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Tribune Fitfully Blending Papers and TVnew

New York Times (reg. req.)  |  06-19-2006  3:56 am  |  Industry News

CONVENTION: Clinton Speaks, and Speaks Some More

"The greatest thing about not being president anymore is I can say whatever I think," Clinton told AAN members at a luncheon this afternoon. And he said quite a lot, talking well beyond his scheduled time. Clinton commended alt-weeklies for "filling a void" created by two-dimensional portrayals in mainstream publications. He also took questions from the unusually well-behaved audience. (FULL STORY)
Amy Gill  |  06-17-2006  4:07 pm  |  Association News

CONVENTION: Opening Night Parties Are a Hit in Little Rock

Over 400 Convention attendees, friends, families and guests flocked to two official parties Thursday night in Little Rock. Guests first checked out the Clinton Presidential Center before moving on to a rooftop cocktail party hosted by the Arkansas Times. Said Salt Lake City Weekly's Ben Fulton (pictured), "The air smells like chewing tobacco, frying pork and diesel oil, and that's a good thing." (FULL STORY)
Monica Leas  |  06-16-2006  8:31 am  |  Association News

Blogging the AAN Annual Convention

AAN staff will be striving to provide timely updates from the AAN Convention in Little Rock today, but we're not the only ones wired around here. Check out Jimmy Boegle from Tucson Weekly's take on what made Thursday a "bummer" and what made it "brighter," Laura Fries from Creative Loafing, Inc., weighing in on Little Rock's barbeque, Julia Goldberg from Santa Fe Reporter's comparison of the Clinton Library to a trailer, Cathy Resmer from Seven Days' session updates, or Weekly Planet's Wayne Garcia, aka "PoHo," relaying lessons learned from Ted Conover. (Know of others who are posting from the convention? Send an e-mail to amyg@aan.org.)
06-16-2006  7:57 am  |  Industry News

Gates' Semi-Retirement Marks Shift in Software Eranew

New York Times (reg. req.)  |  06-16-2006  7:50 am  |  Industry News

AOL To Turn Netscape.com Into News Aggregator With Blogger 'Anchors'new

New York Times (reg. req.)  |  06-15-2006  3:25 pm  |  Industry News

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