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OC Weekly's Founding Editor to Launch New Papernew
Will Swaim, who resigned in January over "philosophical differences" with the alt-weekly's new owners, is starting The District, a weekly paper covering Long Beach, Orange County Business Journal reports. Swaim has heavily recruited ex-OC Weekly staffers to work at The District, including the Weekly's former art director, sales director and sales manager. Former staff writers Steve Lowery, Dave Wielenga and Theo Douglas have also migrated to The District, which launches April 11, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Meanwhile, LA Observed reports ex-staff writer Ellen Griley is also on board. For Swaim, the new location was a no-brainer. "Long Beach is the largest North American city without an independent newsweekly," he says.
Orange County Business Journal (Reg. req.) |
03-13-2007 8:15 am |
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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
Style Weekly Wins AIGA Design Awardsnew
The Richmond, Va., alt-weekly won two Awards of Merit from the Grade 2007 awards, sponsored by the Richmond chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). Led by Art Director Jeffrey Bland, Style Weekly received kudos for "24 Reasons to Love Richmond" and "Original Tales."
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
03-09-2007 8:23 am |
Honors & Achievements
Is the Page View a Measurement Tool of the Past?new
Just as the "hits" metric became outdated as web use evolved, the page view may be on the road to obsolescence, according to E&P. As an example, the story looks at Ajax, software used by Yahoo and others that is "enabling flashier, more convenient sites," but also is "contributing to Yahoo's decline in page views." While experts quoted by E&P say that an attachment to page views may hurt a site's usability, representatives from measurement companies say they are sticking with page views, while developing supplemental metrics for interaction and brand loyalty. "People kind of cling to it, even if they know it's flawed," says comScore's Gregory Dale. "They want to see this familiar metric."
Editor & Publisher |
02-28-2007 9:11 am |
Industry News
The Hearst Corp. to Launch San Antonio Faux-Alt
San Antonio Express-News says 210 SA, "a new weekly publication aimed at the 18-35-year-old reader ... is not unlike other free young-adult newspapers, such as Red Eye in Chicago and Quick in Dallas," according to an internal memo obtained by AAN News. 210SA, which will compete with AAN member the San Antonio Current, marks the first foray into faux-alts for The Hearst Corp.
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AAN News |
02-23-2007 12:34 pm |
Industry News
Free Online Training Courses from the BBCnew
Poynter Online |
02-23-2007 11:50 am |
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PDF Versions of Papers Aren't Catching Onnew
Poynter Online |
02-23-2007 11:43 am |
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Weekly Dig's Director of New Media Wins Bacon-Eating Contestnew
Jim Stanton, recently hired by the Dig "to rehabilitate the paper's disastrously bad website," out-consumed a dozen or so other hardcore pork eaters at Cambridge's Atwood's Tavern. "I'm glad all my perseverance and hard work paid off," Stanton tells the Emerson College TV show Afterhours.
Afterhours |
02-15-2007 10:55 am |
Honors & Achievements
Polymer Vision Unveils E-Paper for Mobile Phonesnew
Editor & Publisher |
02-15-2007 3:20 pm |
Industry News
New Line Cinema and DoubleClick Create Live Internet Adsnew
The ads for the upcoming film "The Number 23" featured confessions -- from obsessions with Justin Timberlake to fears of dying -- taped live at a bar in Washington, D.C. and broadcast online, the Times reports. "Big marketers are excited about video because it's a very familiar format," says John Paulson, president of G2 Interactive. "It doesn't feel as foreign to them as in the old days of a banner ad or Web site content."
New York Times |
02-13-2007 4:12 pm |
Industry News
Phoenix Newspapers Collect 16 First Place Awards at NEPA
Phoenix Media/Communications Group Press Release |
02-13-2007 9:10 am |
Press Releases
Pre1 Software and Topaz Design Merger Leads to New Product Launch
Sponsored post by Associate Member Pre1 Software
Pre1 Software & Topaz Design Press Release |
02-13-2007 7:48 am |
Press Releases
Hearst Rolls Out Wireless Magazine Sitesnew
Online Media Daily |
02-08-2007 4:10 pm |
Industry News
AAN Adds News Listserv for IT and Systems Discussions
Those eligible to join the list include AAN-member publishers and senior managers, financial managers, design & production managers and staff, and electronic publishing and IT personnel. To sign up, login to this Web site and click on "Listserv Registrations" in the My AAN section of the navigation bar on the right side of each page. As with all of AAN's listservs, messages sent to the list are archived on the site and available for search by members of the list.
AAN Staff |
02-07-2007 1:53 pm |
Association News
Report: Online Help Wanted Ads Outpace All Other Medianew
Mark another milestone in the shift from print to processor: Advertisers will spend $5.9 billion in online help wanted ads this year, compared with $5.4 billion in newspaper ads, says a new report from Borrell Associates. The research firm expects the online recruitment ad surge to continue, reaching $10 billion by 2011, reports Editor & Publisher. The biggest hits will be taken by the major dailies, which are expected to lose 20% of their annual recruitment revenue in the next five years. Small newspapers, however, are expected to fare better due to lower prices and more targeted readerships, the report says.
Editor & Publisher |
12-20-2006 2:01 pm |
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