AAN News
NAA: Newspapers Draw 41 Percent of U.S. Internet Usersnew
Media Daily News |
10-24-2008 9:15 am |
Industry News
AAN Hires New Advertising and Awards Coordinator
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies has hired Jason Zaragoza to the newly created position of advertising and awards coordinator. His first day with AAN was Oct. 14. Zaragoza takes over for Stephanie Roswell in handling the logisitics of the AAN CAN classified network, and for Heather Kuldell in coordinating the AltWeekly Awards. "Jason is smart and organized, and he has an incredibly professional attitude for someone so young," says AAN executive director Richard Karpel. "We're counting on him to keep AAN CAN and the awards contest running smoothly."
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AAN News |
10-23-2008 1:49 pm |
Association News
Study: Young Adults More Responsive to Ads in Email than on Social Netsnew
Among 18- to-34-year-olds, consumers are more likely to be influenced to make purchases based on email marketing messages and direct mail than from ads or marketing on social networks, according to a new white paper from Ball State University and ExactTarget. "It is too easy to assume that the media consumers who (sic) choose for their own news, information and entertainment are by default the best media to use for marketing messages," says Mike Bloxham, director of Insight and Research at Ball State University's Center for Media Design.
Online Media Daily |
10-23-2008 11:47 am |
Industry News
Philadelphia City Paper Teams Up with Reading Terminal Market to Host Recipe Contest
Philadelphia City Paper Press Release |
10-22-2008 11:48 am |
Press Releases
Architecture Firm Tapped to Expand and 'Green' Charleston City Paper Officesnew
Studio A Architecture Press Release |
10-22-2008 9:05 am |
Press Releases
Find AAN on Facebook and LinkedIn
Are you a member of Facebook or LinkedIn? If so, AAN invites you to join our groups on each of these social networking sites. Click here to join us on Facebook, and here to do so on LinkedIn.
AAN |
10-20-2008 9:35 am |
Association News
Art Students Reimagine Philadelphia City Paper News Boxesnew
City Paper publisher Paul Curci invited graphic design and industrial design students from the University of the Arts to rework the paper's street boxes, and "the results are, by and large, stunning," according to editor Brian Howard. The mock-ups use ideas ranging from the utilitarian (a box that collects rain water and funnels it into a street-level dog bowl) to the futuristic (the "multi-lingual distributional information kiosk" pictured at left which features solar power, USB and headphone ports, and allows individuals to print out personalized issues of the paper). A jury that included arts professionals and Curci chose winners, some of which may be produced in the coming year.
Philadelphia City Paper |
10-17-2008 12:44 pm |
Industry News
Court Filings Shed Light on Creative Loafing's Financesnew
According to a case management summary (pdf) filed in Creative Loafing's bankruptcy proceedings on Monday, revenues are off at the six-paper alt-weekly chain. Atlanta Magazine's Steve Fennessy reports that when CL was looking for financing to purchase the Chicago Reader and Washington City Paper, it projected the expanded company would see revenues of $43 million in fiscal year 2008. But the court filing says that revenue in FY08, ending June 30, 2008, was $35 million, and predicts that sales in the first quarter of FY09 will be only $3.5 million. In other CL bankruptcy news, Washington City Paper has published a statement from one of the company's lenders, Atalaya, which says the bankruptcy filing was "unfortunate and unnecessary," and assures "all interested parties that Atalaya has no intention of attempting to shut down the business." MORE: City Paper editor Erik Wemple talks to the George Washington University student paper The Hatchet about the changes in store as the paper shifts focus.
Atlanta Magazine | Washington City Paper |
10-16-2008 11:43 am |
Industry News
MySpace Launches Self-Service MyAdsnew
Media Daily News |
10-14-2008 10:12 am |
Industry News
Monterey County Weekly: Looking Good at 20
The Weekly celebrates an historic milestone with a special 20th anniversary issue that hit the streets (and the web) yesterday. The 200-page issue, which is saddle stitched and features the Weekly's first-ever glossy cover, "takes a long backwards glance at the people, the institutions, the buildings, the parties and the natural disasters that have helped shape the community" since Coast Weekly (the paper's original name) debuted in the fall of 1988. "The community support has been fantastic for this issue, in much the same way it has been for the last twenty years," says founder and CEO Bradley Zeve.
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Monterey County Weekly Press Release |
10-10-2008 8:18 am |
Press Releases
Boston Phoenix Staff is Up for Mustache Awardnew
The American Mustache Institute's (AMI) first ever "Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year" contest recognizes "the most impactful Mustached American of the past year." Among this year's nominees are Bob Barr, Jason Giambi, and the staff of the Boston Phoenix. The alt-weekly made the cut for implementing "a mandatory mustache policy" earlier this year, and for its overall "commitment to the Mustached American movement." Voting will be open to the public until Oct. 17, and the winner will be announced Oct. 25.
American Mustache Institute |
10-09-2008 12:23 pm |
Industry News
Charles Gerencser Leaves Southland Publishing for the Obama Campaignnew
The executive publisher of Southland's Los Angeles CityBeat and executive vice president of sales for the chain's other AAN papers announced yesterday that he's leaving on Oct. 17 to join the Barack Obama campaign as a fundraiser and committee leader for California and Nevada. "As a life-long Republican I am seen as a crucial leader in the fight to win votes and raise money for the Senator amongst undecided Republicans and Independents, particularly in the States of Nevada and Colorado which are key Western battleground states," he wrote in an email to colleagues. Gerencser was also a member of the AAN Marketing Committee. As for life after the campaign, he notes that he's applied to two doctoral programs for admission as early as Spring 2009.
LA Observed |
10-09-2008 11:15 am |
Industry News
Still More on the Creative Loafing Bankruptcy Filingnew
On Atlanta Magazine's blog, former Creative Loafing (Atlanta) staffer Steve Fennessy talks to Ben Eason -- who he calls "a tireless networker with a love of jargon" -- and a few worried staffers about this week's filing. Eason reiterates a few points he's been making to the press this week, and adds that, despite his web-first strategy, he doesn't envision a time when his publications don't produce actual newspapers. MORE: Read more from Creative Loafing's John Sugg, Washington City Paper's Angela Valdez, Gawker, and consultant Mark Potts.
Atlanta Magazine |
10-02-2008 12:31 pm |
Industry News
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Study: Online Ads Over Content Becoming More Acceptablenew
The Center for Media Research |
10-02-2008 9:19 am |
Industry News
East Bay Express Announces Sarah Palin Songwriting Competition
The Express is currently accepting submissions for songs with original lyrics (the music doesn't need to be original) in any genre inspired by the Republican vice presidential candidate. The paper's music critics will review all of the submissions in the special Oct. 29 election issue, and the winner will be featured on the paper's podcast, "Radio Express," and win other prizes. Email your submission by Thursday, Oct. 23 to music (at) eastbayexpress.com.
UPDATE: Express publisher Jody Colley tells AAN News that they've already received their first submission:
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UPDATE: Express publisher Jody Colley tells AAN News that they've already received their first submission:
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East Bay Express Press Release |
10-01-2008 9:22 am |
Press Releases
