AAN News
Gustavo Arellano, Maher Arar Tapped as Lunch Speakers for Convention
AAN has confirmed the guest speakers for its two lunches at this
year's Toronto Convention. Ask a Mexican's Gustavo Arellano will
reprise his role as host of the AltWeekly Awards banquet on
Friday, July 16. And at the next day's Free Speech Lunch, attendees
will hear from extraordinary rendition and torture victim Maher Arar,
who was arrested by American immigration officials in 2002 and later
deported to Syria. Despite being cleared of all ties to terrorism by
Canadian officials, Arar remains on a U.S. terrorist watchlist, so
you're not likely to see him speak in America any time soon.
AAN |
05-26-2010 1:07 pm |
Association News
City Pages Wins a Dozen First-Place Awards in Local SPJ Contestnew
City Pages won 12 first-place trophies at the annual Page One awards Friday, in competition against all of Minnesota's major dailies. The alt-weekly says it is the second year in a row in which they've picked up more first-place wins than both local dailies, the Star Tribune and the Pioneer Press.
City Pages |
05-25-2010 8:22 am |
Honors & Achievements
AAN Opens Voting for Editorial Panel Competition
AAN's 2010 editorial panel competition garnered 16 proposals for topics ranging from video production to nonprofit grants to transportation politics (and everything in between). AAN members now have the opportunity to vote on these proposals. The proposal with the most votes will be featured at the July 15-17 annual convention in Toronto, and its creator will receive a free registration to the convention.
The editorial panel competition was spearheaded by AAN's editorial committee as a means of soliciting new ideas for programming in Toronto and beyond. "No matter who wins this competition, there are a lot of great ideas here, and I'm hoping some of the runner-ups will be game to bring their ideas to the convention as part of the editorial roundtable sessions," said AAN Editorial Chair Julia Goldberg.
Voting will close on Thursday, May 27 at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, June 2.
CLICK HERE READ THE PROPOSALS AND VOTE (FULL STORY)
The editorial panel competition was spearheaded by AAN's editorial committee as a means of soliciting new ideas for programming in Toronto and beyond. "No matter who wins this competition, there are a lot of great ideas here, and I'm hoping some of the runner-ups will be game to bring their ideas to the convention as part of the editorial roundtable sessions," said AAN Editorial Chair Julia Goldberg.
Voting will close on Thursday, May 27 at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, June 2.
CLICK HERE READ THE PROPOSALS AND VOTE (FULL STORY)
AAN |
05-24-2010 5:45 pm |
Association News
The iStory: Telling Stories Across Platforms
How do you choose the right platform for your story? With the Web -- and now mobile -- you have more options than ever. At first glance they seem daunting, but these platforms offer exciting new ways to add depth to your stories and attract new readers. Award-winning multimedia veteran Regina McCombs of the Poynter Institute will be on hand in Toronto to help sort it all out in an hour-long session on July 16. McCombs' courses on video reporting, mobile news, and social media are the gold standard of the news industry, and convention attendees won't want to miss this invaluable session.
"This session is a natural extension of AAN's partnership with Poynter's NewsU to offer our members online training, particularly in the area of new media," said Editorial Chair Julia Goldberg. "Hopefully those who haven't taken advantage yet of AAN's discounts to the NewsU webinars will want to after they attend Regina's session in Toronto."
"This session is a natural extension of AAN's partnership with Poynter's NewsU to offer our members online training, particularly in the area of new media," said Editorial Chair Julia Goldberg. "Hopefully those who haven't taken advantage yet of AAN's discounts to the NewsU webinars will want to after they attend Regina's session in Toronto."
AAN |
05-19-2010 1:41 pm |
Association News
Local Online and Mobile Ad Spending and Trending: How Does Your Paper Stack Up?
You probably know how much online advertising revenue you're making with
your website, but do you know whether you're doing better or worse than
everybody else in online sales? Borrell Associates, a research and
consulting firm that tracks local advertising and helps media companies
develop executive strategies, is currently conducting a survey of AAN
members and their online advertising revenues. Andrew Martin, a senior
associate with Borrell, will present the results of this benchmarking survey
at the upcoming Toronto Convention on Friday morning, July 16. If you need a
copy of the survey or have any questions, please contact Debra Silvestrin at debra (at) aan.org. The deadline to return the survey is June 4.
AAN |
05-12-2010 3:09 pm |
Association News
Voice Local Network to Use Analog Analytics for Couponsnew
Village Voice Media Holdings' Voice Local Network has tapped Analog Analytics to provide a local coupon solution for its publications. The company's software offers interactive coupons for local online publishers and advertisers, as well as a scalable platform to integrate and optimize the performance of both traditional advertising like print with online interactive and mobile. "We are constantly seeking ways to enhance and extend local online advertising, going beyond our own sites," VVM president and COO Scott Tobias says in a release. "Interactive coupons in all media are very effective and Analog Analytics does an excellent job in providing this technology."
