AAN News
Harvey A. Silverglate: Railing Against Injustice
Harvey A. Silverglate brings to his commentary on legal issues for The Boston Phoenix an impressive background. He is not only a journalist but a practicing lawyer, one with an acute sense of the failings of the criminal-justice system. His political column, Freedom Watch, won a 2005 AltWeekly Award. This is the 14th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Andrew Vanacore |
11-14-2005 8:32 am |
Association News
Ann Mullen: Righting a Wrongful Conviction
A young man was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder, and a forensic psychologist who worked on the case didn't believe the teenager had done it. So he turned to Ann Mullen, then a writer at Detroit's Metro Times. She dug around and wrote an in-depth story on the flaws in the Detroit Police Department's investigation. Six months later, the young man was freed. This is the 13th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Erika Beras |
11-10-2005 6:58 pm |
Association News
Seven Days Wins Vt. Press Association Accolades
For the first time, Seven Days was named Vermont's best non-daily newspaper, beating out 59 other non-dailies in the annual competition. The alt-weekly also won six writing awards. "We've clearly grown from being just 'that arts paper' over 10 years," says co-publisher Pamela Polston.
11-10-2005 11:59 am |
Industry News
A Tribute to Reporter Chris Limberisnew
Tucson Weekly |
11-10-2005 3:18 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Tucson Weekly
AAN Develops 'No More Tears' Contest Rules and Web Site
Last year, for the first time, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies conducted its editorial contest online. Although there were some frustrating glitches, entrants overwhelmingly favored the online method of entering the AltWeekly Awards. This year, AAN used feedback from member papers and judges to make improvements, including more specific instructions to make uploading PDFs easier. The 2006 AltWeekly Awards Web site will be launched on Dec. 5.
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Ruth Hammond |
11-09-2005 2:50 pm |
Association News
Tags: Design & Production, Editorial
Fort Worth Weekly Named Best Newspaper by Press Club of Dallas
11-09-2005 10:20 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, Fort Worth Weekly
Lisa Sorg: Taking on Mainstream Media Conglomerates
When Lisa Sorg found out a Federal Communications Commission panel had scheduled a hearing in San Antonio, she wanted her community to be well prepared to talk about how media ownership affects what news they hear -- and don't hear. So the editor of the San Antonio Current and her small staff tackled the issue of conglomerates taking over the airwaves, turning out a two-part, multi-story series that won an AltWeekly Award for Media Reporting/Criticism. This is the 12th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Derek Schleelein |
11-08-2005 6:47 pm |
Association News
Michael Lacey Talks About the Village Voicenew
New York Magazine's lengthy feature asks: Can the "potty-mouthed new owner" make the legendary downtown paper "relevant again?" In a colorful interview, New Times' executive editor reveals his hopes "that the Voice employees would realize a union wasn’t necessary" and says that he likes "the arts coverage. But we’ve got to work on the front of the book." In response to charges of conservatism, Lacey argues that his "papers have butt-violated every goddamn politician who ever came down the pike" before concluding, "Of course, you want people who love the place, but this is a business that is based on performance. It isn’t a legacy." VVM CEO David Schneiderman and several present and former Voice staffers also offer their thoughts on changes at the paper.
New York Magazine |
11-07-2005 9:24 am |
Industry News
Rick Sealock: Can He Make It Any Uglier?
Inspired by German illustrator George Grosz, Rick Sealock takes an ornery-manner approach to his art. He distorts the humans and animals he creates in the hopes viewers will draw a social and political message from his work. The Canadian illustrator took both first-place AltWeekly Awards in Illustration this year. This is the 11th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Nora Ankrum |
11-06-2005 4:08 pm |
Association News
Grocery Chain Bans Ottawa XPress Due to Savage Lovenew
CBC Ottawa |
11-04-2005 3:41 pm |
Industry News
Willamette Week Columnist Defends Salty Side Business
Restaurant Reviewer Jim Dixon is under fire for his negative review of Portland's Castagna. Dixon summarized his own review thusly: "So what's my problem? In a word: salt." The restaurant owners then sent a 50-pound salt lick and a letter to the editor drawing attention to Dixon's side business importing and selling sea salt. Willamette Week's Nov. 2 issue contains two letters slamming Dixon and editor Kelly Clarke, as well as a lengthy response from Dixon in which he announces that a disclaimer will be added to future reviews. The commotion has been sufficient to draw the attention of the Portland Tribune.
11-03-2005 1:31 pm |
Industry News
Tara Servatius: Crunching the Damning Numbers
It wasn't a phoned-in tip that led to Tara Servatius's story for Creative Loafing (Charlotte), "Flawed Priorities," but some statistics she stumbled across on a Web site. Once she started crunching numbers, she was hooked. Her inquiry led her to draw some pointed conclusions about why students at certain Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools were lagging behind other students. This is the 10th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Joy Howard |
11-03-2005 12:06 pm |
Association News
Amy Fisher Accused of Plagiarizing Long Island Press Columns
Journalist Maurice Possley claims that two of Fisher's columns about a Texas arson case were only slightly changed versions of articles he and Steve Mills wrote for the Chicago Tribune, according to New York Daily News gossip columnist Ben Widdicombe. The Long Island Press posted a response suggesting that Possley was seeking fame by exploiting Fisher's notoriety. The response concludes by thanking Possley "for creating the opportunity for us to document and remind ourselves about all the research Ms. Fisher puts into her columns."
11-03-2005 10:13 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Long Island Press
Long Island Press Responds to Accusations of Plagiarismnew
Long Island Press |
11-03-2005 3:51 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Long Island Press
Potential Conflict of Interest Creates Problems at Willamette Weeknew
Portland Tribune |
11-03-2005 1:28 pm |
Industry News
