AAN News

Still the Buzz: Washington Post Writer Kicked at AAN Conventionnew

Reporters who kick butt can get their butt kicked, too. It happened to Richard Leiby at the 1994 AAN convention in Boston. Leiby's recent appointment as the Post's gossip columnist spurred Press Action editor Mark Hand to try to get to the bottom of the juicy story. Who put out the hit on Leiby? Who delivered the kick? What was the motive? Has all been forgiven? Leiby graciously tells Hand he would love to attend another AAN gathering, but "I'll be sure to pack my ass armor…just in case." The outfit he wore in Iraq might do.
Press Action  |  01-27-2004  6:58 pm  |  Industry News

Alternative Newsweekly Readers Come from All Kinds of Neighborhoods, Research Firm Reportsnew

Newsweekly readers tend to be single, educated and hot to party. This much we know. Now we also know what sorts of neighborhoods they live in and how they like to spend their money. Some of the papers' most loyal readers are suburban couples raising kids, urban immigrants in multi-racial communities, active older people who like to travel, single city dwellers of all ethnicities and lower-income African-American single parents. Research firm Claritas profiled our diverse readership for Alternative Weekly Network.
AWN AdRap  |  01-16-2004  1:48 pm  |  Industry News

New York City News Rack Owners Accumulate Fines for "Aesthetic" Violationsnew

Most publishers would like to soften New York's Local Law 23, which imposes fines for "dirty" news racks, and some contend the law is unconstitutional. Since last April, when enforcement began, the city's Department of Transportation has assessed more than 2,000 fines, totaling almost $1 million, Cynthia Cotts of the Village Voice reports. The burden is greatest for smaller businesses. New York Press publisher Charles Colletti says the weekly has received fines of almost $100,000 and has hired a cleaning contractor to comply with the law.
Village Voice  |  12-16-2003  2:36 pm  |  Industry News

SRDS, ABC Link Circ, Readership Datanew

SRDS (Standard Rate and Data Service) members can now access newspaper circulation and readership data directly from SRDS' online newspaper rate listings, a change aimed at facilitating media planning.
Editor & Publisher  |  09-26-2003  3:36 pm  |  Industry News

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