AAN News
Former Dallas Observer Columnist Faces Media Scrutiny as Mayornew
Wall Street Journal |
12-08-2005 4:12 pm |
Industry News
NY Press Says It's Good the Voice Is 'Getting Rid of the Stodgy Crew'new
New York Press |
12-08-2005 6:52 am |
Industry News
Terje Langeland: Googling His Way Into a Web of Connections
You never know where a search engine will lead you. For Terje Langeland, a reporter for the Colorado Springs Independent, it was straight into a web of connections among local people who had backed pro-voucher candidates for the school board and national pro-voucher groups. His award-winning series, "Command Performance," lays out the details. This is the 23rd in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Lindsay Kishter |
12-06-2005 9:19 pm |
Association News
Forst: Wants to 'Look Around and Examine Other Possibilities'new
New York Times |
12-06-2005 11:29 am |
Industry News
LA Magazine Discusses Merger and Future of Alt-Weekliesnew
Los Angeles Magazine Online |
12-06-2005 7:44 am |
Industry News
AltWeekly Awards Contest Site Opens
The online registration system first implemented for the 2005 AltWeekly Awards contest is back -- with some improvements. A new category! An earlier deadline! Different ways to submit! Learn more about the changes here.
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Amy Gill |
12-05-2005 2:58 pm |
Association News
Tags: Design & Production, Editorial
Godfrey Cheshire: Daring to Write for Sophisticated Filmgoers
Writing film criticism for an alt-weekly in an area with a highly educated population allows Godfrey Cheshire to write without dumbing down his work. His three award-winning reviews for The Independent Weekly analyze films created by an American, a Russian and an Iranian. This is the 22nd in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Erika Beras |
12-05-2005 10:02 am |
Association News
Village Voice Announces Editor Forst's Resignationnew
The Village Voice |
12-05-2005 3:28 pm |
Industry News
Boston Phoenix Reporter Honored by John Jay College
12-05-2005 11:02 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, Boston Phoenix
Willamette Week Article Prompts Tax Investigationnew
In a Nov. 30 cover story, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Nigel Jaquiss exposed the involvement of the local management of Portland General Electric in "tax dodges and financial machinations that cost Oregonians nearly $1 billion over the past eight years." Jaquiss supported his claim with financial records and copies of internal e-mails. As a result, the Portland City Commissioner launched a criminal investigation into PGE, the state's largest utility. The investigation was written up (with due credit to Willamette Week) in The Oregonian and several other outlets. In addition, in November a public defender resigned after WW revealed his indecency convictions and a fire official was fined as a result of wrongdoing exposed by the paper.
The Oregonian |
12-02-2005 4:08 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Willamette Week
Eric Celeste: Unveiling the Inner Workings of a Daily
When he covered media for the Dallas Observer, Eric Celeste wanted to do more than deliver "bee stings" to the local daily. He wanted to delve into the paper's inner workings. His award-winning article, "At the Ripping Point," examined a newspaper consulting company's role in the decline of The Dallas Morning News. This is the 21st in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Joy Howard |
12-01-2005 7:17 pm |
Association News
Susan Cooper Eastman: Exposing the Dark Side of a Christmas Classic
A closer look at one of the icons of Christmas, "Jingle Bell Rock," unveils a tale of dastardly deeds and a lengthy dispute between the family of the song's claimed coauthor and the Nashville music industry. A lot of patient listening and research allowed Folio Weekly staff writer Susan Cooper Eastman to unfold the drama in her award-winning arts feature, "Jingle Bell Crock." This is the 20th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Joy Howard |
11-29-2005 6:05 pm |
Association News
Willamette Week Investigation Leads to $6000 Fine for Fire Official
Back in April, Willamette Week asked the city of Portland about $85,000 in contracts that Fire Bureau manager Michael Speck awarded to a company owned by his son. The city then launched an investigation and, after the paper published the story, suspended Speck for a month without pay. According to a story this week in the Oregonian, Speck has been ordered to pay a $6,000 penalty because investigators found that he had broken ethics laws.
11-29-2005 1:16 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Willamette Week
Steve Billings: It's Not Just About Food
When Steve Billings thought about what kind of food reviewer he wanted to be, he knew one thing. He didn't want to write dish-by-dish accounts of dining out. Instead, in his award-winning column for Metro Santa Cruz, he writes of the philosophy behind making sauerkraut, the goals of an organic farmer and other topical subjects. This is the 19th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Isaiah Thompson |
11-29-2005 10:06 am |
Association News
Andrew Wheat: Following the Corporate Money
U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay probably rues the day that Andrew Wheat first laid hands on a spreadsheet. Wheat's research at the liberal think tank Texans for Public Justice informs the political columns he writes for The Texas Observer. His award-winning columns followed the money corporations donated to a political action committee to places it perhaps ought not to have been going. This is the 18th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Charlie Deitch |
11-23-2005 5:57 pm |
Association News
