AAN News
AAN Opens Door to Non-Print Publications, Fills Eleven Board Seats
AAN members voted on several key matters during the association's annual meeting on Saturday, July 17. Eleven seats on the Board of Directors were filled, three publications were admitted into the association, and a bylaws amendment allowing online-only publications to apply for membership was passed by an overwhelming majority.
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AAN |
07-20-2010 1:31 am |
Association News
2010 AltWeekly Awards Winners Announced
At the 15th Annual AltWeekly Awards Luncheon in Toronto, Gustavo Arellano of '¡Ask A Mexican!' announced the winners of AAN's editorial contest and taught the audience a wide range of Spanish vulgarities and insults.
(FULL STORY)
Jason Zaragoza |
07-16-2010 6:04 pm |
Association News
Keep Up With the Toronto Convention on AAN's Live Twitter Feed
As AAN's Annual Convention gets underway in Toronto, attendees and non-attendees alike can follow events as they happen with the hashtag #aan2010.
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Jason Zaragoza |
07-15-2010 1:43 pm |
Association News
Tags: Electronic Publishing
Long Island Press Honored with Multiple Awards
The Long Island Press brought home seventeen awards at the Long Island chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' 2010 Media Awards dinner. The Press earned honors in virtually every category of the competition.
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Press Club of Long Island SPJ / Fair Media Council |
07-14-2010 10:05 pm |
Honors & Achievements
AWN Re-brands 15-year-old Advertising Co-operative with New Website awn.org and Corporate Design
Sponsored post by Associate Member Alternative Weekly Network
The Alternative Weekly Network (AWN) has re-launched its website awn.org and re-branded itself more closely reflecting its grass-roots-driven alt weekly-based origins.
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Alternative Weekly Network Press Release |
07-14-2010 9:41 pm |
Press Releases
Pittsburgh City Paper Launches Cocktail Compass Happy Hour iPhone App
Pittsburgh City Paper |
07-13-2010 3:09 pm |
Press Releases
Welcome to the New AltWeeklies.com
AAN has launched a new dynamic website that merges the association's trade site (aan.org) and story-sharing site (AltWeeklies.com) into one content-heavy arena for both AAN members and the general public.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-12-2010 3:47 pm |
Association News
Houston Press Releases iPhone Appnew
Houston Press |
07-09-2010 1:28 pm |
Industry News
VVM Websites Notch 'Biggest Month Ever' in Web Trafficnew
Andy Van De Voorde, executive associate editor for Village Voice Media, writes that June was "the biggest traffic month in the history of VVMH." Websites owned by VVM received sixty-eight million page views in June, an increase of seventy percent compared to the same month last year.
Village Voice Media |
07-02-2010 3:28 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Circulation, Electronic Publishing
Birmingham Weekly Unveils Website Redesignnew
Birmingham Weekly re-launched its website yesterday, a project it pulled off with assistance from Wehaa. The new website includes a digital version of the paper and an updated events calendar interface.
Updated July 6, 2010: In a column introducing the new website, publisher Chuck Leishman writes, "We believe that the combination of a free weekly paper integrated with a vibrant website is a viable model for delivering news and information to the community. Building communities is what we are all about, and the new integrated site greatly increases Birmingham Weekly’s ability to help further that goal."
Updated July 6, 2010: In a column introducing the new website, publisher Chuck Leishman writes, "We believe that the combination of a free weekly paper integrated with a vibrant website is a viable model for delivering news and information to the community. Building communities is what we are all about, and the new integrated site greatly increases Birmingham Weekly’s ability to help further that goal."
Media of Birmingham |
07-02-2010 2:26 pm |
Industry News
East Bay Express Grabs Eleven Awards in East Bay Press Club Contest
East Bay Express went home with eleven awards at the East Bay Press Club’s 2009 Excellence in Print Journalism Contest last week. Five awards were for first place: Stephen Buel won for best page design, Kathleen Wentz took first in the investigative reporting category, Robert Gammon received two first place awards for best columnist and best analysis, and Rachel Swan won the top prize in the profile category.
East Bay Express |
06-30-2010 4:51 pm |
Honors & Achievements
How Does Your Editorial Department Stack Up?
