AAN News
In Wake of SFBG / SF Weekly Ruling, Debate Over California's Predatory Pricing Lawnew
San Francisco Bay Guardian editor Tim Redmond says California's Unfair Practices Act protects small businesses and competition. Reason magazine calls it "nauseating."
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
08-18-2010 10:37 am |
Legal News
Former Syracuse New Times Owner: It Was Time for Another Changenew
55 Plus Magazine CNY |
08-17-2010 12:44 pm |
Industry News
Jamila Kahlil Tops National Candidates to Become New Director of Advertising for the Colorado Springs Independent
Colorado Springs Independent |
08-17-2010 10:17 am |
Press Releases
Press Release: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Weekly Dig Personnel Changes
Boston's Weekly Dig |
08-13-2010 5:15 pm |
Press Releases
Court Upholds Damages in Bay Guardian / SF Weekly Casenew
California's First District Court of Appeal upheld a 2008 verdict which awarded the San Francisco Bay Guardian over $16 million in damages.
San Francisco Chronicle |
08-12-2010 1:55 pm |
Legal News
Village Voice Editor Tony Ortega Fires Backnew
Village Voice editor Tony Ortega has fired back at Austin Chronicle editor Louis Black's suggestion that some weekly publications lost their alt-cred when they were bought by publishing chains.
Village Voice |
07-28-2010 3:17 pm |
Industry News
Are Alt-Weeklies Becoming "Less Alternative"?new
In a post-convention column about the state of the alt-weekly industry, Austin Chronicle editor Louis Black argues that many weekly papers have become "less alternative" since being purchased by larger media groups.
Austin Chronicle |
07-27-2010 5:13 pm |
Industry News
| Comments (1)
Chicago Reader Names Editor, Associate Publishernew
Michael Miner reports that Chicago Reader managing editor Kiki Yablon will replace Alison True as editor.
Chicago Reader |
07-26-2010 3:14 pm |
Industry News
Dayton City Paper Ousted From AAN
AAN has terminated the membership of Dayton City Paper for non-payment of dues.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-22-2010 5:07 pm |
Association News
AAN Opens Door to Non-Print Publications, Fills Eleven Board Seats
AAN members voted on several key matters during the association's annual meeting on Saturday, July 17. Eleven seats on the Board of Directors were filled, three publications were admitted into the association, and a bylaws amendment allowing online-only publications to apply for membership was passed by an overwhelming majority.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-20-2010 1:31 am |
Association News
Coast Publishing Acquires Duly Noted Wedding Magazine
Coast Publishing Limited has purchased Duly Noted Wedding Guide, and will be expanding it immediately, printing 50% more copies and making them available at more distribution points. The first issue under Coast Publishing ownership will appear November 4, 2010.
(FULL STORY)
Coast Publishing |
07-20-2010 10:59 am |
Press Releases
AAN Board Elections Taking Place Today
Elections for several positions on the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Board of Directors will be held today (Saturday, July 17), during the association's annual meeting in Toronto.
(FULL STORY)
07-17-2010 9:58 am |
Association News
Virginia Faux-Alt Foldsnew
The Richmond, Va. based faux-alt Brick is closing its doors after four years of publication, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. One observer notes that the current issue has only one advertiser, a local horse-racing track.
Update: Style Weekly's Jason Roop first reported on Brick's imminent launching in April 2006 when he noticed a help-wanted ad for an "Alternative Weekly Coordinator" position. At the time, Roop reported that parent company Media General wasn't even sure whether its product would be news or advertising focused. One year later, Brick fired its editor as the paper attempted to expand from "a lifestyle and attitude publication" to an ill-defined broader market publication.
Update: Style Weekly's Jason Roop first reported on Brick's imminent launching in April 2006 when he noticed a help-wanted ad for an "Alternative Weekly Coordinator" position. At the time, Roop reported that parent company Media General wasn't even sure whether its product would be news or advertising focused. One year later, Brick fired its editor as the paper attempted to expand from "a lifestyle and attitude publication" to an ill-defined broader market publication.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
07-09-2010 10:56 am |
Industry News
Tags: Financial, Management
Boise Weekly Editor: 'It's Not OK' to Mix Editorial and Advertising
In an opinion column published yesterday, Boise Weekly editor Rachael Daigle affirms her paper's commitment to maintaining a wall between editorial and advertising. The column is in response to Chicago Reader publisher Alison Draper's recent declaration that her paper will "push" the line between the two. Daigle calls foul on the notion:
Blurring the lines between editorial and advertising is called advertorial. It's not journalistic, it's not ethical to pass it off as editorial content and it's the public that loses when editorial integrity is compromised.It just so happens that AAN editors will be discussing this topic during a roundtable session next Thursday in Toronto. (FULL STORY)
No matter how bad business was at BW during the heaviest part of the recession, we never once considered chipping away at the wall that separates our editorial and advertising departments. The day BW Publisher Sally Freeman announces her intention to "push" the line between editorial and sales will be the day I'll hand her my resignation. Thankfully, Freeman is BW's biggest protector of that line.
Boise Weekly |
07-08-2010 12:06 pm |
Industry News
| Comments (1)
Chronicling the Bay Guardian's Efforts to 'Chase the Money'
In a detailed account of the San Francisco Bay Guardian's efforts to collect its court judgment against SF Weekly, California Lawyer delves into the behind the scenes legal maneuvering taking place as Bay Guardian attorney Jay D. Adkisson "search[es] for the end of the rainbow."
The story points out that cases are currently pending in three separate venues -- the First District Court of Appeal, the San Francisco Superior Court, and the state of Delaware -- and that the award settlement has grown from $16 million in 2008 to an estimated $22 million today. The article also explains that the Bay Guardian hired Adkisson for his expertise in both protecting and recovering assets. Speaking on the roadblocks they've encountered so far, Adkisson says, "We've got our hook into them, and they are one big fish. The closer we bring them to the boat, the more they wiggle." (FULL STORY)
The story points out that cases are currently pending in three separate venues -- the First District Court of Appeal, the San Francisco Superior Court, and the state of Delaware -- and that the award settlement has grown from $16 million in 2008 to an estimated $22 million today. The article also explains that the Bay Guardian hired Adkisson for his expertise in both protecting and recovering assets. Speaking on the roadblocks they've encountered so far, Adkisson says, "We've got our hook into them, and they are one big fish. The closer we bring them to the boat, the more they wiggle." (FULL STORY)
California Lawyer |
07-08-2010 11:15 am |
Industry News
Tags: Financial, Management
