AAN News

Alt-Weekly Veterans Launch New California Paper

Inland Empire Weekly, based in Corona, Calif., released its first issue Friday, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports. Publisher Jeremy Zachary and Managing Editor Rich Kane are both former employees of OC Weekly. (The Daily Bulletin erroneously states that the weekly was launched by "the publishers of the free alternative newspapers LA Weekly and OC Weekly.") Inland Empire Weekly is available online at ieweekly.com.
04-17-2006  6:30 am  |  Industry News

Report: Circ 'Quality' Improved Dramaticallynew

Editor & Publisher  |  04-06-2006  7:58 am  |  Industry News

Vancouver Alt-Weekly and Dailies Agree on Dislike of Superboxesnew

The Globe and Mail  |  04-05-2006  7:35 am  |  Industry News

Downward Trend in Newsprint Use Slowsnew

Editor & Publisher  |  03-29-2006  7:02 am  |  Industry News

In First Race, Riverfront Times' Namesake Places Second

The staff of the St. Louis alt-weekly was unable to attend when the three-year old, River Front Times, made his debut March 18 at Fairmount Park. "If we'd been able to go, I'm convinced we would have cheered him on to victory," Editor Tom Finkel tells AAN News. "But we also probably would have bet the odds down and no one would have made any money." Former staff writer and racing aficionado Mike Seely convinced the horse's owner to change his name from Pollys Jaybird last year as long as the paper paid the $100 name-registration fee. The staff is planning to attend River Front Times' next race in full force. "As usual, the hopes of our company ride on a longshot," adds Andy Van de Voorde, executive associate editor for Village Voice Media.
03-24-2006  2:42 pm  |  Industry News

New Ruling in 10-Year-Old Atlanta 'News Racks' Casenew

Editor & Publisher  |  03-22-2006  8:19 am  |  Legal News

AAN East, AAN West Post-Conference Surveys a Mixed Bag

The editorial programming scored high with attendees of both conferences, but the advertising and design streams were rated uneven at best. And while Craig Newmark was a particular favorite among the speakers at AAN West, attendees gave higher marks overall to AAN East. Still, the overwhelming majority of respondents agreed that both of this year's regional conferences were a success. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  03-21-2006  7:24 am  |  Association News

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