AAN News

Former Alt-Weekly Classified Sales Director Charged With Murdernew

Fernando Loughlin, who left East Bay Express in 2005, has been charged with murdering his 3-month-old son, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Loughlin claimed he accidentally dropped the child in a bathtub, but an autopsy determined that the boy's injuries could not have resulted from an accidental fall, according to authorities. Mila Marques, who formerly worked at the Express with Loughlin, says he left the Bay Area weekly in part to spend time with his older son. "He wouldn't have done it," she says. "(He) was the sweetest man on Earth."
San Francisco Chronicle  |  03-14-2007  9:02 am  |  Industry News

AAN to Name Annual Award After Molly Ivins

The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies will honor Ivins' contribution to journalism by bestowing an annual First Amendment award to a North American journalist whose work best embodies the spirit of Ivins' legacy. "She got her basic training at one of our member newspapers, and when she left she continued to speak truth to power with wit and style. Her work speaks for itself, and speaks volumes about how much difference one courageous journalist can make," says Kenneth Neill, AAN President and publisher of The Memphis Flyer. (FULL STORY)
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Press Release  |  03-13-2007  11:20 am  |  Press Releases

Web Gains, Print Losses for Alt-Weekliesnew

That's what this year's "State of the News Media" reports, chronicling the slight decline of print readers and "enormous growth" online in 2006. The Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) also looks at the VVM/New Times merger, which it cited as "the biggest issue on the horizon" for the industry in last year's report. "Economically, the early indications are that the merger may not have as dramatic an effect as many in the industry expected," says PEJ.
Project for Excellence in Journalism  |  03-12-2007  2:35 pm  |  Industry News

Conference Board Help-Wanted Index Dips in Januarynew

Editor & Publisher  |  02-26-2007  5:51 pm  |  Industry News

Newspaper Web Sites Dominate Local Streaming Video Advertisingnew

According to a new study by Borell Associates, newspaper Web sites netted $81 million in locally spent streaming-video advertising while local TV Web sites took in $32 million in 2006, E&P reports. Borell also notes that several categories, including real estate and automotive, accounted for the bulk of streaming video ads.
Editor & Publisher  |  02-14-2007  12:58 pm  |  Industry News

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