AAN News
COG1 and Ruxton Join Forces to Maximize Reach to Gen X/Y Audiences
01-05-2005 4:00 pm |
Press Releases
Newspapers Make Gains in Political Ad Spendingnew
Now that the election dust has settled, an official tally of gains by medium during the 2004 political contest shows the newspaper industry's effort to hustle for dollars has paid off.
Editor and Publisher |
01-03-2005 10:31 am |
Industry News
Tags: Marketing, Retail Advertising
Lineup Set for Creative Loafing's Dec. 8 Political Party
12-06-2004 11:31 am |
Press Releases
Creative Loafing to Hold Political Party Nov. 10
11-08-2004 2:26 pm |
Press Releases
4th Annual Get Real: City Pages Documentary Film Festival
Seven Days Featuring 19 Twin Cities Premieres
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10-29-2004 12:24 pm |
Press Releases
Politicians Get Wild for Ragtag Alt-Weekly Audiencenew
Willamette Week co-sponsored Candidates Gone Wild!, an event that allowed candidates for Portland City Council, mayor and the 1st Congressional District to set aside substance for shtick. The politicians participated in a talent show, sat through satirical short films and weathered a Q&A session filled with hard-hitting questions that Oregonian news writer Douglas Perry contends, "would make Bob Schieffer pass out." That aside, Perry judges the event an "aggressively issues-free evening" attended by an audience that "views the popular 'Girls Gone Wild' videos as a wholesome tradition."
The Oregonian |
10-21-2004 2:28 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Marketing, Willamette Week
Creative Loafing Hosts Pre-Debate Political Party
10-12-2004 11:59 am |
Press Releases
Alt-Weekly Awards Contest Goes Online
Ruth Hammond |
10-07-2004 5:42 pm |
Association News
Alts' Arts Coverage Fills Void Left by Dailies, Journalism Study Findsnew
Despite a proliferation of cultural activity, arts and entertainment coverage in most daily newspapers has remained constant, and in some cases decreased, the National Arts Journalism Program at Columbia University says in its new study, Reporting the Arts II: News Coverage of Arts and Culture in America. Summarizing their findings in the Los Angeles Times, the report's authors say hope lies with public radio, the Internet and alternative papers. "The alternative press, once derided by mainline news outlets, has also proved so successful at covering local arts events that media giants such as Tribune Co. and Gannett have started publications that mimic those brash competitors," they write.
Los Angeles Times |
10-04-2004 2:42 pm |
Industry News
Dates for AAN West, East Announced
AAN Staff |
10-04-2004 6:00 pm |
Association News
Jackson Free Press Presents 2004 Youth Voting Rally
09-27-2004 3:56 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Marketing, Jackson Free Press
AAN Member to Address State Press Association Conventionnew
Catherine Nelson, associate publisher of AAN member Shepherd Express in Milwaukee, Wis., is scheduled to deliver a lecture titled "There Are Alternatives" at the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association convention next month. The PNA Web site describes Nelson, who was formerly publisher of two Pittsburgh alt-weeklies that went out of business, as "an industry guru on alternative papers." In addition to her position at Shepherd Express, Nelson presently serves as publisher of the new, daily-owned Core Weekly, which competes with AAN member Isthmus in Madison, Wis. (Scroll down the linked page to read about Nelson's lecture.)
Pennsylvania Newspaper Association |
09-16-2004 3:01 pm |
Industry News
Faux Alt Debuts in Tampanew
The Times Publishing Co., publisher of the St. Petersburg Times, has launched tbt*, a weekly paper apparently aimed at asterisk-loving young adults. According to the Times, tbt* delivers news in short chunks with colorful photos and no attempt at serious analysis, and bills itself as "zippy news for time-challenged adults." Features also include entertainment listings, shopping tips, and advice on computers and romance. Paul Tash, editor and chairman of Times Publishing, tells reporter Helen Huntley: "There's nothing else like it on the market." AAN-member Weekly Planet (Tampa) is distributed in the same area.
St. Petersburg Times |
09-13-2004 6:11 pm |
Industry News
Marketing Campaign for AAN's Story-Sharing Site to Begin
For years, editors of AAN papers talked about having a Web site they could use to buy articles from each other in a pinch. This year DesertNet built them the site, AltWeeklies.com. Over the summer, editors filled the story-sharing site with news articles, commentary and reviews. And now AAN's director of sales and marketing, Roxanne Cooper, is promoting AltWeeklies.com to the public with the hope of building a broader online audience for all AAN papers.
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Ruth Hammond |
09-01-2004 8:47 pm |
Industry News
AAN's Karpel Predicts Faux Alternatives Will Failnew
In an opinion piece published in Boulder Weekly, AAN executive director Richard Karpel recounts a phone interview he gave to The Daily Camera. The Boulder, Colo., daily is launching Dirt, a free weekday paper targeting 18- to 24-year-olds, and its reporter wanted a comment. Karpel obliged, explaining why Dirt, like any number of similar tabloids, would ultimately fail to reach young people: Daily papers tiptoe around potentially offensive language and subject matter; they're too "objective" for passion or point of view; and they're institutions far removed from the world most young people inhabit. The Camera chose to publish his one comment that tended to make the opposite point, so he lays out his full argument here.
Boulder Weekly |
08-27-2004 12:17 pm |
Industry News
