AAN News
Bay Guardian, East Bay Express Land SPJ Awardsnew
The Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter, presented SFBG Executive Editor Tim Redmond (pictured) with a 2006 Excellence in Journalism Award "for thought-provoking editorials that balance passion with facts and solid arguments." The criticism award went to Anneli Rufus of East Bay Express for book reviews that "are intelligent commentaries capable of standing of their own, alongside the works they are reviewing."
Society for Professional Journalists |
11-22-2006 11:32 am |
Honors & Achievements
Texas Observer Granted Access to Capitol Security Filmnew
The Daily Texan |
11-22-2006 11:25 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
Phoenix New Times Barred From Press Conferencenew
Stephen Lemons reports that he and photographer Lilia Menconi were denied entry yesterday when the press was briefed on an indictment against Maricopa County's schools superintendent. Subordinates of County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the paper was banned because it was "in litigation" with the Sheriff's office; according to Lemons, that's a reference to a New Times lawsuit seeking access to public records. "Take good notes!" Lemons yelled at fourth-estate colleagues as he was escorted from the building. "We’re from the New Times and we’re being kicked out."
Phoenix New Times | Feathered Bastard |
11-21-2006 6:25 pm |
Industry News
'Party Photographer' Finds a Home in LA Weeklynew
Mark Hunter is among a handful of local photographers who have managed to attract some attention with "party photography," reports the student newspaper of Virginia Commonwealth University. After making a name for himself with a Web site that "has risen as a sort of unofficial underground archive of the L.A. scene," Hunter now contributes a weekly half-page of color, club-scene photos to the VVM paper. "LA Weekly is my favorite," Hunter says. "They embraced me to the utmost."
The Commonwealth Times |
11-21-2006 12:58 pm |
Industry News
Web Censorship Law Gets New Hearingnew
A case winding down in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia could revive the
Child Online Protection Act, a federal law that makes it a crime to
knowingly post sexually explicit material that is "harmful to minors" on the
Internet. Enacted in 1998, COPA was immediately blocked by a federal
injunction at the behest of a coalition headed by the American Civil Liberties Union. CNET
News says U.S. District Judge Lowell A. Reed Jr. could elect to lift the injunction by early 2007.
CNET News |
11-21-2006 9:41 am |
Legal News
Traditional Ad Firms Spooked by Major Internet Sitesnew
As Google and Yahoo form partnerships with traditional media like newspapers and radio, ad agencies are starting to get worried. Their biggest concern? "Google could end up automating so much of the ad-buying process that companies no longer see the need to pay much for media buyers," reports the New York Times.
New York Times (reg. req.) |
11-21-2006 9:28 am |
Industry News
Three Alt-Weeklies Among Best in Southwest (PDF)new
The AAN members collected honors in the 48th annual Katie Awards, handed out by the Press Club of Dallas to journalists and communications professionals in the Southwest. The Oklahoma Gazette landed laurels for Best Special Section and Best Writing Portfolio; The Fort Worth Weekly nabbed Best Series, Best Feature and Best Arts Feature; and the Dallas Observer was recognized for Best Humor and as the Best Major Market Special Interest Newspaper.
The Press Club of Dallas Press Release |
11-20-2006 6:04 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Calif. Court Ruling Shields Internet Users, Providers From Liabitynew
Los Angeles Times |
11-20-2006 4:08 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial
Web Users More Likely to Stream Video Than Downloadnew
Online Media Daily (reg. req.) |
11-20-2006 11:00 am |
Industry News
Seven Days Named Best Non-Daily Paper in Vermontnew
The Burlington alt-weekly took home eight awards in all in the Vermont Press Association's annual contest, including four first-place awards. Individual winners from the paper include Ken Picard, Margot Harrison, Casey Rea and co-owner Paula Routly.
Burlington Free Times |
11-17-2006 5:51 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Tags: Editorial
Going Local Leads Remedies for What Ails Newspapersnew
Experts continue to deliberate what newspapers need to do to stay in the game. Columnist Mark Moore offers a shorthand list of quick fixes that includes going tabloid, free, brief and local. The latter is the key, one publisher writes, and newspapers need to embrace the reality that, for most readers, the global village is eclipsed by what's going on in their own backyards.
Editor & Publisher |
11-17-2006 12:13 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
New Member Directories Shipped
Five copies of the latest version were mailed to AAN publishers this week. Although the directory is no longer designed as a marketing tool, the association produces a new one every two years as a convenience for AAN members. The small, spiral-bound book includes contact information for member companies and their senior staff.
AAN |
11-17-2006 11:54 am |
Association News
'Existential Crises' Grips Village Voice Film Sectionnew
Despite the upheaval in the alt-weekly's legendary film pages since its merger with New Times, there may yet be reason for hope among cinephiles, one film site is reporting. The Reeler, a Web site devoted to New York film, acknowledges the fear and loathing accompanying recent personnel changes under the new regime and decries an apparent de-emphasis of local, art and foreign film. The good news is that Jim Hoberman is staying put and now New Yorkers can read top-notch film criticism from Voice Media's 16 other papers.
The Reeler |
11-17-2006 11:51 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
The Other Paper Captures Coach's Temper Tantrumnew
Detroit Free Press |
11-17-2006 12:47 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
More on How Pastor Ted Haggard's Rentboy Blew Off Westwordnew
Media reporter Christian Vachon reconstructs how male escort Mike Jones pulled the rug out from under the Denver alt-weekly and an NBC affiliate. Before giving his seismic scoop to a local radio station, Jones talked to both Westword Editor Patricia Calhoun and Paula Woodward, an investigative reporter with KUSA-TV, but balked at going public. Vachon calls the episode "a cautionary [tale] for every journalist who has ever wondered when she has enough to go with a story."
Columbia Journalism Review |
11-16-2006 6:24 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