For many years, AAN editors have traded information on the editorial listserv about staff sizes, freelance rates and other nitty gritty information. In Toronto, editorial staffers will really get down to brass tacks by reviewing the results of an editorial standards survey that will ultimately be collated to create a benchmark document for AAN editorial departments. The survey will be available following the convention in the AAN resource library.
Whether you are attending the convention or not, filling out the survey will only add to its usefulness. If you are heading to Toronto, be sure to attend the Editorial Standards session from 3:45-4:45 pm on Saturday, July 17, which will be moderated by Editorial Committee members Jimmy Boegle, editor of Tucson Weekly, and Hank Sims, editor of North Coast Journal. The session will consist of a lively free-wheeling discussion about how editors are using their budgets and staff -- and hopefully generate new ideas and inspiration.
CLICK HERE FOR THE SURVEY LINK (Must be logged in to your AAN account)
Whether you are attending the convention or not, filling out the survey will only add to its usefulness. If you are heading to Toronto, be sure to attend the Editorial Standards session from 3:45-4:45 pm on Saturday, July 17, which will be moderated by Editorial Committee members Jimmy Boegle, editor of Tucson Weekly, and Hank Sims, editor of North Coast Journal. The session will consist of a lively free-wheeling discussion about how editors are using their budgets and staff -- and hopefully generate new ideas and inspiration.
CLICK HERE FOR THE SURVEY LINK (Must be logged in to your AAN account)
AAN |
06-30-2010 2:56 pm |
Association News
Publisher Says Chicago Reader Will "Push" Line Between Editorial and Advertising
More details have come to light on the CL, Inc. decision to fire long-time Chicago Reader editor Alison True. Speaking to senior editor Michael Miner -- who on Friday described True's firing as a "tragic misjudgment" -- Reader publisher Alison Draper indicated that the paper's next editor will be expected to collaborate more often with the business side:
"The editor of the Reader," said Draper, "has to work closely with sales to find innovative ways to take our fair share of the dollars that are shrinking and shrinking quickly." She promised me that she wouldn't "blur" the line between editorial and advertising, but she would "push" it. The distinction was clearer to her than it was to me.Miner goes on to explain that True was fired at a Starbucks after the paper's Best of Chicago issue came out. It was, Miner says, the "fattest, most successful issue in years, a triumph True and Draper should have been sharing in." (FULL STORY)
Chicago Reader |
06-29-2010 5:53 pm |
Industry News
Fort Worth Weekly, Houston Press Are Big Winners in Lone Star Awards
Four AAN papers dominated the Houston Press Club's Lone Star Awards last week. The big winners were Fort Worth Weekly with eleven awards, five of them for first place; and Houston Press which received ten awards, four for first place. Dallas Observer also had a great showing, taking home four first place honors and seven total awards on the night. San Antonio Current picked up four awards, taking first place in the small-circ news or feature story category.
Individuals receiving multiple awards included Betty Brink (Fort Worth Weekly), Peter Gorman (Fort Worth Weekly), Eric Griffey (Fort Worth Weekly), Greg Harman (San Antonio Current), Paul Knight (Houston Press), Craig Malisow (Houston Press), Sam Merten (Dallas Observer), Jim Schutze (Dallas Observer), Chris Vogel (Houston Press), and Richie Whitt (Dallas Observer). (FULL STORY)
Individuals receiving multiple awards included Betty Brink (Fort Worth Weekly), Peter Gorman (Fort Worth Weekly), Eric Griffey (Fort Worth Weekly), Greg Harman (San Antonio Current), Paul Knight (Houston Press), Craig Malisow (Houston Press), Sam Merten (Dallas Observer), Jim Schutze (Dallas Observer), Chris Vogel (Houston Press), and Richie Whitt (Dallas Observer). (FULL STORY)
Houston Press Club |
06-29-2010 4:52 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Tags: Editorial, Electronic Publishing
Four Alt-Weeklies Among SoCal Journalism Awards Winners
The Los Angeles Press Club held its annual SoCal Journalism Awards last night and four AAN papers went home with honors.
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Los Angeles Press Club |
06-28-2010 5:48 pm |
Honors & Achievements
