AAN News
Alt-Weekly Cartoonist's New Book Out Next Weeknew
Mikhaela Reid, whose cartoons appear in Metro Times and the Boston Phoenix, will release Attack of the 50 Ft. Mikhaela on June 4. Her fiancee Masheka Wood's book of cartoons, Deep Doodle, is set to hit the streets on the same day. The two plan to marry this September, Editor & Publisher reports.
Editor & Publisher |
05-31-2007 8:58 am |
Industry News
Tags: Design & Production, Management
Former U.S. Attorney to Speak at First Amendment Lunch
David C. Iglesias is the former federal prosecutor for the District of New Mexico whose revelation about receiving an improper phone call from Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) was the spark that ignited the scandal presently engulfing U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez and the Bush Administration. Iglesias will join us for lunch in Portland on Saturday, June 16, for our annual celebration of a free press, where he will be interviewed by Santa Fe Reporter editor Julia Goldberg. You've probably heard about Iglesias' role in the DOJ scandal, but did you know that the former United States Navy Reserve Captain was the basis for the character played by Tom Cruise in the movie A Few Good Men?
PortlAANd 2007 |
05-29-2007 12:57 pm |
Association News
OrlandoWeekly.com is Runner-up for EPpy Awardnew
The alt-weekly's website took placed second in the Best Weekly Newspaper-Affiliated Website category. Last year, first place in the same category went to Baltimore City Paper's website. Both papers are owned by The Times Shamrock Alternative Newsweekly Group. The awards, co-sponsored by Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek magazines, honor the best new media services from the newspaper industry. Winners were announced yesterday.
Editor & Publisher |
05-25-2007 8:10 am |
Honors & Achievements
How to Make Print and Online Ads That Engagenew
Advertising Age |
05-25-2007 10:14 am |
Industry News
Jim Hightower to Honor Molly Ivins' Legacy in Portland
Earlier this month, AAN presented the first annual Molly Ivins Award to MSNBC host Keith Olbermann. During the AltWeekly Awards lunch on Friday, June 15, author and radio commentator Hightower will help us to continue to celebrate the memory of his late friend and fellow Texan with a rousing tribute.
PortlAANd 2007 |
05-24-2007 6:22 pm |
Association News
More Details Reported About East Bay Express Deal
As the dust settles from Village Voice Media's sale of the Express to a consortium of independent owners, a clearer picture of the new paper is emerging. The Berkeley Daily Planet reports that former Pitch Weekly publisher Hal Brody is the paper's majority owner, with 51 percent of the stock. Brody tells the Bay Guardian that, in addition to himself, editor Stephen Buel and Monterey County Weekly's Bradley Zeve, there are three out-of-town investors in the paper. He also says that the Express' joint ad sales agreement with VVM's SF Weekly will continue "indefinitely," and that the paper will continue to be represented in national ad sales by Ruxton. Meanwhile, Buel tells the Daily Planet that VVM "doesn't do well in places with competition." He adds: "If you look at the paper in the past year or so, you will see that it has gotten a lot thinner ... they didn't do well here." Buel also says that while the Express remains a defendant in the Bay Guardian's predatory pricing lawsuit, VVM agreed to assume all responsibility for the litigation. Finally, Buel writes on the Express' blog that more changes are afoot: a 5,000 bump in circulation and a tightening of the distribution area. He says the new owners also plan to address "changes to the format and design of the newspaper [that] made it a far less hospitable home for small advertisers, and placed limits on our community news coverage."
Berkeley Daily Planet | San Francisco Bay Guardian |
05-23-2007 8:57 am |
Industry News
Attention Golfersnew
It's not too late to sign up for the 2007 Golf Outing on June 14. Registration is a snap: Simply send Willamette Week sales rep Andrew Shenker an e-mail and arrange payment in advance or for the day of the tournament. Join Andrew and Musicfest NW Director Trevor Solomon in the Hilton Portland (main building) lobby at 7 a.m. for your 8 a.m. tee time at either Eastmoreland or Heron Lakes Golf Course. The $75-per-person fee includes golf, lunch, refreshments and transportation.
