AAN News
Some AAN Papers Wouldn't Make the Admissions Cut
Robert Downes, co-publisher, Northern Express Weekly |
08-22-2002 4:44 pm |
Letters to the Editor
Diversity Grant Deadline October 14
“Don’t apply,” pleads OC Weekly editor
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
08-21-2002 1:13 pm |
Association News
City Pulse Responds to Gannett Challenge by Throwing a Party
Berl Schwartz, publisher/editor, City Pulse |
08-19-2002 9:52 am |
Letters to the Editor
Medill Writing Workshop Schedule Announced
A revival meeting for weary writers
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
08-19-2002 4:24 pm |
Association News
Gannett Launching Weeklies in Lansing, Boise
Media giant Gannett Co. is launching its first salvo in a war to win the elusive 25-to-34 year old reader away from alternative newsweeklies. In Lansing, Mich., and Boise, Idaho, Gannett dailies are set to begin publishing "alternative" weeklies this fall. Established alts in those markets are bracing for the ruthless competition described by Richard McCord in his book "Chain Gang." Berl Schwartz, publisher of City Pulse in Lansing, scoffs at the notion the Gannett weekly will be an edgy alternative publication. "What is it an alternative to?" he asks. "Itself?"
(FULL STORY)
Ann Hinch |
08-15-2002 11:13 am |
Industry News
"Wish Us Luck"
Bingo Barnes, publisher/editor, Boise Weekly |
08-15-2002 5:48 pm |
Letters to the Editor
Alt-Weeklies Cooperate on Married Priest Project
AlterNet recently posted an unprecedented collaborative project by 36 alternative newsweeklies across the country on the plight of married priests and the effect of that talent drain on the Catholic Church. Jeff von Kaenel, a past president of AAN and a member of the AlterNet board, conceived the project as a way to demonstrate the national reach of the alternative weekly industry. Don Hazen, executive director of AlterNet, says the project helps "the public understand that there is an industry out there that is independent of the traditional, corporate media; and ... that when you go from city to city, you have a newspaper that represents that."
(FULL STORY)
John Ferri |
08-12-2002 2:48 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Jeff von Kaenel
Pulse Publisher's Hilleary Profile Questionednew
The Tennessean reports that Joe Sullivan, publisher of Knoxville, Tenn.'s, Metro Pulse, wrote a withering profile of GOP gubernatorial candidate Van Hilleary without disclosing that he had made a $2,500 contribution to Hilleary's primary opponent's campaign. The profile was also published in the Nashville Scene. Sullivan tells the Nashville daily he is a political activist and sees nothing inherently wrong with the two roles -- journalist and contributor. Nashville Scene Editor Bruce Dobie, however, says he wouldn't have run the article had he known about the contribution.
The Tennessean |
08-08-2002 3:56 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
Oakland's Urbanview Reveals New Evidence in Auto-Death Case
08-05-2002 10:23 am |
Press Releases
Stranger Smooches Advertisers' Behindsnew
The Stranger this week publishes its First Annual "Best of [our advertisers in] Seattle 2002" issue, taking a few pot shots at Seattle Weekly's recent "Best of Seattle" issue in the process. "We know when we're licked," the newspaper says in its introduction to the feature. "Dump the irony, screw the humor,
and cut out the fucking middleman. Kissing the asses of advertisers
is a game that two can play."
The Stranger |
07-25-2002 1:04 pm |
Industry News
E-Mail Newsletter Now Available
Delivered while it's hot
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
07-25-2002 12:29 pm |
Association News
Nashville Media Column Discontinuednew
Nashville Scene Editor Bruce Dobie has discontinued "Desperately Seeking the News," a hallmark of the Nashville Scene since its inception, the Nashville City Paper reports. Dobie reportedly says the column, which has traditionally served as a launching pad for strikes on The Tennessean, has gotten stale. Matt Pulle and Henry Walker, the two writers who have alternated weekly columns in the past year or so, say they're disappointed but defer to Dobie's judgment.
Nashville City Paper |
07-11-2002 2:41 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Nashville Scene
Medill Writing Conference Dates Set
Sept. 27-29 for wordsmithing weekend
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
07-09-2002 4:10 pm |
Association News
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Caught Red-Handednew
In a letter to the editor (see "We deserved credit," third from top), Pittsburgh City Paper Editor Andy Newman notes that the daily's Dan Fitzpatrick relied on City Paper reporting but failed to credit the paper.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
07-08-2002 1:47 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Pittsburgh City Paper
Nashville Scene Wins Press Club Awardnew
The Nashville Scene’s series “Grading the Daily,” by Willy Stern, has won first prize for
press criticism (single entry) in the 2002 National Press Club journalism awards competition. The series dissects The Tennessean’s slow decline from a crusading daily newspaper during the Civil Rights era to mediocrity under Gannett's ownership.
National Press Club news release |
07-02-2002 1:35 pm |
Industry News
