AAN News

Crain's: Chicago Reader to Sell for $3 Million to Sun-Times Parent Co.new

The deal is expected to close next week, reports Crain's Chicago Business.
Crain's Chicago Business  |  05-09-2012  4:58 pm  |  Industry News

Planet Jackson Hole Acquires Local Snowboarding and Golf Magazinesnew

The publisher of JH Weekly has announced the purchase of two niche publications: Jackson Hole Snowboarder and Jackson Hole Golfer.
pitchengine.com  |  04-25-2012  11:50 am  |  Industry News

San Francisco Bay Guardian Confirms Impending Sale, Brugmann Steps Downnew

Bay Guardian co-founders and publishers Bruce Brugmann and Jean Dibble will step down from day-to-day operations. The paper will also sell its headquarters building for $6.5 million in a separate transaction.
SFBG.com  |  04-24-2012  9:56 pm  |  Industry News

AAN's 35th Annual Convention Heads to Detroit

AAN's 35th Annual Convention will take place Thursday, June 7 through Saturday, June 9. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-24-2012  5:00 pm  |  Conference News

Early Bird deadline for AAN Sales Bootcamp is Friday

Don't miss the chance at a discount for AAN's Digital Sales Bootcamp in Atlanta on April 21. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-05-2012  12:00 pm  |  Association News

AAN Announces Diversity Scholarships, Student and Professional Funds

AAN is launching three scholarship funds to support the development of the next generation of journalists and journalism managers in alternative newsmedia. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-30-2012  4:00 pm  |  Association News

The Media Oxpecker: Are Readers a Commodity or Potential Business Partners?

The Guardian turns its readers into a resource; Google launches a paywall alternative for publishers; what one journalism professor would do if he ran an alt-weekly; and what type of journalist are you? (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-30-2012  2:05 pm  |  Media Roundup

The Media Oxpecker: Who Profits When News Goes Mobile?

Pew Research Center says we're living in "the age of mobile"; Why diversity initiatives based on skin color miss the point entirely; And what one former newspaper editor says she'd do if she could do it all over again. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-23-2012  11:38 am  |  Media Roundup

Village Voice Media Partners With Ticketing, Ad Management Services

Village Voice Media has partnered with TicketFly, a national ticketing provider, and Lineup Systems, an international ad management company. (FULL STORY)
Village Voice Media  |  03-23-2012  1:27 pm  |  Industry News

The Media Oxpecker: Creating the Internet We Want

On the Curator's Code, hobo symbols, and making the "web we want." (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-16-2012  3:10 pm  |  Media Roundup

Creative Loafing Group Announces Company-Wide Pay Cuts, Atlanta Lays Off 4

Salaries at the Chicago Reader, Creative Loafing Atlanta and Washington City Paper will be reduced by 5 percent company-wide. Efforts to sell the chain's remaining papers have stepped up. (FULL STORY)
Creative Loafing, Inc.  |  03-14-2012  5:28 pm  |  Industry News

Chicago Reader Up For Salenew

Crain's Chicago Business reports that Atalaya Capital Management is actively seeking bidders for the Chicago Reader.
Crain's Chicago Business  |  03-12-2012  12:12 pm  |  Industry News

Cincinnati CityBeat Acquired by SouthCommnew

Nashville-based SouthComm has announced the purchase of Cincinnati CityBeat. Publisher Dan Bockrath will remain in his position.
SouthComm  |  03-05-2012  12:45 pm  |  Industry News

AAN Launches Content Exchange Platform with Cont3nt.com

The AltWeeklies Content Exchange allows AAN members to collect a stream of video and photo content from their local communities, share content with other weeklies, and giving weeklies the tools to generate a new revenue stream by licensing their media to national and international outlets. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-02-2012  3:08 pm  |  Association News

The Media Oxpecker: How to Activate the Facebook Timeline for Your Company Page

Facebook's timeline format comes to brand pages; How Google's latest search changes affect local businesses; and why the time it takes for a website to load can make or break it. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-02-2012  2:22 pm  |  Media Roundup

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