AAN News
Craig Newmark Describes New Media Projectnew
The Independent (UK) |
11-23-2005 8:21 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Management
Bill Moyers Contemplates 50 Years of The Texas Observer
On Monday, Moyers' remarks from a Sept. 30 party for the Observer were made available on The Huffington Post. Moyers covers highlights from the Observer's 50-year history as well as his own experiences in Texas. He then moves on to problems with the current administration, saying, "not a day passes that I don't wish we could clone The Texas Observer, plant it smack dab in the center of the nation's capital, and loose the spirit of Thomas Paine."
11-22-2005 9:58 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, The Texas Observer
L.A. Alternative Press Goes Weekly, Shortens Name to the L.A. Alternative
11-22-2005 11:50 am |
Press Releases
Betty Brink: Going From the Underground to the Alternative Press
One of the secret weapons in Betty Brink's reporting arsenal is the way she looks. Because she cuts a grandmotherly figure, people can't help but confide in her. The reporter who started out at an underground paper in college now does award-winning news reporting for Fort Worth Weekly. This is the 17th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Derek Schleelein |
11-20-2005 8:46 pm |
Association News
Gambit Weekly Publishes Staff Updatesnew
Gambit Weekly |
11-20-2005 11:43 am |
Industry News
The Portland Phoenix Posts Maine Prison Video
Phoenix contributing writer Lance Tapley's two-part article on the Special Management Unit or "Supermax" inside Maine State Prison, published Nov. 11 and Nov. 18, exposed conditions resembling torture. One of the Phoenix's sources provided a prison videotape showing a man being stripped, placed in a restraint chair and sprayed repeatedly in the face. The Phoenix has now posted three 30-second clips from the videotape on its Web site, "to bring public attention to the internal workings of Maine Supermax and similar correctional facilities across the nation." The video clips are in Quicktime format.
The Portland Phoenix |
11-18-2005 4:09 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Portland Phoenix
AAN Executive Director's Letter to Editor & Publisher
Richard Karpel's response to a column questioning the future of investigative journalism was posted today in the Letters section of Editor & Publisher's Web site. Karpel cited examples of recent investigative work by alt-weeklies and concluded, "Readers of dailies who can no longer find the investigative reporting they crave don't need to wait for NPR or Yahoo! to fund in-depth reporting. They can turn to the pages of their local alternative weeklies."
11-18-2005 11:15 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Richard Karpel
ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Miami New Times Reporter
Celeste Fraser Delgado was arrested on Nov. 20, 2003 while covering protests during the Free Trade Area of the Americas ministerial meetings in downtown Miami. On Thursday--the two-year anniversary of the event--the ACLU filed three lawsuits, including one on Delgado's behalf, charging that police officers had used excessive force to intimidate and unlawfully arrest innocent bystanders and protesters. Delgado, who wrote a 2700-word article about her experience, is no longer with Miami New Times.
11-18-2005 9:56 am |
Industry News
Steve Bogira: Presenting Court Cases for Readers to Judge
Steve Bogira of the Chicago Reader writes primarily about urban poverty. One place where poor people's stories are told again and again, with unexpected nuances, is in the courtroom. Bogira's award-winning column, Courtside, recounts these stories, as does his recent book, Courtroom 302. This is the 16th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Isaiah Thompson |
11-17-2005 9:03 pm |
Association News
Programming Announced for AAN East and AAN West
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies today announced the speakers and events for our two staff training conferences, AAN West and AAN East. Registration materials are being mailed to member papers; they should arrive shortly after Thanksgiving, in plenty of time for the early registration deadlines. Check the conference Web sites often for updates.
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Amy Gill |
11-17-2005 2:04 pm |
Association News
New York Times Misses Satire in New York Press Endorsement
The Nov. 16 issue of the Press contains a letter from its editors drolly scolding the editors of the Times. Apparently, a Nov. 6 article in the Times referenced the Press's endorsement of a mayoral candidate but missed the joke. The Press editors note, "Maybe The New York Times sees nothing suspicious or even funny when an alternative weekly writes, 'We're honored to add our name to this list [of endorsements], and offer the all-important escort-seeking demographic.'"
11-16-2005 3:35 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, New York Press
Ayana Taylor: Gaining the Trust of Resistant Sources
In the same year that Ayana Taylor served as a diversity intern for the Jackson Free Press, she wrote three news stories that won her a first-place AltWeekly Award. She believes it's her persistence that has made interview subjects open up to her, even when they didn't want to talk to the media. This is the 15th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Derek Schleelein |
11-15-2005 8:56 pm |
Association News
Village Voice's Schanberg Says New York Magazine "Chose to Omit" the Truthnew
Village Voice (2nd item) |
11-15-2005 2:00 pm |
Industry News
New Information in Sexual Harassment Suit Against the Village Voice
TheSmokingGun.com has posted the July 15 letter that former Voice writer Richard Goldstein received from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in response to his discrimination complaint. In stiff language, the letter provides some details of the Village Voice Media's defense against the charges of sexual harassment and age discrimination before stating that the EEOC was "unable to conclude that the information establishes violations of statutes." The letter also warns Goldstein that he "may only pursue this matter by filing suite (sic)" within 90 days, which he did on Oct. 12. The 14-page complaint that Goldstein filed in court is also posted on the Smoking Gun Web site.
11-14-2005 3:10 pm |
Industry News
Philadelphia City Paper's Editor in Chief Authors 'Gory' Novel
"The Wheelman" is not only Duane Swierczynski's second novel, it's his second novel this year. His first, "Secret Dead Men," was published in January. Reviewer David J. Montgomery called "The Wheelman" a "slim gem of a crime novel" in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Swierczynski is also the author of nonfiction books on the topics of crime, scams, and beer.
11-14-2005 1:33 pm |
Industry News
