AAN News
Analyst: Local Ad Revenue Will be Hardest Hit in Downturnnew
Media Daily News |
11-25-2008 8:31 am |
Industry News
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) Editor Firednew
Ken Edelstein was fired today after a decade as an editor at Creative Loafing's flagship paper, according to Atlanta Magazine's Steve Fennessy. Edelstein reportedly had a "heated meeting" last week with CL CEO Ben Eason over the implementation of further editorial cuts. "The meeting made it clear that Ben and I have very deep philosophical differences about what's best for the company and its employees," Edelstein tells Fennessy. More from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Atlanta Magazine | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
11-24-2008 3:38 pm |
Industry News
Creative Loafing Creditor Objects to Hiring of Financial Advisornew
Atalaya Capital Management, which lent CL's Ben Eason $30 million to buy the Chicago Reader and Washington City Paper, has filed a motion (pdf file) asking that Eason not be allowed to hire the investment banking firm Skyway Capital Partners to help him emerge from bankruptcy. The main thrusts of Atalaya's argument are that Skyway is not a disinterested party, that Skyway's role will extend beyond mere financial advising into possibly brokering a sale of CL, and that Skyway is not a competent financial advisor. More from the Reader's Michael Miner.
Atlanta Magazine |
11-24-2008 9:57 am |
Industry News
Albuquerque Police Turn to Alt-Weekly to Find New Snitchesnew
An ad placed by the Albuquerque Police Department this week in The Alibi asks "people who hang out with crooks" to do part-time work for the police, the AP reports. The ad reads, in part: "Make some extra cash! Drug use and criminal record OK." Capt. Joe Hudson says the department received more than 30 responses in two days.
The Associated Press via the Star Tribune |
11-24-2008 9:10 am |
Industry News
As Parent Company Cuts Costs, Port Folio Weekly's Future is Unclearnew
Plagued by an advertising decline, The Virginian-Pilot is cutting at least 125 positions, mostly through layoffs and shutting affiliated publications. The company has closed Link, a free daily tabloid, but publisher Maurice Jones said on Friday the Pilot "has not decided whether to continue Port Folio Weekly."
The Virginian-Pilot |
11-24-2008 7:42 am |
Industry News
L.A. Weekly Rolls Out 'Long Live Print' Campaignnew
AdRants |
11-24-2008 8:23 am |
Industry News
How I Got That Story: Jake Bernstein
In the eighteenth installment of this year's "How I Got That Story" series, Jake Bernstein talks about his story for The Texas Observer that revealed the state's governor had amassed a huge database of information on Texas' citizens without them knowing it. The story came to Bernstein, who is now a reporter at ProPublica, via a tip, and sparked immediate reactions. "It was one of the most instantaneous responses I've ever had to a story," Bernstein says. "Literally, within hours of us posting it on our website, people were talking about it on the Texas House floor." He explains to Angelica Herrera how he pieced together the story, his opinion on anonymous sources, and the ultimate impact of his story.
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AAN News |
11-21-2008 11:24 am |
Association News
Texas City Bans News Boxes in Downtown Corenew
Grapevine, a city of about 50,000 residents near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, has instituted an outright ban on news boxes in its historic downtown area. While the ban affects all public property, publishers can place boxes on private property in the affected area if the property owner agrees. Five city council members voted for the measure, and two voted against, including Darlene Freed. She is concerned the ban might violate the First Amendment, and wishes the council had talked with the newspaper owners before voting. Publishers have until Thursday to remove the boxes, or they will face a $100/day fine.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
11-21-2008 9:00 am |
Industry News
Tags: Circulation, Management
Video Ads: White Knight For Local Advertisers?new
Online Media Daily |
11-21-2008 10:15 am |
Industry News
Isthmus Asks Consumers to Shop Local This Holiday Season
Isthmus Publishing Press Release |
11-21-2008 9:11 am |
Press Releases
IBM Study: Consumers Will Accept New Forms of Advertisingnew
Seybold Online |
11-21-2008 9:05 am |
Industry News
What's In Store for the 2009 Online Ad Spend?new
While Borrell Associates recently predicted that online ad spending will top out next year, Online Media Daily reports that some industry leaders are challenging the firm's prognosis. One eMarketer senior analyst says that while they see the slowest year of growth since '03, "we do see growth." Meanwhile, another study, by Advertiser Perceptions Inc., finds that the number of media brands ad executives plan to place ads in over the next six months is expanding for online media, but declining for print outlets. And in another bit of online ad news, mobile web ad provider Admob reports that requests for iPhone ads have increased 1000 percent in four months, making it the top device on the Admob network.
Online Media Daily | The Industry Standard |
11-20-2008 10:46 am |
Industry News
Are Yelp Salespeople Offering to Play Up Positive Comments for a Fee?new
That's what some businesses in California's Sonoma County tell the Press-Democrat. The owner of a local pastry shop says a Yelp salesperson offered to rearrange reviews of her pastry shop for $300 a month. But according to Yelp's website, reviews cannot be rearranged. Representatives from the popular user-generated review site did not return the Press-Democrat's calls seeking a comment.
The Press-Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.) |
11-20-2008 11:32 am |
Industry News
Dan Savage Responds to Utah Invite: 'I'm Not Ready to Make Nice'new
"I get it, I get it: you're not all bigots and haters, and people marched against Prop 8 in Salt Lake City this weekend," Savage writes in response to Salt Lake Tribune columnist Sean P. Means' invitation for Savage to visit the state to see the "real" Utah. "But I'm not ready to make nice -- on purpose or by accident -- with the bigots and haters from Magic Underpants Inc. who donated money and time to Prop 8." MORE: Savage has been "a teeny bit over the top with his rhetoric, Salt Lake City Weekly's John Saltas says, before reprising Means' invite and offering to pay Savage's way. "We'll introduce him to local GLBT leaders, many of whom are equally pissed that he walked away from them."
The Stranger |
11-20-2008 9:12 am |
Industry News
Alt-Weeklies Using SelectAlternatives See Significant Growth in '08
SelectAlternatives has released a study of 15 papers using its personals/social networking software comparing Jan.-Oct. 2008 against Jan.-Oct. 2007. The study found that total revenues are up 8 percent; personals revenues are up 16 percent; and adult Revenues are down five percent. Web traffic also saw significant increases, with total page views increasing 12 percent, to 60.7 million in '08.
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Sutcliffe Associates, LLC Press Release |
11-20-2008 9:04 am |
Press Releases
