AAN News
AAN's April Financials: More Green Shoots [members only]
Richard Karpel |
05-19-2009 7:26 pm |
AAN Staff Blog
Tags: Financial, Management
Newspaper Industry Lost About $18.7B from 2006-2008new
Media Daily News |
05-14-2009 11:42 am |
Industry News
Tags: Financial, Management
Analyst Says $1B Political Ad Spend Possible in '09new
TV Newsday |
05-14-2009 11:40 am |
Industry News
Good News on Financial Standards [members only]
Richard Karpel |
05-06-2009 5:04 pm |
AAN Staff Blog
Tags: Financial, Management
The Other Paper Parent Company Files for Bankruptcy Protectionnew
Texas-based American Community Newspapers has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection two years after purchasing the Columbus, Ohio, alt-weekly as well as other media properties in the area. The company says the filing will not affect its day-to-operations and that its newspapers and magazines will continue to publish.
Business First of Columbus |
04-29-2009 8:47 am |
Industry News
Phoenix Media Tightens Beltnew
The Boston Phoenix and its sister publications are the latest alt-weeklies to cut expenses as the media industry struggles through the recession. The parent company laid off six employees, suspended its 401K matches and cut salaries across the board, with the highest-paid employees giving up considerably more than the lowest.
Boston Phoenix |
04-24-2009 3:25 pm |
Industry News
Sacramento News & Review Celebrates 20th Anniversarynew
"In the early years, SN&R was panned, dissed, scoffed at and boycotted. We were also loved and welcomed," founding editor Melinda Welsh writes. "Somehow -- story by story, column by column, brainstorm by brainstorm -- the paper managed to take root and gain ground." The alt-weekly celebrates the anniversary this week with a special issue featuring pieces from a wide variety of folks involved with the paper over the years.
Sacramento News & Review |
04-23-2009 8:12 am |
Honors & Achievements
Forecast: Global Ad Spend Will Decrease 6.9 Percent in '09new
A new report from ZenithOptimedia predicts a steep decline in North America and Western Europe, as businesses look for more ways to cut costs. The forecast says that internet will be the only medium to grow this year, with most of its growth coming from search advertising.
The Center for Media Research |
04-20-2009 10:25 am |
Industry News
East Bay Express is Moving Officesnew
East Bay Express |
04-17-2009 9:13 am |
Industry News
First Quarter Newspaper Ad Revenue Could Fall as Much as 30 Percentnew
Industry executives and analysts tell the New York Times that many large papers will be reporting the sharpest drop ad revenue in generations as they begin to release first-quarter results this week. Small papers aren't faring quite as badly as large ones, according to the Times, and there is a hope among publishers that losses for the rest of 2009 will not be as steep as the first quarter's.
The New York Times |
04-15-2009 11:55 am |
Industry News
LEO Weekly Tightens Beltnew
The alt-weekly's 17 staff members are taking a five percent pay cut this quarter to cope with the economic downturn, the 'Ville Voice reports.
The 'Ville Voice |
04-14-2009 9:04 am |
Industry News
Buy Three Convention Registrations, Get One Free
AAN is once again offering free registrations this year for members
who send several staffers to the convention. With every three paid
registrations from one newspaper, that paper will get one registration
for free. There's no limit to the offer, so the more people sent, the
more money saved.
AAN |
04-08-2009 2:45 pm |
Association News
Convention Program Focuses on Web Publishing, Evolving Biz Models
"It's clear that the old days of relying solely on display and classified advertising are over," AAN executive director Richard Karpel says. "So this year's convention will feature a great deal of programming on new products and revenue streams, and new business strategies." Seizing opportunities and getting through the recession will also be big topics this year in Tucson.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
04-07-2009 3:36 pm |
Association News
Has Boulder Weekly Changed its Policy on Adult Ads?new
In 2001, the alt-weekly adopted a new policy eliminating "adult" ads. But after taking a glance at the Personals section of a recent issue of the Weekly, Westword's Michael Roberts thinks the paper has reversed course. Weekly publisher Stewart Sallo tells AAN News via email that Roberts is incorrect. "Boulder Weekly's policy on 'sex ads' has not changed," he says. "We
discontinued our adult advertising section in 2001 and redrew the line to
eliminate ads that contain images that explicitly objectify women."
Westword |
04-03-2009 5:25 pm |
Industry News
Free Press Advocate to Speak at Convention
Lucy Dalglish, the executive director of the Reporters Committee for
Freedom of the Press (RCFP), will be the First Amendment Lunch
speaker at this year's AAN Convention. She will discuss what we can expect from the Obama administration in terms of open government and press freedom issues.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
04-02-2009 1:35 pm |
Association News
