AAN News
Jackson Free Press Launches 'JFP Daily'new
Earlier this month, the alt-weekly launched a daily e-blast that will feature one full story along with listings and other timely content, like profiles of musicians or authors who have appearances that day. The Daily, which has the catchy slogan "Today's News...Today," will be published each day at 1 pm. "It's been twenty years since Jackson had an afternoon daily," publisher Todd Stauffer tells the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership (pdf). "We thought it would be interesting to revive that tradition, but starting from the ground up using 21st Century technology."
Jackson Free Press |
07-30-2009 12:42 pm |
Industry News
AAN's Schedule for the Year is Firming Up [members only]
Richard Karpel |
07-17-2009 1:56 pm |
AAN Staff Blog
TIME: Willamette Week Festival an 'Authentic American Experience'new
WW's annual MusicFest NW "is probably the most popular music festival you've never heard of," TIME magazine writes in a special package.
TIME |
07-16-2009 8:58 am |
Honors & Achievements
Some D.C. Residents Cry Foul Over Washington City Paper's Covernew
The cover of this week's paper -- with the provocative headline, "You put me out in Denver 'cause I wouldn't suck your dick" -- has some district residents upset, the Washington Post reports. City Paper says the city's Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has received several calls complaining about the cover, which features a photo of councilman and former mayor Marion Barry with his arm around an ex-girlfriend who has accused him of stalking her. (The quote was taken from a recording of a confrontation between Barry and the ex-girlfriend.) "Some people are going to find that vulgar -- that's inevitable," editor Erik Wemple says. "If they find it vulgar, they can complain. It's worth putting it out there, and it's the truth. Sometimes the truth is vulgar." Publisher Amy Austin tells the Post that the negative reaction has been "much less than I expected," and that only three distribution spots have called to say they wouldn't display the paper while one has called to ask for more copies.
Washington Post | Washington City Paper |
07-10-2009 10:08 am |
Industry News
Gannett Folds Faux-Alt Into Metromix Brand in Cincynew
The entire staff of CiN Weekly, the free weekly published by Gannett property The Enquirer, was let go yesterday. "Over the last few days, they've been re-stickering the outdoor plastic boxes with Metromix labels," Cincinnati CityBeat editor and co-publisher John Fox tells Editor & Publisher. Gannett has made similar moves with faux-alts in Nashville and Indianapolis. On Twitter, Enquirer editor Tom Callinan confirms the change: "CiN in print and online will continue with Metromix as dominant brand," he writes. "That does not lessen the sadness of layoffs."
Cincinnati CityBeat | Editor & Publisher |
07-09-2009 9:19 am |
Industry News
Videos from AAN Convention Now Available
AAN staff experimented with digital video at this year's convention and managed to capture several presentations and panels in reasonably presentable form. The videos are now available for viewing in the members-only AAN.org Resource Library.
AAN |
07-07-2009 4:17 pm |
Association News
Alts 'More Nimble' Than Dailies When it Comes to Social Medianew
That's the impression that BNET's David Weir got at last month's AAN Convention. "As those big guys crumble, it's an opportunity for us," an unnamed publisher tells him. "We know that they are stuck halfway between print and the web. And now they have to figure out what to do about mobile. They have far more resources than we do, but they also are much more bureaucratic."
BNET |
07-06-2009 2:19 pm |
Industry News
Thoughts on the Tucson Convention [members only]
Richard Karpel |
07-02-2009 3:41 pm |
AAN Staff Blog
AAN Elects New President, Fills Ten Board Seats
At the annual meeting of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies on Saturday, June 27, Willamette Week's Mark Zusman was elected the association's new president. He succeeds Metroland's Stephen Leon, who will take the advisory role of Immediate Past President. The membership voted on nine other board seats on Saturday, including two that were created just minutes earlier when AAN's bylaws were amended.
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AAN News |
07-01-2009 2:42 pm |
Association News
Tags: Circulation, Classified Advertising, Design & Production, Editorial, Electronic Publishing, Financial, Management, Marketing, Retail Advertising, Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, Mark Zusman, Stephen Leon, Fran Zankowski, Ellen Meany, Steve Delgado, Bill Jensen, Margaret Downing, Sally Freeman, Tim Redmond, Julia Goldberg, Michael Hollett
Two Newspapers Voted into AAN
At the annual meeting of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies this weekend in Tucson, AAN members approved the membership applications of Inland Empire Weekly of Corona, Calif., and Edmonton's See Magazine. In addition, the membership status of six current member papers that had changed hands in the last two years was affirmed.
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AAN News |
06-30-2009 3:19 pm |
Association News
Fast Forward Weekly Accepts Ad That Calgary's Dailies Won't Runnew
The Vancouver Humane Society is trying to take its campaign against calf roping to Canada's biggest rodeo, the Calgary Stampede, but the group has had a hard time placing their anti-roping ad. It was rejected by the Calgary Herald and the Calgary Sun, but the ad -- which is not particularly shocking -- will run in Fast Forward Weekly. The Sun's publisher tells the CBC the ad is in "bad taste" and that the Vancouver Humane Society is "out of its jurisdiction." Fast Forward publisher Ian Chiclo disagrees. "As long as there are no legal issues, we're not in the business of muzzling advertisers," he tells AAN News. "The Calgary Stampede is a great event for the city, but groups should be allowed to express their opinion about the event."
The Globe and Mail | The CBC |
06-30-2009 1:00 pm |
Industry News
LikeMe.Net Introduces Next Generation of Lifestyle Social Recommendation Engine
Partnership with Village Voice Media gives social search network instant penetration; Palm® Pre™ application powers LikeMe's mobile connectivity
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LikeMe.Net Press Release |
06-30-2009 10:24 am |
Press Releases
Thirty-Seven Websites Ready to Implement New Larger Ad Formatsnew
Online Media Daily |
06-30-2009 10:07 am |
Industry News
Membership Committee Recommends Two Papers for Admission to AAN
Of the five newspapers that applied for AAN membership this year, the Membership Committee is recommending that two be voted into the association: See Magazine and Inland Empire Weekly. The committee is also recommending that six current members who've experienced ownership changes be reaffirmed. AAN members will vote on these applications, as well as other matters, at Saturday afternoon's Annual Meeting. In addition, the Membership Committee is recommending that AAN take a look at allowing only-online publications to join the association. UPDATE (3:17 PM EST): The membership committee's report as originally uploaded was incorrect when it said that See's owner, Great West Newspapers, was "the largest" media chain in Canada. It's a large company, but not the largest in the country. The document in the resource library has been updated with the correct information.
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AAN News |
06-26-2009 1:14 pm |
Industry News
AAN Convention Gets Rolling
This morning's sessions have begun, and with them, the first full day of AAN's 32nd Annual Convention in Tucson is on its way. We'll have updates here at AAN.org over the next two days; for pictures of the confab, visit our Flickr page. To get short but sweet updates from various Twitterers here in Tucson, search for the hashtag #aan.
AAN News |
06-26-2009 12:56 pm |
Association News
