AAN News

Retha Hill Lauds Diversity of AAN Web Conference Speakersnew

Retha Hill, director of new media at ASU's Cronkite School of Journalism, has lauded the "very inclusive group of speakers" at AAN's recent Web Conference in San Francisco, where she was a keynote speaker.
PBS MediaShift  |  02-16-2011  12:08 pm  |  Association News

Willamette Week Redesigns Website

Willamette Week recently launched its new and much-improved website, debuting a far more user-friendly face for local and national readers. (FULL STORY)
Willamette Week  |  02-14-2011  8:00 am  |  Press Releases

Former AAN President and Alt-Weekly Veteran Clif Garboden Dies at 62

Clif Garboden, former Boston Phoenix senior managing editor and former AAN president, has passed away at the age of sixty-two. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  02-11-2011  3:14 pm  |  Industry News  |  Comments (1)

Today's Bouncy Loon: Joe MacLeodnew

Baltimore City Paper art director Joe MacLeod has been named to The Awl's "20 People To Follow On Twitter" list.
The Awl  |  02-11-2011  11:51 am  |  Honors & Achievements

Web Conference Enlightens, Terrifies Attendees

Attendees witnessed demos of some of the hottest new apps, strategized on how to capitalize on the boom of "Daily Deal" sites, and were shaken by how easy it is for others to extract personal information with just a few clicks. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  02-10-2011  1:51 pm  |  Association News

AAN Announces Partnership With Knowledgewebb

AAN members now receive a 30% discount off of Knowledgewebb.net membership and unlimited access to all of its webinars, live events, hands-on lessons and resources. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  02-09-2011  2:31 pm  |  Association News

A Good Alt-Weekly is "Like the Journalistic Equivalent of Umami"new

Design consultant Ron Reason chats with Washington Post style writer Hank Stuever.
Deisgn With Reason  |  02-08-2011  4:53 pm  |  Industry News

North Coast Journal Editor Resignsnew

Hank Sims, who was replaced as editor of North Coast Journal just over a week ago, has resigned.
The Humboldt Herald  |  02-07-2011  1:13 pm  |  Industry News  |  Comments (1)

Mara Shalhoup Named Editor of Chicago Readernew

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) editor Mara Shalhoup has been named to the same position at sister paper Chicago Reader.
Chicago Reader  |  02-07-2011  11:51 am  |  Industry News

Why We're Featuring Dave McKenna's Cover Story

Rather than add to the existing commentary on Dan Snyder's attempt to silence criticism with money, we're standing in solidarity with Washington City Paper by using the most valuable asset we have: our voice. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  02-04-2011  4:49 pm  |  Association News

Man Tattoos Portland Mercury Logo On Selfnew

A man described only as "the Mercury's sales manager's fishing buddy" volunteered to tramp-stamp the Portland Mercury logo on himself.
Portland Mercury  |  02-04-2011  1:12 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Dickensheets Named Editor At Las Vegas CityLifenew

Former Las Vegas Weekly editor Scott Dickensheets is rejoining the AAN-fold as editor of the crosstown Las Vegas CityLife, where he is replacing Steve Sebelius.
Las Vegas CityLife  |  02-02-2011  4:04 pm  |  Industry News

Redskins Owner Threatens Legal Action Against Washington City Papernew

Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder is calling for the dismissal of Washington City Paper staff writer Dave McKenna and is threatening legal action against the paper for publishing "untruths" against him.
Washington Post  |  02-02-2011  3:09 pm  |  Legal News

Call For Entries: 2011 AltWeekly Awards

The 2011 AltWeekly Awards is now accepting entries. The deadline to submit entries to the contest website is Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 11 pm (EST). In a departure from previous years, all entries in the web categories will compete against each other in one size division. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  02-02-2011  11:55 am  |  Association News

LIVE BLOG: Web Conference Gets Underway

Digital editions of the conference program are available on the iPad, iPhone and Android. Courtesy of BookBrewer. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY.

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AAN  |  01-28-2011  7:50 am  |  Association News  |  Comments (1)

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