AAN News
The New York Press Celebrates 20 Yearsnew
"The New York Press' early years involved a lot of tough slogging, making pitches to recalcitrant advertisers (most of whom are out of business today), attracting writers for minimal fees and continually missing the deadline for our printer in the Meatpacking District," writes founder Russ Smith. "But mostly, we had a lot of fun." He talks about the history of the paper, the future of alt-weeklies, and how his conservative political commentary often got the paper -- which also ran pieces by liberal stalwarts Alexander Cockburn and David Corn -- mislabeled as a "Republican paper." As part of the cover package, the Press also published a timeline of notable events in the paper's history.
New York Press |
04-24-2008 2:50 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Study: Print Ads Drive Online Traffic and Consumer Purchasingnew
Consumers frequently combine newspapers and the internet to research products and make purchases, according to new research by Clark, Martire & Bartolomeo, which was commissioned by Google. "According to the study, among people who research products and services after seeing them advertised in newspapers, two-thirds (67 percent) use the internet to find more information," the Newspaper Association of America says in a release. "Of that group, nearly 70 percent of consumers actually make a purchase following their additional research."
Newspaper Association of America Press Release |
04-24-2008 8:59 am |
Industry News
Phoenix New Times Account Exec. Wins $1 Million in Rafflenew
Ted Myers learned earlier this month that he was the grand prize winner for the Health & Wealth Raffle and would be awarded a home, a 2008 Mercedes and $100,000 -- a total package valued at more than $1 million, the Arizona Republic reports. Myers, a 22-year-old recent college grad who lives with his parents, must now choose between accepting the house and the car or taking the cash equivalent by Thursday. He's leaning towards the cash, in part to help his band record its first full-length. "I don't think I could afford to live in the house," he says. "I don't think I could afford the electric bill or have the furniture to put in it."
The Arizona Republic |
04-22-2008 12:06 pm |
Industry News
Palo Alto Weekly Launches New Real Estate Websitenew
Palo Alto Weekly |
04-21-2008 9:22 am |
Industry News
Circuit Court Affirms Immunity for Pure Third-Party Web Contentnew
Earlier this month, in Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed prior rulings that interpreted the Communications Decency Act as broadly immunizing website owners from liability based on content posted by third parties. However, the court introduced a new test to determine if a website is outside the scope of Section 230 immunity, according to Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. "Under the 9th Circuit's test, if a website 'materially contributes' to the allegedly illegal content, as opposed to providing 'neutral' tools for communicating information, it may forfeit its immunity," the law firm says. Applying this test, the court found that Roommates.com was in part a content provider, so it was not immune from claims under the federal Fair Housing Act and similar state laws that prohibit discriminatory housing practices. AAN joined an amicus brief in support of Roommates.com's position in the case. Here is the L.A. Times' report on the case.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP |
04-17-2008 1:38 pm |
Legal News
Michael Lacey Responds to Brouhaha Over Commentsnew
"My invoking the argot of Black artists achieved a level of insensitive stupidity almost galactic in scale," writes the Village Voice Media executive editor in a blog post. "Whatever discussion lingers about the use of the words 'bitch' or 'ho' in hip-hop, comedy, film or literature, there is no question about the N-bomb coming out of the mouth of a 59-year-old white man." Lacey's post includes a link to Friday night's error-riddled FOX News segment from Hannity & Colmes about the incident.
Phoenix New Times |
04-14-2008 3:58 pm |
Industry News
Michael Lacey's Statement to the Society of Professional Journalists
Michael Lacey |
04-11-2008 3:59 pm |
Industry News
Response to Paul Curci's Letter RE: Michael Lacey
Joran Oppelt |
04-11-2008 3:38 pm |
Letters to the Editor
The Independent Weekly Celebrates 25th Anniversarynew
The Independent Weekly |
04-11-2008 1:01 pm |
Honors & Achievements
AAN Promotes Regional Staff Training Fund
At the annual meeting in Portland last year, AAN members approved a budget that eliminated funding for the regional staff training conferences that had been held annually in San Francisco and Washington D.C., AAN Board president Stephen Leon explains in a memo mailed to publishers this week (and available in the Resource Library). In lieu of the conferences, the Board allocated a sum of money to "regional staff training," without specifying dates or locations. The idea was that individual publishers, or small groups of publishers, could submit conference proposals to AAN to apply for "grant" money from the budget. This year's AAN West conference was the first conference organized under the program; in a document that was attached to Leon's memo, the organizers share their "formula for success."
AAN |
04-10-2008 2:11 pm |
Association News
Fallout from Michael Lacey's Comments Continuesnew
The Village Voice Media executive editor's Friday night utterance of the "n-word" continues to be discussed in media circles and on the internet. Maricopa County attorney Andrew Thomas, who may be sued by Phoenix New Times soon, criticized Lacey's comments at a press conference on Tuesday, saying "this should be the Don Imus moment for
Arizona's media," KTVK-TV reports. KTVK-TV also has the full video of the
acceptance speech in which the offending comment was made. And Philadelphia City Paper publisher Paul Curci is weighing in as well, calling Lacey's comments "vicious and hateful" in an incensed letter to AAN News.
KTVK-TV |
04-10-2008 1:33 pm |
Industry News
SMS Pal Lets Advertisers Text in Classified Ads
SMS Pal Press Release |
04-10-2008 1:50 pm |
Press Releases
Letter to the Editor RE: Michael Lacey's Comments
Paul Curci |
04-10-2008 1:30 pm |
Letters to the Editor
San Diego Reader Launches Real Estate Portal with HouseRebate.com
New website features MLS listings, addresses, comps, photos, maps
(FULL STORY)
HouseRebate.com Press Release |
04-10-2008 9:22 am |
Press Releases
AAN Board Member Carol Flagg to Step Down
The Austin Chronicle's advertising director -- and AAN Retail Advertising
Committee chair -- says she's leaving the paper in the first week of July.
Flagg plans to move back home to Phoenix to start a new company that
provides consulting services. She will step down from her position on the AAN Board of Directors following
the board's meeting in June in Philadelphia. Her departure means someone will be
elected at the convention to serve the one year remaining in her term as retail ad chair.
(FULL STORY)
AAN News |
04-08-2008 4:20 pm |
Association News
