AAN News
Pittsburgh Convention At a Glance
Here's a look at the 2004 annual
convention by the numbers -- from
attendance to admissions, parties to
pierogies, board members to
brouhahas. The consensus seems to be
that Pittsburgh surprised and
delighted AAN.
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
06-11-2003 12:26 pm |
Industry News
New AAN Member Already Thinking Dailynew
The owners of the Long Island Press, one of the seven applying papers voted into the association at the Pittsburgh convention, "have begun plotting how to take the paper daily to compete with Newsday," reports the New York Post. Jed Morey, CEO of the paper's parent company, the Morey Organization, which also owns three radio stations on Long Island, tells the Post: "We consider the weekly a trial balloon. The size of this market lends itself to two dailies."
New York Post |
06-10-2003 1:56 pm |
Industry News
Seven New Members Admitted to AAN
AAN Staff |
06-08-2003 6:44 pm |
Association News
2003 Admissions Committee Recommendations
06-06-2003 10:29 am |
Association News
Creative Loafing to Investigate Cox Board Membersnew
The Board of Directors of
Creative Loafing, Inc., announced that it
will investigate two of its directors from
Cox Newspapers, Inc., owner of the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The
question is whether the two directors
used the confidential board
meetings to learn enough about
publishing alternative newsweeklies to
launch "accessAtlanta" as a direct
competitor to Creative Loafing
(Atlanta).
Creative Loafing Inc. news release |
06-03-2003 10:59 am |
Industry News
Next Two Convention Sites Announced
AAN Staff |
05-29-2003 4:13 pm |
Association News
Board Candidates Announced
AAN Staff |
05-27-2003 5:13 pm |
Association News
AAN Trade Show Attracts 35 Vendors
AAN Staff |
05-19-2003 4:03 pm |
Association News
Admission Committee’s Goals Now Clearly (Maybe) Stated
05-13-2003 2:31 pm |
Letters to the Editor
Admission Committee Must Be Gatekeeper
05-09-2003 4:45 pm |
Letters to the Editor
Applicants Brace for Admissions Committee's Report
The AAN Admissions Committee's often barbed recommendation report to the members will be released during the June 5-8 AAN Convention, giving thumbs up or down to the 12 papers applying for admission this year. Last year's report, which included such memorable digs as "this paper should be taken out back and shot," is still causing a stir a year later. Several members tell AAN News they plan to temper their written remarks this year.
(FULL STORY)
Marty Levine |
05-08-2003 2:24 pm |
Industry News
Baltimore City Paper Razzes the Sunnew
A few weeks ago the Baltimore Sun launched "LiVE!" its version of the ubiquitous daily paper sop to "young readers." Baltimore City Paper wasted no time in starting its own new weekly "Advice Column for Journalists Looking to Get in on the Lucrative Alt-Weekly Market." Here's a sample: "After more than two years with virtually no homegrown pop-music coverage ... three LiVE! covers in a row devoted to the hot musical acts of today. Ga-zinga! You surely are giving us a run for our money, pop-music-wise, which, of course, as everyone knows, is a big reason people pick up a publication like ours. And that's the idea, right? A publication like ours? Except folks gotta pay for yours."
Baltimore City Paper |
05-07-2003 3:07 pm |
Industry News
Creative Loafing Accuses Board Members of Bad Faithnew
Jay Smith and Buddy
Solomon, Cox Newspaper
executives who sit on the Creative Loafing
board as a result of Cox's 25 percent
ownership in the alt-weekly chain, were
apparently taking notes during the board
meetings. The proof? The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, Cox's flagship
daily, last week rolled out
accessAtlanta, a free-circulation weekly
aimed directly at CL's young readers.
John Sugg dubs the new paper
Creative Loafing's Mini-Me and
says CL has taken steps to freeze out
Cox's Trojan Horse board members.
"This action has exposed [Smith and
Solomon] to charges of conflict of interest
and the appearance of bad faith and
ethics," says CL President and CEO
Ben Eason. "We intend to
wage this war with everything we
have."
Creative Loafing Atlanta |
04-30-2003 11:01 am |
Industry News
SE AAN Conference Brings on Editorial This Year
Ann Hinch |
03-24-2003 3:32 pm |
Association News
