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Syracuse New Times Celebrates 40th Anniversarynew
"Twenty years ago, when I ended my anniversary note with 'I look forward to the second 20 years,' I had no idea how fast the second two decades would go," writes publisher and owner Art Zimmer. "I feel the next 20 years will be even bigger and better for The New Times and all of Central New York. Sure, things are down right now, but those of us who have been around 40 years or more (like The New Times) have seen these down cycles several times already."
Syracuse New Times |
02-05-2009 9:12 am |
Industry News
Pittsburghers Take Offense to Phoenix New Times Storynew
"An article in the free weekly Phoenix New Times is filled with insults about Steelers' fans. The article calls them "grubby, loud and nasty," reports Pittsburgh TV station KDKA. "The insults are not being taken lightly here." The New Times story in question ran as a preview to last weekend's Super Bowl matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. "That guy from Arizona better come up here and see what it is," one Pennsylvania resident tells KDKA. "Bring his face up here."
KDKA-TV |
02-05-2009 9:10 am |
Industry News
Newsweek Does Tick-Tock on Willamette Week's Sam Adams Scoopnew
"After last week, Portland's politicians may think twice about trying to put one over" on Willamette Week's Pulitzer-winning reporter Nigel Jaquiss, according to Newsweek reporter Winston Ross. On Jan. 19, Jaquiss broke the news that Portland mayor Sam Adams had sex with an 18-year-old legislative intern and then lied about it. Newsweek notes that WW trumped other news outlets that were pursuing the story: "Jaquiss's scoop is significant not only because it represents the second huge political figure his journalism has humbled in a period of four years, but also because of whom he beat out to get the story: the much larger and much more heavily financed Oregonian."
Newsweek |
02-04-2009 11:38 am |
Industry News
Survey: Free Papers Faced 'Exceedingly Tough' Fourth Quarter
The Association of Free Community Papers' fourth-quarter member survey (not available online) showed many free-circulation community newspapers and shoppers finishing a difficult year with an exceedingly tough fourth quarter. Seventy-three percent of respondents reported that fourth-quarter revenue was down, compared to 66 percent that had reported a year-over-year sales decline in the third quarter. The decreases spanned the country, according to AFCP, but suburban markets were harder hit than urban and rural areas.
The Association of Free Community Papers |
02-04-2009 9:11 am |
Industry News
'Fletcher Chase' Goes from Alt-Weekly Ad Sales to Pro Wrestlingnew
Chase, whose real name is Jason Garrison, worked in advertising sales at St. Louis' Riverfront Times before leaving in January 2007 to try his luck as a grappler with Ohio Valley Wrestling. Two months ago, he made a giant leap toward becoming a big-name wrestler when the WWE recruited him to attend the company's developmental school in Tampa, Riverfront Times reports.
Riverfront Times |
02-04-2009 8:43 am |
Industry News
Online Ad Execs Expect Flat-To-Slow Growth Yearnew
Online Media Daily |
02-04-2009 8:44 am |
Industry News
Gambit Weekly Editor Chats About the State of Alt-Weekly Cartoonsnew
"The cutback in cartoons has less to do with the budget than it does with page counts going down," Kevin Allman tells "Idiot Box" cartoonist Matt Bors. "What you see as $25 for a cartoon, the publishers see as potential ad space that could sell for 10x that amount." Allman says that in New Orleans, they ended up sticking with local cartoonists rather than nationally syndicated ones. "Their drawings are the equivalent of local news stories," he says. "And I try to treat them with as much respect as I do the columnists, but they have to suffer too with the smaller page layouts."
Bors Blog |
02-03-2009 11:21 am |
Industry News
Oklahoma Gazette Wins 12 State SPJ Awardsnew
The Gazette's winnings in the Division A Newspaper category included first-place finishes in the Blog and Story/Photo Essay categories. Winners were announced yesterday.
Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists Pro Chapter (PDF) |
02-03-2009 8:45 am |
Honors & Achievements
One Paper Explains Why it Doesn't 'Unpublish' Stories Onlinenew
The Toronto Star |
02-03-2009 11:41 am |
Industry News
Alt-Cartoonist Says the 'End Of Alternative Comic Strips' May Be Herenew
"Call me a pessimist, but I think relying on alternative weekly papers to sustain alternative comics after this week is a dream," says "Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles" cartoonist Neil Swaab. He lays out three ways forward for working alt-cartoonists: a subscription-based model, more interactivity, and donations. UPDATE (Feb. 3, 1 pm): Swaab has removed the post due to what many saw as disparaging comments about web-based comic artists.
Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles |
02-02-2009 1:12 pm |
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Newspaper Web Audience Grows, Revenues Declinenew
The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) says that unique monthly visitors reached a record of 67.3 million in 2008 -- up 12.1 percent over 60 million in 2007. But as Media Daily News reports, the big increases in traffic simply are not translating into increased online revenues. Fourth-quarter figures are not yet available from the NAA, but online revenues slumped 2.4 percent in the second quarter and 3 percent in the third.
Media Daily News |
02-02-2009 9:51 am |
Industry News
Washington Post and The Onion End Their Publishing Partnershipnew
Washington City Paper |
02-02-2009 3:44 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Management
Creative Loafing (Tampa) Unveils New Website
Creative Loafing (Tampa) Press Release |
02-02-2009 11:08 am |
Press Releases
Another Cartoonist is Dropped by Alt-Weekly Clientsnew
Lloyd Dangle reports that The Stranger and Metro Silicon Valley have cut his "Troubletown" cartoon. "[The papers] said that they might bring Troubletown back when things get better," Dangle writes, "but for newspapers, I don't know anybody who thinks it's going to get better." Meanwhile, Max Cannon of "Red Meat" has posted "an urgent message" on his website, saying "the alternative comics apocalypse has begun."
Troubletown Blog |
01-29-2009 2:58 pm |
Industry News
Baltimore Examiner to Closenew
The free daily tabloid that launched in Baltimore in 2006 will deliver its last issue Feb. 15, Baltimore City Paper reports. Examiner parent company Clarity Media Group reportedly wanted to focus its East Coast efforts on its Washington, D.C., edition and was looking for someone to buy the Baltimore edition. But when the search came up empty, the company made the decision to close up shop.
Baltimore City Paper |
01-29-2009 1:15 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Management