PortlAANd 2007 |
05-21-2007 12:08 pm |
Association News
Alt-Weekly Cartoonist Releases New Book
Earlier this month, syndicated cartoonist Lloyd Dangle released his latest collection of "Troubletown" comic strips, Troubletown Told You So: Comics That Could've Saved Us From This Mess. With an introduction by the Stranger's Dan Savage, the book "captures the current situation in America, a moment in time that will go down in history as our country's most boneheaded," Dangle says in a statement. "Crude comics full of insults and nasty takedowns are the only fitting way to explain it." First published in the San Francisco Bay Guardian in 1988, "Troubletown" now appears in over a dozen AAN member papers.
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Troubletown Books Press Release |
05-21-2007 10:42 am |
Press Releases
New East Bay Express Owner On the Changes to Comenew
Stephen Buel, co-owner and editor of the newly independent Express, tells the San Francisco Chronicle that he will aim for a "better mix" of story lengths and more community and government meeting coverage, and will bring back calendar listings and staff-generated movie reviews. The paper will also be redesigned, in print and online. "Readers won't see the changes next week," Buel said. "But in six or so months, they can decide whether they like them or not."
San Francisco Chronicle |
05-18-2007 1:27 pm |
Industry News
Las Vegas Weekly Art Director Talks Shopnew
On Trade Secrets, a resource blog for illustrators, Benjamen Purvis talks about his production process, what he looks for in illustrators and how he finds and chooses them. "I know they can be expensive to produce and distribute, but really, the illustrator's work is more likely going to jump out at me when I look at their post card on my wall than it would in an all-text email with a hyperlink," he says.
Trade Secrets |
05-18-2007 8:44 am |
Industry News
City Pages Wins Four First-Place Awards in State Contestnew
In the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists' Page One Contest, the alt-weekly came out on top in News and Feature - Investigative; Sports - Feature; Graphics and Illustrations - Spot News; and Photojournalism - Portrait. The paper also had four second- and third-place finishes.
The Star Tribune |
05-18-2007 8:34 am |
Honors & Achievements
Group of Alt-Weekly Vets to Buy East Bay Express
In a press release issued this afternoon, Village Voice Media says it is selling its Emeryville-based paper to an investment group led by current editor Stephen Buel, AAN veteran Hal Brody, and Express co-founder Kelly Vance. Monterey County Weekly founder and CEO Bradley Zeve is also one of the investors. Brody, who owned Pitch Weekly in Kansas City until he sold it to New Times in 1999, will take over as publisher. The Express, which was founded in 1978, has been owned by New Times/VVM since 2001. "It's great that Hal and Steve will be taking over the Express," VVM chief executive officer Jim Larkin says. "They are amazingly talented people who will devote themselves to continuing the paper's excellence." Editing the Express "is the best job I've ever had," Buel says. "It will be an honor to build upon the legacies left by the founders and Village Voice Media."
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Village Voice Media Press Release |
05-17-2007 5:09 pm |
Press Releases
Design & Production Buzz Loungenew
A new feature of the 2007 Convention is the D&P Buzz Lounge. Take advantage of this dedicated area in the Trade Show to network with fellow D&P professionals in a casual atmosphere. Meet colleagues and outside experts during scheduled breaks or use the Lounge to set up informal one-on-one critiques or mentoring sessions. Look for the ad in the Convention Program with more details.
PortlAANd 2007 |
05-17-2007 3:07 pm |
Association News
Tags: Design & Production
Huffington, Taibbi and Hamsher to Talk Politics in Portlandnew
That's Arianna Huffington (pictured) of Huffington Post and NPR, Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone, and Jane Hamsher of firedoglake.com. They'll share ideas about national and local election coverage in a Friday afternoon panel at this year's convention. The panel will be moderated by Willamette Week editor Mark Zusman.
PortlAANd 2007 |
05-17-2007 11:40 am |
Association News
Looking for Some Web Training?new
We'll have it for you next month in Portland, where there will be at least a dozen different Web-focused presentations and panels, from an eyetracking seminar by a representative of Poynter Institute to sessions on web metrics and analytics, and online real estate marketing.
PortlAANd 2007 |
05-16-2007 12:11 am |
Association News
