AAN News
Elizabeth McDougall Joins VVM as General Counsel
Village Voice Media announced today that Elizabeth L. McDougall has been named its general counsel.
(FULL STORY)
Village Voice Media |
02-29-2012 10:38 am |
Press Releases
Developer Arrested for Assaulting Daughter of Independent Weekly Publishers
The daughter of Independent Weekly (Lafayette, La.) publishers Steve May and Cherry Fisher May was reportedly punched and knocked unconscious by a local developer who has been engaged in an ongoing dispute with the paper over its coverage of a state property tax loophole.
(FULL STORY)
The Independent Weekly |
02-24-2012 1:05 pm |
Industry News
Deadline to Apply for AAN Membership is Friday, Feb. 17
The application deadline for publications to apply for membership to the Association of Alternative Newsmedia is Friday, Feb. 17.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
02-14-2012 12:18 pm |
Association News
Tags: Management
The Media Oxpecker: Return of the Buyouts
Washington Post employees face another round of buyouts. Gannett employees over the age of 56 are encouraged to retire early. And a pioneering citizen journalism site closes up shop.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
02-10-2012 1:38 pm |
Media Roundup
Bay Citizen, Center for Investigative Reporting to Mergenew
The Bay Citizen and the Center for Investigative Reporting, two non-profit organizations based in the Bay Area, announced formally Tuesday that they intend to merge.
PBS MediaShift |
02-10-2012 4:39 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Financial, Management
Alt-Weeklies Mine Roots To Drive Web Revenuenew
According to Tim Keck, publisher of Seattle's The Stranger and Portland, Ore.'s Mercury, alt-weeklies can draw on their iconoclastic voice, strong local entertainment coverage and close relationships with local businesses, to take the online lead in their communities and build their online revenue.
NetNewsCheck |
02-01-2012 7:00 am |
Industry News
#AANWeb Day 2
Everybody's a media company these days, so news publishers should exploit their edge competencies, said #AANWeb keynote speaker Terry Heaton yesterday. But what's next for news, and how do we build for it? A battle plan awaits.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
01-27-2012 8:20 am |
Conference News
The Media Oxpecker: With Social Media, Timing is Everything
When is the best time to Tweet? How far apart should Facebook posts be spaced? And is it time to start a 'Daily Deal Death Watch' website?
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
01-20-2012 1:54 pm |
Media Roundup
The Media Oxpecker: Should Newspapers Stop Innovating?
The end of album reviews in SPIN magazine; Facebook's timeline format as an opportunity to reach out to readers; and are newspapers innovating too quickly?
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
01-13-2012 1:03 pm |
Media Roundup
New Speakers, Sessions Added to AAN Web Conference Schedule
Heading to the AAN Web Conference in San Francisco? Check out the updated schedule of speakers and sessions here.
And don't forget, the AAN member rate of $99 per person ends this Friday, January 13, going up to $199 per person after that. (FULL STORY)
And don't forget, the AAN member rate of $99 per person ends this Friday, January 13, going up to $199 per person after that. (FULL STORY)
AAN |
01-10-2012 12:03 pm |
Conference News
Monterey County Weekly Blogging Its Progress Towards LEED Certification
As Monterey County Weekly works to achieve LEED platinum certification for its building in Seaside, Calif., assistant editor Kera Abraham is chronicling their progress by blog.
(FULL STORY)
Monterey County Weekly |
01-06-2012 4:40 pm |
Industry News
The Media Oxpecker: Cynical Traffic-Trawling is Bad for the Soul (and other lessons learned while favela paintballing)
David Carr explains why SOPA is a bad idea; Gannett equips its employees with iPads and iPhones; and a surprise candidate for the Most Sought-After Demographic Group of 2012.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
01-06-2012 2:54 pm |
Media Roundup
Village Voice Lays Off Longtime Film Critic Jim Hoberman
Award-winning film critic Jim Hoberman has been laid off by The Village Voice, where he has been a staff writer for 29 years.
(FULL STORY)
Village Voice |
01-05-2012 11:10 am |
Industry News
The Athens NEWS Announces New Publishernew
Jane Means has taken over as publisher for The Athens NEWS. Bruce Mitchell, who has led the paper for 35 years, will remain as CEO.
The Athens NEWS |
01-03-2012 3:41 pm |
Industry News
Rob Jiranek Joins Southcomm as COO
Rob Jiranek has previously served as partner and Group Publisher of Portico Publishing, publishers of C-Ville Weekly in Charlottesville, VA, and the Columbia Free Times.
(FULL STORY)
Southcomm |
01-03-2012 12:03 pm |
Press Releases
