilot Media group.
The Virginian-Pilot |
12-03-2008 8:04 am |
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Creative Loafing (Charlotte) Columnist Takes Over Afternoon Radio Slotnew
Tara Servatius will host a political radio show on Charlotte's WBT-AM from 3-6 pm, replacing Jeff Katz, "whose conservative zeal and verbal swordsmanship have been a mainstay of afternoon drive time for two years," according to the Charlotte Observer. Servatius stepped down as a CL staff writer, but remained as a columnist, when she was hired by the radio station in May 2007. She previously had been in the station's 9 pm-midnight slot. "She spends hours combing through the files researching her points," Rick Jackson, WBT general manager says. "People want facts rather than someone spouting an opinion. We may see a new kind of a talk show host in Tara."
The Charlotte Observer |
12-02-2008 11:31 am |
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Phoenix Media Buys Spanish-Language Weeklynew
The Boston-based alt-weekly publisher has purchased El Planeta, saying it hopes to attract a larger Hispanic audience in the Boston area, the Boston Globe reports. Phoenix Media had been investing in the weekly since 2005, and already prints and distributes the paper. "I personally strongly see the value in the Hispanic newspaper market and the opportunity for that to grow," says Phoenix Media president Bradley Mindich. "It was one of these opportunities we couldn't pass up." The company, which owns AAN members in Boston, Portland, and Providence, will share some content with El Planeta, and the Spanish-language paper's staff will move into Phoenix Media's Boston headquarters. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More from Boston Business Journal.
The Boston Globe |
12-02-2008 8:05 am |
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Bartering for Ads Expands in Tough Economic Timesnew
AdWeek |
12-02-2008 11:04 am |
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NAA: Newspaper Revenues Down 18.1 Percent In 3rd Quarternew
Media Daily News |
12-02-2008 8:29 am |
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