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Alt-Weekly Vet Dave Schmall Named Publisher of California Dailynew
The Appeal-Democrat |
12-02-2008 8:15 am |
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Former Creative Loafing Ad Director Offers $1 Million for Atlanta Papernew
Patrick Best, who spent four years as CL's advertising director before starting rival publication The Sunday Paper, told Atlanta Magazine's Steve Fennessy last week he's willing to pay Ben Eason $1 million for Creative Loafing (Atlanta). Fennessy notes that it is unclear whether the purchase would even be possible, given CL's Chapter 11 status, but Best says "it's not unusual for businesses that are in bankruptcy to sell off pieces of their company in order to raise capital." MORE on Creative Loafing: Former senior editor (and current shareholder) John Sugg writes about CL's "death spiral," and Creative Loafing's Mara Shalhoup responds. And departing senior writer Andisheh Nouraee discusses why he is leaving with Atlanta Progressive News.
Atlanta Magazine |
12-01-2008 1:41 pm |
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Ex-Philadelphia City Paper Editor Seriously Injured in Hit-and-Runnew
Brian Hickey was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident Friday in Collingswood, N.J. According to his wife, he was struck around 10:15 pm and left for dead, and is currently in stable condition at the Trauma-ICU of Cooper University Hospital after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. "The last CAT scan showed the pressure was very good," Hickey's father tells the Philadelphia Daily News. "He's in critical but stable condition." During a 4.5 year stint at City Paper, Hickey rose to become the managing editor. He left the paper in February. More from Metro.
Philadelphia City Paper |
12-01-2008 8:14 am |
Industry News
Alt-Weeklies Must Change Now, Consultant Arguesnew
AAN publishers "need to right-size print operations immediately to free up resources for development of the new," argues Terry Garrett, in a blog post following up on his attendance at last month's Publisher's Conference in Santa Fe. Newspapers will have a much smaller market share in five years no matter what they do, and publishers would be smart to shake up their organizations now while they still have time, Garrett claims. "The world needs independent thought and journalism that cuts against the grain," he says. "I would love to see it come from this group of eccentric, creative people."
Don't Panic |
11-26-2008 1:01 pm |
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Philadelphia City Paper Makes Shopping Locally Easy with Trunk Show
While more than 70 papers are asking their readers to pledge to spend $100 of their holiday shopping locally this year, in Philadelphia, one alt-weekly has taken it a step further. The City Paper is hosting a Trunk Show on the most overhyped of mall shopping days, the day after Thanksgiving, aka Black Friday. The show will feature clothing, jewelry, bags, stationery, housewares and more from local designers, craftspeople and boutiques. AAN News recently caught up with City Paper associate publisher Roxanne Cooper via email to find out more about the initiative.
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AAN News |
11-25-2008 11:59 am |
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Senior Writer to Leave Creative Loafing (Atlanta)new
Andisheh Nouraee submitted his resignation to publisher Luann Lebedz just hours after Lebedz fired editor Ken Edelstein yesterday, Atlanta Magazine's Steve Fennessy reports. Nouraee, who began freelancing for the paper in 2000 and joined the staff in 2007, says his decision was prompted only in part by Edelstein's dismissal. "What happened today is just one symptom of the overall reason, that I don't want to work there full-time anymore," he says. His last day will be Dec. 5.
Atlanta Magazine |
11-25-2008 12:20 pm |
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Alt-Weeklies Around the Country Ask Readers to Shop Local
As part of an initiative launched earlier this month, AAN members from Hawaii to New York are running inventive marketing programs to get their readers to shop locally this holiday season. The papers are urging readers to spend at least $100 of their holiday money this fall at locally owned stores in their communities -- a move that could pump more than $2.9 billion into urban economies during this recession-plagued season. Links to several papers' efforts can be found here. If your paper is missing from our link list, please contact Jon Whiten at jwhiten (at) aan.org and we'll add it to the list.
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AAN News |
11-25-2008 10:59 am |
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Willamette Week Honors This Year's Skidmore Prize Winnersnew
For the past five years, as part of its annual Give!Guide, which this year features 55 worthy Portland nonprofits, the paper has honored young nonprofit leaders with the Skidmore Prize. At a ceremony last week, the four recipients (Katy Kolker, Amy Harwood, Rodolfo Serna and Polly Bangs) each got a plaque and a check for $4,000 from WW publisher Richard Meeker and Multnomah County Commissioner Ted Wheeler. Read more about the honorees and their work here.
Willamette Week |
11-25-2008 8:42 am |
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Looking for an Illustrator, First Night Boston Turns to the Dignew
When First Night, the annual New Year's Eve celebration, was trying to find an artist to create buttons for this year's festival, it turned to Boston's Weekly Dig. First Night spokeswoman Joyce Linehan tells the Boston Globe that once organizers decided they wanted an illustrator, they asked staffers at the paper for recommendations, since they work with illustrators all the time.
The Boston Globe |
11-25-2008 8:29 am |
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Analyst: Local Ad Revenue Will be Hardest Hit in Downturnnew
Media Daily News |
11-25-2008 8:31 am |
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Creative Loafing (Atlanta) Editor Firednew
Ken Edelstein was fired today after a decade as an editor at Creative Loafing's flagship paper, according to Atlanta Magazine's Steve Fennessy. Edelstein reportedly had a "heated meeting" last week with CL CEO Ben Eason over the implementation of further editorial cuts. "The meeting made it clear that Ben and I have very deep philosophical differences about what's best for the company and its employees," Edelstein tells Fennessy. More from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Atlanta Magazine | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
11-24-2008 3:38 pm |
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Creative Loafing Creditor Objects to Hiring of Financial Advisornew
Atalaya Capital Management, which lent CL's Ben Eason $30 million to buy the Chicago Reader and Washington City Paper, has filed a motion (pdf file) asking that Eason not be allowed to hire the investment banking firm Skyway Capital Partners to help him emerge from bankruptcy. The main thrusts of Atalaya's argument are that Skyway is not a disinterested party, that Skyway's role will extend beyond mere financial advising into possibly brokering a sale of CL, and that Skyway is not a competent financial advisor. More from the Reader's Michael Miner.
Atlanta Magazine |
11-24-2008 9:57 am |
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Albuquerque Police Turn to Alt-Weekly to Find New Snitchesnew
An ad placed by the Albuquerque Police Department this week in The Alibi asks "people who hang out with crooks" to do part-time work for the police, the AP reports. The ad reads, in part: "Make some extra cash! Drug use and criminal record OK." Capt. Joe Hudson says the department received more than 30 responses in two days.
The Associated Press via the Star Tribune |
11-24-2008 9:10 am |
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As Parent Company Cuts Costs, Port Folio Weekly's Future is Unclearnew
Plagued by an advertising decline, The Virginian-Pilot is cutting at least 125 positions, mostly through layoffs and shutting affiliated publications. The company has closed Link, a free daily tabloid, but publisher Maurice Jones said on Friday the Pilot "has not decided whether to continue Port Folio Weekly."
The Virginian-Pilot |
11-24-2008 7:42 am |
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L.A. Weekly Rolls Out 'Long Live Print' Campaignnew
AdRants |
11-24-2008 8:23 am |
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