AAN News
Media Outlets Extend Reach of KentuckyVotes.org
12-15-2005 5:03 pm |
Press Releases
Film Critics Dedicate Awards to Late Alt-Weekly Writer
The Boston Society of Film Critics dedicated their Dec. 11 awards to Robin Dougherty, who was a critic for the Phoenix from 1985 to 1995. After leaving Boston, Dougherty wrote for several publications, including the Miami and Broward-Palm Beach editions of New Times. Dougherty passed away earlier this year after a battle with cancer.
12-14-2005 3:55 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Boston Phoenix
Rene Spencer Saller: Music Criticism Without the Testosterone
Rene Spencer Saller began writing music reviews for a fanzine when she was in her mid teens and has since made her way in a field that seems to be dominated by "white guys." She can admire a band and still take it to task for its misogyny. Her award-winning column, Sound Patrol, appears in Illinois Times. This is the 26th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Wells Dunbar |
12-14-2005 12:39 pm |
Association News
Los Angeles Ponders the Future of L.A. Weeklynew
Los Angeles Times staff writer Scott Martelle describes the fears and hopes for L.A. Weekly's role in the New Times-controlled Village Voice Media. He details the turbulent recent history of alt-weeklies in Los Angeles and speaks to several notable Angelenos. Local pol Jackie Goldberg, "a frequent target of New Times LA columnists" during New Times' previous residency in the city, says: "They were not just a gadfly, they were an assault vehicle." Martelle also speaks to a few current L.A. Weekly staff members, including editor Laurie Ochoa, and addresses speculation that Phoenix New Times editor Rick Barrs will replace her. (Barrs says that he hasn't been asked, but adds that he would "have mixed emotions about it.")
Los Angeles Times |
12-14-2005 8:21 am |
Industry News
Bush to Sign Executive Order on FOIA Requestsnew
Editor & Publisher |
12-14-2005 2:16 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial
Tribune Licenses GoFish for Metromix Sitesnew
Market Wire (press release) |
12-14-2005 8:02 am |
Industry News
Palo Alto Weekly Critic Elected President of Film Critics Circle
Jeanne Aufmuth was named president at the San Francisco Film Critics Circle's annual meeting last week, according to an article on Palo Alto online. The organization has members from newspapers, radio and television stations and online publications. In addition to writing for Palo Alto Weekly, Aufmuth teaches film classes for elementary and high school students.
12-13-2005 10:01 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Palo Alto Weekly
AAN's Editorial Director Moves On
Ruth Hammond will be stepping down as AAN's editorial director on Dec. 23 to take a job as a senior copy editor with The Chronicle of Higher Education. During her two years at AAN, Ruth participated in the launch of AltWeeklies.com and kept the site running; she also administered the AltWeekly Awards contest, including the contest's move to an online format last year. In reflecting on her work at AAN, Ruth says, "what strikes me most is how much teamwork went into all my projects."
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Ruth Hammond |
12-13-2005 8:41 am |
Association News
Tags: Editorial, Ruth Hammond
Bills Would Keep Defense Documents From Medianew
Washington Post |
12-13-2005 2:47 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial
Bill Seeks to Hide Pentagon Misconduct From the Public Eye
12-13-2005 2:29 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial
Commuter Tabs Give a Good Range Of News, Lack Local Focusnew
Editor & Publisher |
12-13-2005 9:01 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
Boulder Weekly Columnist Plans Catholic Podcasts
Wayne Laugesen has drawn attention for his inflammatory Boulder Weekly columns (and, once, for smashing some windows). Now, the former Weekly editor hopes to draw listeners. According to a feature in Longmont, Colorado's Daily Times-Call, Laugesen "is building a sound studio in his Boulder County home at a cost of $10,000 to $15,000," in the hopes of launching money-making Catholic podcasts. Specifically, Laugesen is planning a talk show on which he'll debate "liberal journalist Pamela White"--the current editor of Boulder Weekly.
12-12-2005 3:46 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Boulder Weekly
Kent Williams: Looking at Art's Provocative Side
With his award-winning arts criticism in Madison's Isthmus, Kent Williams makes the case for the local critic: someone who will see The Passion of the Christ the way the community sees it, who will marvel at the complexity of the pipe organ in the local symphony hall, and who will notice the naked sculpture at the local museum that people have walked past all these years without ever really understanding her. This is the 24th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Isaiah Thompson |
12-09-2005 6:53 pm |
Association News
Louisville Magazine Compares LEO and Gannett-Owned Weekly
The December issue contains a lengthy feature on the Louisville Eccentric Observer and its competitor for advertising dollars, Velocity. Velocity is a weekly arts & entertainment tabloid that was spun off from Gannett's local daily, the Courier-Journal. The paper's editor, Jim Lenehan, is confident his faux-alt will attract young readers: "We did a lot of focus groups that told us that this was what they really wanted to see -- that this was the kind of thing they would pick up week after week." (The article is not available on Louisville Magazine's Web site, but the publication kindly allowed us to post a PDF here.)
12-08-2005 2:48 pm |
Industry News
Pulitzer Board Changes Rules, Cites Willamette Week's Winning Entry as Factor
Amendments to the Pulitzer rules announced Wednesday will allow newspapers to submit online-only material for consideration in all 14 journalism categories. In a Washington Post article, Pulitzer administrator Sig Gissler pointed to last year's prize-winning entry from Willamette Week in the investigative reporting category as a factor in the board's decision to make the changes. The old rules forbid Willamette Week from submitting the story that was published on its Web site the day before its award-winning article appeared in print.
12-08-2005 10:11 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Willamette Week
