AAN News
Fort Worth Weekly Wins Investigative Reporting Prizenew
A story published in the Weekly that exposed environmental abuses by Texas energy producer TXU has won a 2008 Investigative Reporters and Editors Award in the local-circulation weeklies
category. The story, which analyzed more than 25 million EPA emissions records over 10 years, was a joint project of the Weekly and the Center for Public Integrity.
Investigative Reporters and Editors |
03-31-2009 1:48 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Metroland Gets Sued for $65 Millionnew
The controversial executive training program known as NXIVM has filed a lawsuit against the Albany alt-weekly for allegedly conspiring with one of NXIVM's critics to publish false information about the organization in a story published last year. The suit seeks $65 million in damages. Metroland editor and publisher Stephen Leon says NXIVM does not have a strong case and that the paper hasn't been served with the lawsuit yet.
The Albany Student Press |
03-31-2009 12:12 pm |
Legal News
More on the Los Angeles CityBeat Closurenew
"I had a great morning today," CityBeat publisher Will Swaim told L.A. Weekly on Friday. "I came to work and hurled in the 'executive bathroom,' brushed my teeth and made the announcement." Swaim and senior editor Matt Fleischer both say there hadn't been any chatter about the paper closing in the last few weeks, and there wasn't any discussion of making CityBeat biweekly or online-only. MORE: The Los Angeles Times says the paper's closure "will -- at least temporarily -- silence more critical voices on arts and entertainment in Los Angeles."
L.A. Weekly | Los Angeles Times |
03-30-2009 8:43 am |
Industry News
Creative Loafing Ruling Expected Soonnew
The federal bankruptcy judge overseeing the case is expected to rule by Tuesday of next week, according to Creative Loafing Tampa, which has posted PDFs of the closing arguments on its website.
Creative Loafing Tampa |
03-27-2009 3:01 pm |
Industry News
Los Angeles CityBeat Shuttered
Southland Publishing president Bruce Bolkin announced this morning that the alt-weekly's March 26 issue will be its last. "For 6 years, the Los Angeles CityBeat has offered a fresh perspective to the readers of Los Angeles, and Southland is extremely proud of its writers and entire staff who have contributed to the paper," says Bolkin.
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Southland Publishing Press Release |
03-27-2009 12:47 pm |
Industry News
Shield Law Passes House Judiciary Committeenew
The committee passed The Free Flow of Information Act (H.R. 985) yesterday, and the legislation will now go to the full House for a vote. Several Republicans on the committee criticized the bill, which would prevent a federal court from compelling testimony from journalists or their sources in most cases.
Broadcasting & Cable |
03-26-2009 8:36 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial, Management
LA Times Turns Metromix into 'Brand X'new
Brand X is a "new multimedia editorial product" being rolled out by the Los Angeles Times "aimed at younger, social-networking readers who are interested in culture, technology, entertainment, food, events, volunteering, style and the outdoors." It will take the place of Metromix in L.A. and will be headed up by former alt-weekly editors Deborah Vankin and Dean Kuipers.
Los Angeles Times |
03-26-2009 11:29 am |
Industry News
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Seattle Weekly Managing Editor Releases Book on Dive Barsnew
Mike Seely's Seattle's Best Dive Bars: Drinking & Diving in the Emerald City "chronicles the nooks, crannies, and characters in over 100 bars within the Seattle city limits," he writes. "By and large, these places are the most distinctive, preservation-worthy bars in a city where watering holes of their ilk are swiftly disappearing. What they have in common isn't so much attributes, but a state of mind -- you just know one when you see one."
Seattle Weekly |
03-26-2009 8:50 am |
Industry News
Boston Biz Owners Echo 'Pay-to-Play' Claims Against Yelpnew
Boston's Weekly Dig |
03-26-2009 3:32 pm |
Industry News
Anonymous Commenting Under Scrutiny By Illinois Courtnew
Online Media Daily |
03-26-2009 8:52 am |
Legal News
The Village Voice Gets Nod for Quick Freelancer Paymentnew
As part of Gawker's informal survey of which print publications are the "worst late payment offenders," the Voice gets props for paying freelancers quickly.
Gawker |
03-25-2009 9:02 am |
Industry News
Matt Groening Has Hope for Alt-Weekliesnew
When asked about the future of his "Life in Hell" comic strip, which runs in a number of alt-weeklies but has been dropped by some recently, the Simpsons creator says alt-cartoonists are "at the bottom of the food chain," but that he remains hopeful about the industry. "It seems to me that if you have a publication with a strategy, with some enthusiasm, and some design sense, I think there is a way of keeping it alive," Groening tells The Onion's A.V. Club.
The Onion A.V. Club |
03-25-2009 8:50 am |
Industry News
Variety Parent Company Offered to Buy Nikki Finke's Blognew
Finke reports that her "Deadline Hollywood Daily" blog, which is hosted by L.A. Weekly and celebrates its 3rd anniversary this month, was eyed by the CEO of Variety parent company Reed Business Information, but the deal didn't go anywhere.
Deadline Hollywood Daily |
03-24-2009 12:50 pm |
Industry News
Houston Press Plagiarized by Florida Magazinenew
The Ocala Star-Banner reported over the weekend that Ocala Magazine editor Heather Lee repeatedly lifted passages from other publications. The Houston Press reports that one such publication was itself: Lee stole a portion of a restaurant review by Robb Walsh, omitting only the words, "I know, I've been there" in a 63-word segment about eating meat. "You'd think someone could have come up with their own impressions of how to eat meat," Walsh says.
Houston Press |
03-24-2009 11:53 am |
Industry News
Three Alt-Weekly Writers Nominated for James Beard Awardsnew
AAN members are once again well-represented in the list of nominees for this year's James Beard Foundation Awards for Journalism. The finalists: L.A. Weekly's Pulitzer-prize winning critic Jonathan Gold in the Restaurant Reviews; Kristen Hinman of Riverfront Times in Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes; and the Chicago Reader's Mike Sula in Multimedia Food Journalism. Winners will be announced at a May 4 gala in New York.
The James Beard Foundation |
03-24-2009 8:40 am |
Honors & Achievements
