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Fefer previously worked at the Weekly from 1995 to 2004: He was a staff writer until he was promoted to arts and culture editor in 2002. He has spent the last two years in New York City, most recently working as an editor for Bloomberg News. His first day will be Oct. 3, Village Voice Media announced in a press release Monday. (FULL STORY)

Village Voice Media Press Release | 09-11-2006 12:46 pm | Press Releases

Tags: Editorial, Seattle Weekly, Mark D. Fefer

Alternative Weeklies Gain Millions of New Readers Via Web Sitesnew

In a survey of 90 alt-weeklies, The Media Audit found that 25 papers have collectively added more than two million readers via their Web sites, the company announced in an Aug. 22 press release. "It's not just the big weeklies that have made the gains; a lot of the smaller publications (by readership) have achieved significant gains via the Web," says Bob Jordan, president of International Demographics, Inc. a market research firm which publishes The Media Audit. Only 26 of the 90 alternative weeklies covered in the survey failed to gain at least 10,000 new readers through their sites.

Media Post | 09-05-2006 6:55 am | Press Releases

Tags: Circulation, Electronic Publishing

Report Finds Federal Government Still More Secretive in 2005

OpentheGovernment.org Press Release | 09-05-2006 2:36 pm | Press Releases

Village Voice Undergoes a Staff Restructuring

Village Voice Media Press Release | 09-01-2006 9:23 am | Press Releases

Tags: Design & Production, The Village Voice, Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC

Southland Publishing Buys Inland Empire Weekly

The sale of IE Weekly was announced yesterday; the 21-week-old California publication serves a large market in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Publisher Jeremy Zachary, editor Stacy Davies and managing editor Rich Kane -- all former employees of OC Weekly -- will continue in their positions. "In today's merger climate it makes sense that we join the Southland Publishing family, allowing us to better serve our advertisers locally, regionally and nationally," Zachary says. (FULL STORY)

Southland Publishing Press Release | 08-31-2006 5:12 pm | Press Releases

Tags: Management, Southland Publishing, Inc.