AAN News

AAN Announces AAN CAN Contest Prize: A Trip to Peru

The Association for Alternative Newsweeklies is holding another contest for sales representatives who sell ads into the AAN CAN Network. The rep who sells the most total dollars from new advertisers into the AAN CAN Network between Nov. 10, 2005 and Jan. 30, 2006 will receive a 9-day trip for two to sunny Peru. (FULL STORY)
Amy Gill  |  11-22-2005  10:40 am  |  Association News

Craigslist Under Fire for Sexual Adsnew

San Jose Mercury-News  |  11-22-2005  8:47 am  |  Industry News

The Wave Magazine Connects Ads in Metro Silicon Valley to Prostitution Bust

It its column "The Buzz," a Metro Silicon Valley competitor, The Wave Magazine, describes court documents related to an undercover investigation of unlicensed San Jose massage parlors that allegedly were being operated as brothels and employing illegal immigrants. The Wave suggests that "these houses of ill repute got the word out and drummed up demand by placing so-called 'escort' and 'massage' ads in alternative newspapers, including the Metro Silicon Valley." The Wave then quotes a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as saying, "We do watch and monitor how those mediums are used to facilitate crime, one of those crimes being prostitution." The column goes on to discuss other incidents involving adult advertising at alternative weeklies.
11-17-2005  9:53 am  |  Industry News

Programming Announced for AAN East and AAN West

The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies today announced the speakers and events for our two staff training conferences, AAN West and AAN East. Registration materials are being mailed to member papers; they should arrive shortly after Thanksgiving, in plenty of time for the early registration deadlines. Check the conference Web sites often for updates. (FULL STORY)
Amy Gill  |  11-17-2005  2:04 pm  |  Association News

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