AAN News
Five New Members Elected to AAN Board
AAN Staff |
06-17-2006 5:08 pm |
Association News
CONVENTION: Awards Lunch is All in the (AAN) Family
Monica Leas |
06-17-2006 7:37 am |
Association News
CONVENTION: Clark: Alt-Weeklies 'Vital to American Democracy'
Monica Leas |
06-17-2006 7:32 am |
Association News
2006 AltWeekly Award Winners Announced
When not pelting AAN members with New Orleans souvenirs, Michael Tisserand (pictured) announced the order of finish in 20 different categories and two circulation divisions at a luncheon held in Little Rock, Ark. this afternoon as part of AAN's Annual Convention. The Coast was the biggest winner, taking three first-place awards. Creative Loafing (Atlanta) and OC Weekly each won two, with the Orange County paper topping both column categories. First-place winners, a good mix of familiar names and newcomers, will be collected in a book, Best AltWeekly Writing and Design.
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Amy Gill |
06-16-2006 2:24 pm |
Association News
Tags: Design & Production, Editorial
CONVENTION: Opening Night Parties Are a Hit in Little Rock
Over 400 Convention attendees, friends, families and guests flocked to two official parties Thursday night in Little Rock. Guests first checked out the Clinton Presidential Center before moving on to a rooftop cocktail party hosted by the Arkansas Times. Said Salt Lake City Weekly's Ben Fulton (pictured), "The air smells like chewing tobacco, frying pork and diesel oil, and that's a good thing."
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Monica Leas |
06-16-2006 8:31 am |
Association News
CONVENTION: Guests Get Digital
Joy Howard |
06-16-2006 8:21 am |
Association News
East Bay Express Editor Offers Apology for Recent MediaNews Coverage
"Kevin Keane tore me a new asshole a couple weeks ago," begins the June 14 editor's note from Stephen Buel (here, second item). Keane, executive editor of ANG newspapers, was upset by East Bay Express' unfavorable coverage of his company's prospective purchase of Bay Area dailies. Buel says he stands by the Express' "overall conclusion," but he regrets "a few elements": not asking ANG for comment, using a fake byline on an article that rated reporters and not calling "attention to some of the good work done by reporters at ANG." As part of Buel's amends, this week's issue of the Express contains an interview with Keane.
06-15-2006 4:33 pm |
Industry News
Wemple Won't Be Village Voice Editor After Allnew
Village Voice Media announced this afternoon that Erik Wemple (pictured) had "changed his mind" and decided to remain in his current position as editor of the Washington City Paper: "Although Wemple accepted the job of editor-in-chief of the historic Voice -- even introducing himself to the staff -- subsequent discussions revealed disagreements over newsroom management," VVM explained. Executive Editor Mike Lacey said Wemple's reservations were "not unreasonable." Wemple released his own statement, saying that he continues "to believe that the people at Village Voice Media are committed to a great editorial product, as evidenced by the great newspapers that they publish across the country."
The Village Voice |
06-15-2006 3:02 pm |
Industry News
Christgau Had 'Fight' With Wemple, But Voice Staff Wasn't 'So Fierce That We Put Him Off'new
New York Times (reg. req.) |
06-15-2006 9:19 pm |
Industry News
Lawsuit: CIA Defines Who's a News Outletnew
AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
06-15-2006 1:52 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial
L.A. CityBeat Deputy Editor Authors Book on 'Stoner Utopia'
Dean Kuipers' third book, Burning Rainbow Farm: How a Stoner Utopia Went Up in Smoke, tells the story of marijuana activists Tom Crosslin and Rolland Rohm, who were shot and killed during a standoff with the FBI. "There's this incredible arc from the way Rainbow Farm started out to how it ended,” Kuipers tells the Niles Daily Star. The book hits stores today.
06-13-2006 12:37 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
Two Village Voice Media Papers Earn Casey Medals
John Dougherty's "Polygamy in Arizona" investigation for Phoenix New Times won first place in the Nondaily Newspaper category of the 2006 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, it was announced today. The awards honor distinguished coverage of disadvantaged children and families. The judges wrote that Dougherty's series "was a tough story to get and the New Times should be applauded for stepping in where authorities failed to go." An honorable mention was given to Jonathan Kaminsky of East Bay Express for "Wounded Warriors," which the judges called "an insightful, unflinching look at a football team in a bleak neighborhood."
06-13-2006 9:29 am |
Industry News
Nine Candidates Running for Election to AAN Board of Directors
Erin Sullivan (pictured), managing editor of Baltimore City Paper, is running for the membership chair position being vacated by Seven Days' Paula Routly, one of several spots on the AAN board that are up for grabs this year. Voting will take place on Saturday, June 17, during the annual meeting on the final day of the convention in Little Rock. AAN News put together this voting guide to help members get acquainted with the candidates.
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AAN Staff |
06-13-2006 6:07 am |
Association News
Contest Winner From Jackson Free Press Profilednew
The Clarion-Ledger |
06-13-2006 11:04 am |
Industry News
Fulbright Scholar Research Awards for Professional Journalists
06-13-2006 10:42 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial
