AAN News
Texas Alt-Weekly Contributor Honored by Fellow Book Criticsnew
Steven G. Kellman, a contributor to the Texas Observer and San Antonio Current and professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, was named the winner yesterday of the National Book Critics Circle's (NBCC) 2006 Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, which is awarded to "the most accomplished reviewer," from within the NBCC membership. "Texas is lucky to have Steve Kellman," writes Celia McGee on the NBCC's blog. "His range is open to the most extreme elements, in the writers he considers, but also in himself. That takes guts, and keeps reviewing fresh."
University of Texas at San Antonio Press Release |
02-21-2007 1:18 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Metro Times Columnist Wants to 'Shape the Minds of Budding Journalists'new
Jack Lessenberry, who has been with the Motor City alt-weekly for over 25 years, tells the Student Operated Press that he enjoys teaching journalism, but that his students at Wayne State University don't know much about history. The profile traces the highlights of Lessenberry's long career, including his Emmy for a 1995 Frontline documentary on Jack Kevorkian. "I want to create intelligent dialogue about the problems we face today," he says. "I think we need to think about and talk about who we are as a country and who we are as people."
The Student Operated Press |
02-21-2007 11:59 am |
Industry News
Congressional Democrats to Push for Federal Shield Lawnew
Reps. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) plan to reintroduce their long-stalled legislation that would shield reporters from having to reveal their sources to federal prosecutors in most cases, according to the Chronicle. The exceptions would be in cases where disclosure could prevent imminent harm to national security, where journalists were first-hand observers to a crime, and where a corporation's trade secret was revealed. The Chronicle also reports that Sens. Chris Dodd, (D-Conn.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) are preparing to reintroduce a similar bill in the Senate.
San Francisco Chronicle |
02-20-2007 4:06 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial, Management
NOW Magazine Co-Founder's Documentary Hits SXSW
Alice Klein, editor and CEO of the Toronto alt-weekly, has recently completed her debut film, Call of the Hummingbird. The "full-frontal eco-manifesto," which Klein directed, produced and wrote, will premiere next month at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
AAN News |
02-20-2007 1:22 pm |
Industry News
New Weekly Dig Editor 'Has Little Interest in Any Gay Agenda'new
Michael Brodeur, recently named as Joe Keohane's replacement as editor of the Boston alt-weekly, talks with IN Newsweekly, a New England GLBT newspaper, about being gay, but steers the conversation -- about himself and about the Dig -- beyond identity politics. "It's not that I go up to people and say, hi, I'm gay," says Brodeur. "It doesn't really matter. I just want someone to be interested in what we're writing."
IN Newsweekly |
02-20-2007 12:33 pm |
Industry News
Fine: Gannett Has Most Coherent Approach to Rethinking Journalismnew
Business Week |
02-20-2007 11:39 pm |
Industry News
House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on FOIA Reformnew
In a congressional hearing yesterday in Washington, representatives from the ACLU, the National Security Archive, and the Sunshine in Government Initiative, of which AAN is a member, told lawmakers that key reforms are needed if FOIA is to truly be "democracy's x-ray." Among the recommendations heard by the newly formed House Government Reform and Oversight Information Policy Subcommittee: creating a FOIA ombusdman and penalizing non-cooperative departments. MORE: Clark Hoyt's testimony (Word doc) on behalf of SGI.
Governing Magazine |
02-15-2007 1:06 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial, Management
Musicians Lend Support to Alt-Weekly Alum's Mayoral Campaignnew
Zac Crain, formerly the Dallas Observer's music editor, recently recruited some prominent Dallas musicians to contribute to a 32-track double-disc benefit album for his mayoral campaign, Pitchfork reports. The album includes contributions from the Polyphonic Spree's Tim DeLaughter, Ben Kweller, Rhett Miller, the Deathray Davies' John Dufilho with the Apples in Stereo's Robert Schneider, and Centro-matic. Crain hopes to replace current Dallas mayor
and former Observer columnist Laura Miller, who announced last year she
doesn't plan to seek re-election.
Pitchfork |
02-15-2007 11:55 am |
Industry News
New Study: Spending on Newsroom Pays Offnew
Editor & Publisher |
02-15-2007 3:09 pm |
Industry News
Mental Health America Accepting Submissions for 2007 Media Awardsnew
Mental Health America Press Release |
02-15-2007 12:27 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, Management
Seattle Weekly's Founding Editor to Launch Regional News Sitenew
David Brewster, who sold his interest in the Seattle alt-weekly in 1997, has recruited two other former Weekly staffers to work on Crosscut, which will cover Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and parts of British Columbia, according to the Seattle Times. Former Managing Editor Chuck Taylor will be Crosscut's editor, while former Editor-in-Chief Knute "Skip" Berger will write for the site, set to launch March 12. Brewster says he started working on Crosscut about 18 months ago, to counteract "the growing fatalism of Seattle journalism."
The Seattle Times |
02-14-2007 12:36 pm |
Industry News
'New Generation of Hidden Influencers' Builds Buzz Onlinenew
In an examination of the growing influence of social bookmarking sites (like Digg.com, Del.icio.us, Newsvine.com and others), the Wall Street Journal ferrets out and profiles the "handful of users" who are key influencers, from a 12-year-old Canadian to the proprietor of an antique rug store in Italy. "The opinions of these key users have implications for advertisers shelling out money for Internet ads, trend watchers trying to understand what's cool among young people, and companies whose products or services get plucked for notice," the Journal says. "It's even sparking a new form of payola, as marketers try to buy votes."
Wall Street Journal |
02-13-2007 5:18 pm |
Industry News
Senior Editor Leaves City Pagesnew
Britt Robson, who will leave March 1, tells the Star-Tribune his chief reasons for quitting were editor Steve Perry's recent resignation and the hiring of an editor from out of town to succeed him. "There was absolutely no pressure on me to leave," Robson says. "I just didn't want to be an unhappy, divisive force on the staff, which I would have been if I had stayed." He had spent over 10 years at the paper and was among Steve Perry's closest confidants, according to the Star-Tribune.
Star-Tribune |
02-13-2007 3:54 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
Voice's New Press Clips Columnist Promises She'll 'Keep on Rocking'new
After the Manhattan alt-weekly named Keach Hagey its new media columnist last week, it didn't take long for the NYC blogosphere to find her band, Fur Cups For Teeth, which Philadelphia City Paper has described as "part vacuum-pushing pep squad, part women's studies posse." But Hagey assures Gawker that her new responsibilities at the Voice will not be the demise of Fur Cups. "Nothing's gonna happen to the band," she says. "We're going to keep rocking!"
Gawker |
02-12-2007 1:54 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, The Village Voice
