AAN News
The Media Oxpecker: The Tragic, Untimely Death of Groupon's Adjusted CSOI
Groupon's adjusted CSOI is officially out. AOL's inexpensive shares are surprisingly in. And Gannett makes a bid to be next season's "it" brand.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
08-12-2011 3:30 pm |
Media Roundup
The Austin Chronicle Sets 'The Perry Trap'
Website compiles 15-plus years of reporting on Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
(FULL STORY)
Austin Chronicle |
08-12-2011 10:00 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, Austin Chronicle
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) Editor Plans New Comic Book Featuring "Cool Black Superheroes"new
Soon-to-depart Creative Loafing (Charlotte) editor Carlton Hargro recently launched a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to put more color into comic books.
Kickstarter |
08-11-2011 2:55 pm |
Industry News
The Big Deal: How Alts Are Responding to the Online Coupon Trend
A new day, a new daily deal site; Groupon, LivingSocial, BuyWithMe, Woot -- and probably 15 more since the start of this sentence.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
08-11-2011 11:00 am |
Industry News
Chinese Censorship Delays Book by Seattle Weekly Marijuana Columnistnew
The release of a book written by Seattle Weekly pot columnist Steve Elliott has been delayed after the Chinese government discovered its content and halted production.
Seattle Weekly |
08-10-2011 4:20 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Seattle Weekly
How I Got That Story: Dave Mann
Early in his career as a sports writer for The Winchester Star in Winchester, Va., Dave Mann realized he “wasn’t too into sports journalism” and switched gears toward more long form, investigative reporting.
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AAN |
08-09-2011 10:00 am |
Honors & Achievements
Tackling the Tablet: Advice from Three Early Adopters
With custom tablet publishing now the talk of the digital journalism world, we catch up with three AAN members -- NOW Magazine, Gambit and Colorado Springs Independent -- that have already unveiled apps for iPad and other e-readers to find out what they've learned.
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AAN |
08-08-2011 10:48 am |
Industry News
How I Got That Story: Alan Prendergast
Coming from a liberal arts education and working with publications such as The New Yorker, Rolling Stone and Newsweek, Alan Prendergast acknowledges his background is “a little different” from other reporters within the alternative press.
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
08-05-2011 7:26 pm |
Honors & Achievements
The Media Oxpecker: Twitter's 'Absolutely Filthy Bathroom Wall'
Google News gets (kinda) human while Google+ piles on the users, the problem with promoted tweets, and building "a newsroom time machine."
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
08-05-2011 11:00 am |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Groupon's Bullshit Accounting
The early success of the New York Times paywall, Groupon's "bullshit accounting" principles, and Gannett makes a play for the daily deal space.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-29-2011 3:23 pm |
Media Roundup
Seattle Weekly Starting A New Music Magazinenew
Seattle Weekly is set to expand its music coverage with a new monthly publication, in addition to its daily blog and weekly newspaper section.
Seattle Weekly |
07-29-2011 11:45 am |
Industry News
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) Editor Carlton Hargro To Departnew
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) editor Carlton Hargro announced that he will leave the paper on August 31.
QCity Metro |
07-28-2011 3:38 pm |
Industry News
J-Lab's Knight-Batten Awards Honor Innovations in Social Medianew
J-Lab recently recognized Storify and other organizations for their use of social media, data and open source software.
J-Lab |
07-28-2011 3:28 pm |
Industry News
Speaking Truth To Power at the 2011 AAN Convention
At the 34th annual AAN Convention in New Orleans, AAN members rebuilt relationships, formed new ones, learned about new technology, and shared their perspectives on where the alternative press is headed.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-28-2011 10:00 am |
Association News
AAN Members Approve Name Change, Elect Zankowski As President
At the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies annual meeting on Saturday, July 23 in New Orleans, members voted unanimously to change the organization's name to Association of Alternative Newsmedia. The association also elected Colorado Springs Independent CEO Fran Zankowski as President and admitted its first online-only publication: The American Independent News Network.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-26-2011 5:33 pm |
Association News
