AAN News
Vanessa Leggett Describes Her Crash Course in Journalism
Speaking at AAN's First Amendment Luncheon, Vanessa Leggett said she learned journalism "the same way an adolescent boy learns about sex -- groping and fumbling my way through, getting rejected and slapped occasionally." Slapping in her case included jail time for refusing to turn over materials from confidential sources to a Texas grand jury. "We must always work to ensure the free flow of information to the public," she said. "When the government gets involved, that can't occur."
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Matt Olson |
05-30-2002 2:58 pm |
Industry News
Publisher’s Roundtables To Swap Ideas
New format for business-stream sessions
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Ryan Fox |
05-24-2002 11:02 am |
Association News
Vanessa Leggett, Dan Savage to Speak at Convention
To replace Bergman and Feldman
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AAN Staff |
05-13-2002 5:29 pm |
Association News
AAN Going to SHRM
First booth at recruitment expo
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AAN Staff |
04-15-2002 4:28 pm |
Industry News
AAN Attends NARM for First Time
Music business shows interest in alt-weeklies
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AAN Staff |
03-13-2002 4:01 pm |
Association News
AAN Massages ShoWest
Annual reception well-attended
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AAN Staff |
03-08-2002 3:33 pm |
Association News
AAN West Draws More Than 100
Abbreviated program well-received
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AAN Staff |
02-12-2002 3:34 pm |
Association News
Bergman Named First Amendment Speaker
“Insider” model speaks at Madison convention
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Keith Pandolfi |
01-22-2002 10:32 am |
Association News
AAN West Hotel Deadline Extended
New deadline Jan. 18
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AAN Staff |
01-10-2002 9:53 am |
Association News
Alt-Weeklies Tap Auto Market
Auto advertising has been a tough nut for alternative newsweeklies to crack. AAN News asks ad directors how they won over these conservative, set-in-their-ways auto dealerships. Some say they're getting this lucrative business with a combination of special sections and savvy sales reps. Auto dealers are opening up to the alternative weekly market, but they want familiar relationships and a lot of bang for their buck, they say.
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Seth Wharton |
01-03-2002 10:39 am |
Industry News
AAN West Program Set
Guerrilla marketing, sales gurus featured
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AAN Staff |
12-14-2001 11:58 am |
Association News
Chicago Free Papers Hold Up in Downturnnew
While publicly traded media companies are laying off employees and warning Wall Street of sharply diminished returns, Chicago's free circulation papers are holding their own, Kathy Bergen of the Chicago Tribune reports. "There isn't the voracious need to satisfy shareholders and start making layoffs," Richard Karpel, executive director of AAN, tells the Trib. Chicago Reader Publisher Jane Levine tells Bergen: "Our total revenue in 2001 will be about even with 2000, and I feel blessed for that."
Chicago Tribune |
12-11-2001 9:31 am |
Industry News
Alternative Newsweekly Awards: Seventh Annual Call for Entries
Contest rewards the best in alternative journalism
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AAN Staff |
12-06-2001 4:18 pm |
Association News
AAN West Scaled Back
Focus on sales and marketing
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AAN Staff |
12-03-2001 1:08 pm |
Industry News
Classified Conference Smaller
But focused on generating new revenue
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AAN Staff |
11-08-2001 1:43 pm |
Industry News