Analog Analytics Press Release (via Marketwire) |
05-12-2010 9:27 am |
Press Releases
Four Alt-Weeklies Named Finalists in Food Journalism Awardsnew
The Association of Food Journalists (AFJ) has announced the winners in its 2010 awards competition, and four AAN members are in the mix. Miami New Times has placed in three categories -- Best Newspaper Food Feature (under 200K circ.), Best Newspaper Food Story and Best Newspaper Food Criticism. The Village Voice staff is competing in the Best Newspaper Food Coverage (150-250K circ.) category, while the L.A. Weekly staff is in the running for Best Food Blog. And the Mountain Xpress' Hanna Raskin, who recently decamped to the Dallas Observer, is competing in the Best Newspaper Food Column category. The placement of the winners will be announced at AFJ's annual conference in September.
Association of Food Journalists |
05-06-2010 1:34 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Fake Bruce Brugmann Now on Twitternew
The fake Twitter stream of San Francisco Bay Guardian publisher Bruce Brugmann is "drunken, outrageous, [and] rails against Village Voice Media executive editor Mike Lacey," the SF Weekly reports. "Once upon a time, if you wanted to roast your newspaper editor, you would make a drunken speech at an office party or draw a funny cartoon," the Weekly notes. "But that was back in the bad old days, before fake Twitter accounts created the perfect medium for a constant stream of homage/mockery." The Weekly adds that it is not behind the account, which has the handle "Bossy_Brugmann," despite its ongoing public battles with the Guardian and its founder.
SF Weekly |
05-04-2010 10:37 am |
Industry News
North Coast Journal Launches Redesigned Websitenew
The Journal's new site, which went live May 1, "is a top-down and head-to-toe revision of our most recent site, which was circa 2007," editor Hank Sims explains in a note to readers. The design work was done by Portland's Topaz Design, and the CSS was done by Slice 'n' Dice.
North Coast Journal |
05-04-2010 10:26 am |
Industry News
City Pages Wins 17 Local SPJ Awardsnew
The Twin Cities alt-weekly is in line for 17 awards this year in the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' annual Page One Awards. Specific placements will be announced at a May 21 awards banquet.
City Pages |
04-30-2010 1:41 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Mark Your Calendars: AAN's 2010 Convention Hits Toronto This July
The 33rd annual AAN Convention is heading north to Toronto, where NOW
Magazine will host a three-day gathering of enlightening programming,
unforgettable parties and crucial networking with your AAN peers. The convention website, which launched today, has the details thus far on programming, registration deals, travel and accommodations, and more.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
04-29-2010 5:16 pm |
Association News
Worcester Mag Publisher Talks About the Daily's Decision to Go Behind Paywallnew
NECN |
04-28-2010 9:55 am |
Industry News
AAN Offers Free Convention Registration for Best Editorial Panel Idea
AAN's Editorial Committee invites any and all AAN folks to submit a panel proposal for the 33rd Annual Convention, which will be hosted by NOW Magazine in Toronto July 15-17. Author of the best proposal will win a free registration*--a value of up to $375--to the convention. READ MORE
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
04-26-2010 12:46 pm |
Association News
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ABC Interactive Working with Verve Wireless on Mobile Stats
The Audit Bureau of Circulations' interactive unit, ABCi, is teaming with Verve Wireless to audit newspapers' mobile content delivered via the Verve publishing platform. As a result, ABCi says it is now able to provide newspaper publishers and advertisers with independently verified mobile usage data generated from apps, e-readers, and mobile browsers. "It's clear that mobile represents the next generation of publishing," says Art Howe, CEO of Verve Wireless. "In order for advertisers to have confidence in the medium, there has to be accountability and verifiable usage statistics. ABC's interactive audit services are ideally suited to audit user data across all mobile technology platforms, all devices and all networks."
(FULL STORY)
Verve Wireless Press Release |
04-23-2010 8:51 am |
Press Releases
Two News & Review Newspapers Partner with eVoter
Sacramento News & Review and the Chico News & Review today announced a partnership with eVoter, a website that connects Sacramento and Chico voters to polling place locations, election information, candidate profiles and endorsements prior to California's Primary Election on June 8. "Our readership is involved and interested in local and state politics," says Deborah Redmond of the News & Review. "eVoter will provide information about local candidates and their positions in an easy-to-use format."
(FULL STORY)
News & Review Press Release |
04-22-2010 8:28 am |
Press Releases
