AAN News
How Does Twitter Fit Into an Alt-Weekly Writer's Arsenal?new
Communications consultant Michael Stoner spoke with Seven Days political columnist Shay Totten after following Totten's work during the same-sex marriage debate in Vermont. "There are always aspects of a story that can't be easily told in 140-character bursts," Totten says. "Tweets are components of a narrative, not the complete narrative. While I try to provide context while I live-Twitter, it's more appropriate to provide such contexts in a long form."
mStonerblog.com |
04-24-2009 8:56 am |
Industry News
Sacramento News & Review Celebrates 20th Anniversarynew
"In the early years, SN&R was panned, dissed, scoffed at and boycotted. We were also loved and welcomed," founding editor Melinda Welsh writes. "Somehow -- story by story, column by column, brainstorm by brainstorm -- the paper managed to take root and gain ground." The alt-weekly celebrates the anniversary this week with a special issue featuring pieces from a wide variety of folks involved with the paper over the years.
Sacramento News & Review |
04-23-2009 8:12 am |
Honors & Achievements
Village Voice's Wayne Barrett Channels Mike Bloomberg at Forumnew
The Daily News |
04-23-2009 8:13 am |
Industry News
Ted Rall Loses Job at United Medianew
His position for the syndicate -- editor of acquisitions and development -- has been eliminated. Over the past few years, Rall had successfully brought several alt-cartoonists into the fold at United, including Keith Knight ("The Knight Life") and the Weekly Dig's Tak Toyoshima ("Secret Asian Man"). Rall, who had held the acquisitions job since 2006, says he will still be drawing comics and writing columns for United.
Rall.com |
04-22-2009 12:18 pm |
Industry News
Philadelphia City Paper Teams Up with Limewire for CD Compilationnew
Philadelphia City Paper |
04-22-2009 12:19 pm |
Industry News
Philadelphia Weekly Wins State Press Awardsnew
The Weekly won 11 Keystone Press Awards this year, including first place finishes in the Column, Feature Photo, General News and Personality Profile categories.
Pennsylvania Press Association |
04-21-2009 8:50 am |
Honors & Achievements
Two Alt-Weeklies Are Up for 2009 EPpy Awardsnew
Two AAN members are finalists in this year's EPpy Awards, which "honor the best websites in the media world." Las Vegas Weekly is a finalist for best entertainment website with fewer than one million unique monthly visitors, while Baltimore City Paper is a finalist for best weekly newspaper-affiliated website, a category the Santa Barbara Independent won last year. Winners of the awards, which are sponsored by Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek magazines, will be announced on May 7.
Editor & Publisher |
04-20-2009 4:49 pm |
Honors & Achievements
The Austin Chronicle Set to Host its First-Ever Mayoral Debate
The Hustle for Mayor event, which is scheduled for tomorrow night, will feature campaign-themed drink specials and a "no-holds-barred rhyme-off" between the candidates. "I've been to tons of election forums where the candidates
outnumber
the folks in the audience," says forum creator and host Wells Dunbar. "With
The Hustle for Mayor, the Chronicle and I are really excited to
promote and present a fun and informative forum, one that we think will
attract younger voters who wouldn't ordinarily turn up."
(FULL STORY)
The Austin Chronicle Press Release |
04-20-2009 11:57 am |
Press Releases
Metro Spirit Editor Receives Community Awardnew
Tom Grant was presented with the 2009 Louis Harris Award by the The Augusta West Rotary Club yesterday. The award honors the memory of Harris, a community leader and longtime editor of The Augusta Chronicle and Augusta Herald.
The Augusta Chronicle |
04-17-2009 9:12 am |
Honors & Achievements
New Nonprofit News Site Partners with Seattle Weeklynew
The Weekly says it will be linking to stories from the Seattle Post Globe, and the new site will be doing the same with Weekly stories. In addition, the alt-weekly's sales staff will be selling ads on the new site. More on the Seattle Post Globe from the Seattle Times.
Seattle Weekly |
04-15-2009 12:51 pm |
Industry News
Media Executives Plan Online Service to Charge for Contentnew
Steve Brill and his partners say they're building an automated system to allow newspapers and magazines to charge for online access, including a subscription that would allow access to multiple publications.
The New York Times |
04-15-2009 12:44 pm |
Industry News
Analysis Shows a FOIA Backlognew
"Despite reforms enacted by Congress and an order from the last administration to do a better job, federal agencies continue to give those seeking information a frustrating and oftentimes unsatisfying experience," according to a quantitative review by the Sunshine in Government Initiative of federal agency FOIA reports.
Sunshine in Government Initiative |
04-14-2009 12:59 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Management
LEO Weekly Tightens Beltnew
The alt-weekly's 17 staff members are taking a five percent pay cut this quarter to cope with the economic downturn, the 'Ville Voice reports.
The 'Ville Voice |
04-14-2009 9:04 am |
Industry News
Survey Details iPhone App Usenew
Online Media Daily |
04-13-2009 12:13 pm |
Industry News
Yelp to Let Businesses Comment Publicly on Reviewsnew
In an email sent to some of the review website's most active users Thursday, Yelp solicited feedback about an upcoming feature that will let businesses post replies to user reviews, the Associated Press reports. As the East Bay Express reported earlier this year, many business owners complained that they were essentially being extorted by Yelp, whose sales representatives told them that the company could move or remove negative reviews only if they advertised.
The Associated Press |
04-10-2009 10:03 am |
Industry News
