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Online Movie Marketing Spend Creeps Upwardnew

eMarketer (reg. req.)  |  03-14-2007  4:26 pm  |  Industry News

AAN to Name Annual Award After Molly Ivins

The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies will honor Ivins' contribution to journalism by bestowing an annual First Amendment award to a North American journalist whose work best embodies the spirit of Ivins' legacy. "She got her basic training at one of our member newspapers, and when she left she continued to speak truth to power with wit and style. Her work speaks for itself, and speaks volumes about how much difference one courageous journalist can make," says Kenneth Neill, AAN President and publisher of The Memphis Flyer. (FULL STORY)
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Press Release  |  03-13-2007  11:20 am  |  Press Releases

Web Gains, Print Losses for Alt-Weekliesnew

That's what this year's "State of the News Media" reports, chronicling the slight decline of print readers and "enormous growth" online in 2006. The Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) also looks at the VVM/New Times merger, which it cited as "the biggest issue on the horizon" for the industry in last year's report. "Economically, the early indications are that the merger may not have as dramatic an effect as many in the industry expected," says PEJ.
Project for Excellence in Journalism  |  03-12-2007  2:35 pm  |  Industry News

Changes -- Big and Small -- Afoot at AltWeeklies.com

It's been almost three years since AAN launched AltWeeklies.com as a web portal for alt-weekly content and a story-sharing site for AAN member papers. As web journalism and the news industry evolve, AltWeeklies.com is taking steps to move forward as well. (FULL STORY)
AAN News  |  03-09-2007  9:20 am  |  Association News

2006 Online Ad Revenue: $16.8 Billionnew

AP via Editor & Publisher  |  03-09-2007  12:54 pm  |  Industry News

IAB: Internet Ad Spending Grew 34% in 2006new

Online Media Daily  |  03-08-2007  11:10 pm  |  Industry News

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