AAN News
Laid-Off Daily Paper Cartoonist Finds a Home at Cityviewnew
Last week, we reported that axed Des Moines Register cartoonist Brian Duffy was given the chance to publish his farewell cartoon in Cityview. Now the alt-weekly has announced that it will continue publishing cartoons by Duffy each week.
The Iowa Independent | Cityview |
12-18-2008 8:58 am |
Industry News
Creative Loafing Files Reorganization Plannew
Creative Loafing (Tampa) political editor Wayne Garcia says the plan, filed Monday in the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, makes the case for keeping the company in the hands of CEO Ben Eason. "The Debtor believes retention of existing senior management and existing publishers, editors, directors of shared services and key online personnel are vital to successful implementation of this strategy as the markets are shifting very quickly at this time," the plan reads. CL also filed a 10-year financial forecast and an analysis of how much the company would bring if it were liquidated. Read more from Atlanta Magazine's Steve Fennessy.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) | Atlanta Magazine |
12-17-2008 11:52 am |
Industry News
Facebook Group Asks for Santa Fe Reporter Writer's Apologynew
Corey Pein wrote a cover story last week on the College of Santa Fe, its party scene and its financial troubles, and now students have created a Facebook group called "People for a Public Apology from Corey Pein." The group says the story "grossly misrepresented" students and the college, and calls "for a retraction of the story, as well as a public apology by Corey Pein, also to be printed in the Reporter." The group currently has 83 members, including some SFR writers who seem to have joined to defend Pein and round out the conversation.
Willamette Week |
12-17-2008 10:58 am |
Industry News
News & Review and Public Radio Station Team Up for 'Letters to Obama'new
In a joint special project with Capital Public Radio, the Sacramento News & Review is seeking short "Letters to Obama" through the end of the year. "The idea is to share our hopes and dreams for the new president with each other as well as with the new occupant of the White House," the paper writes. Some letters will be published in a special inaugural issue and read on the radio.
Sacramento News & Review |
12-17-2008 9:23 am |
Industry News
Nieman: L.A. Weekly Story on Jonestown is a 'Notable Narrative'new
Nieman Narrative Digest |
12-17-2008 9:40 am |
Honors & Achievements
The Stranger Publisher Talks About the Web & the Future of Newpapersnew
In a round table discussion with representatives of other Seattle news organizations, Tim Keck discusses how The Stranger fits in to the transformation of the news business. He says that 2007 was the paper's best year ever, and '08 was slightly down due to the tanking economy. While he says that The Stranger has "probably three times the number" of online readers, he notes that print circulation hasn't dropped that much either. "The media compan[ies] that can navigate different mediums [are] going to be the ones that survive," Keck says. "The thing that really moors them is no longer the medium -- a print publication -- it's going to be the community and the brand."
The Seattle Channel |
12-15-2008 1:32 pm |
Industry News
Tucson Weekly Cartoonist Talks About His Worknew
Rand Carlson, whose cartoons have appeared in the Weekly for more than 20 years, talks to local TV station KVOA about why he loves his job. "It's like one constant joke after another," he says. "I keep experimenting, I keep twisting words around, seeing pictures in my head about what to make fun of."
KVOA-TV |
12-15-2008 10:59 am |
Industry News
Illinois Times Unveils Redesign
The Springfield, Ill., alt-weekly last week debuted a new-look paper with larger pages and stich-and-trim binding. Times publisher Sharon Whalen says Topaz Design consulted on the project, but the Times design staff had a major hand in the redesign as well.
AAN News |
12-15-2008 10:49 am |
Industry News
Study: Mobile Will be Leading Web Gateway by 2020new
Online Media Daily |
12-15-2008 10:55 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
Detroit's Dailies Will End Most Home Delivery and Expand Web Editionsnew
The Wall Street Journal |
12-15-2008 10:53 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
2009 Diversity Grant Applications Now Available
AAN's Diversity Committee recently elected to expand the Diversity Grant Program to cover diversity-related projects as well as interns. AAN members may apply for one of the four $1,250 grants to hire an intern, or to support an editorial project that demonstrably serves people of color in that paper's market. Grant applications, which can be downloaded here, are due to the AAN office by Jan. 9. AAN News recently caught up with Diversity Chair Donna Ladd to chat a little more about the program. Click through to read more.
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AAN News |
12-12-2008 11:38 am |
Association News
Tags: Editorial, Management
Dilbert Pokes Fun at Surveys That Exclude Cell-Phone Usersnew
"We surveyed a thousand people who still have landline phones and no caller ID. We asked for their opinion on our new technology," reads the cartoon. "34 percent said 'Fiddlesticks,' and 23 percent couldn't hear the question. 43 percent thought we were in the room with them and offered us a hard candy."
Dilbert.com |
12-12-2008 9:21 am |
Industry News
Study: Online Ad Clutter Hurts Ad Effectivenessnew
Burst Media surveyed more than 4,000 web users in order to better understand how clutter impacts their experience and perception of advertisers. 75.5 percent of the respondents who remain on a site they perceive to be cluttered said they pay less attention to ads appearing on its pages. Nearly 30 percent of those surveyed said they leave a site immediately if they perceive it to be cluttered.
Online Media Daily |
12-12-2008 9:16 am |
Industry News
Mobile Ad Rates Begin to Drop as Inventory Increasesnew
Advertising Age |
12-12-2008 12:04 pm |
Industry News
Creative Loafing's Day in Court 'Was Pretty Humdrum'new
That's what sources tell Atlanta Magazine's Steve Fennessy about the first court date of the company's bankruptcy protection hearings. Next week, CL CEO Ben Eason has to submit his restructuring plan, which will then be discussed in court. In other CL-related news, The Sunday Paper's publisher and investor answer some questions about that paper's proposed expansion into two more CL cities (Charlotte and Tampa).
Atlanta Magazine | The Sunday Paper |
12-11-2008 10:55 am |
Industry News
