AAN News
Print, TV Ads Precipitate Online Searchesnew
Center for Media Research |
03-21-2007 9:02 am |
Industry News
Google to Sell Using Cost-per-transaction Modelnew
Mediaweek |
03-20-2007 8:59 pm |
Industry News
Brands Turn to Steve Stoute to Reach Young, Urban Trendsettersnew
BusinessWeek |
03-20-2007 11:35 am |
Industry News
Huffington's Formula For Ad Successnew
Online Media Daily |
03-20-2007 11:28 am |
Industry News
Newspapers and Radio Find Unlikely Ally in Googlenew
Advertising Age |
03-16-2007 1:04 pm |
Industry News
NAA: Online Ad Revenue Keeps Growing -- But Print Sinksnew
Editor & Publisher |
03-15-2007 11:46 am |
Industry News
Web Ad Spending By Categorynew
Online Media Daily |
03-15-2007 10:35 am |
Industry News
AAN to Name Annual Award After Molly Ivins

The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies will honor Ivins' contribution to journalism by bestowing an annual First Amendment award to a North American journalist whose work best embodies the spirit of Ivins' legacy. "She got her basic training at one of our
member newspapers, and when she left she continued to speak truth to power
with wit and style. Her work speaks for itself, and speaks volumes about how much difference one courageous journalist can make," says Kenneth Neill, AAN President and publisher of The Memphis
Flyer.
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Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Press Release |
03-13-2007 11:20 am |
Press Releases
Jupiter: 48% of Brand Marketers Plan to Use Social Marketingnew
Online Media Daily |
03-13-2007 12:54 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Marketing
ABC Announces New 'Online Audience' Optionnew
Editor & Publisher |
03-13-2007 12:51 pm |
Industry News
Web Gains, Print Losses for Alt-Weekliesnew
That's what this year's "State of the News Media" reports, chronicling the slight decline of print readers and "enormous growth" online in 2006. The Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) also looks at the VVM/New Times merger, which it cited as "the biggest issue on the horizon" for the industry in last year's report. "Economically, the early indications are that the merger may not have as dramatic an effect as many in the industry expected," says PEJ.
Project for Excellence in Journalism |
03-12-2007 2:35 pm |
Industry News
Metro Times' Blowout Celebrates 10th Yearnew
The Detroit alt-weekly's annual music festival, which begins tonight, "is the area's biggest annual celebration of local music," featuring "more than 250 bands over four nights at 20 venues," the Detroit Free Press reports. During the past decade, the festival has featured Detroit acts like Eminem and the White Stripes before they became international stars.
The Detroit Free Press |
03-07-2007 5:00 pm |
Industry News
Audience Measurement Increasingly Important to Ad Buyersnew
As online advertising continues to rise in popularity, traditional media are feeling pressure from marketers to change the way they measure their audiences, the New York Times reports. The fast-growing outdoor advertising industry, which has had particular trouble quantifying its effectiveness, is the target of two separative initiatives to develop new measurement systems, according to the Times.
The New York Times |
02-26-2007 1:11 pm |
Industry News
The Hearst Corp. to Launch San Antonio Faux-Alt
San Antonio Express-News says 210 SA, "a new weekly publication aimed at the 18-35-year-old reader ... is not unlike other free young-adult newspapers, such as Red Eye in Chicago and Quick in Dallas," according to an internal memo obtained by AAN News. 210SA, which will compete with AAN member the San Antonio Current, marks the first foray into faux-alts for The Hearst Corp.
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AAN News |
02-23-2007 12:34 pm |
Industry News
Dan Savage 'Deft With the Sledgehammer'new
At the Stranger's annual Valentine's Day Bash, the alt-weekly's editor and
nationally-syndicated sex columnist destroyed sentimental artifacts from
relationships gone awry, employing some unusual tools, including fire and
urine. A video from the event was posted on the The Stranger's blog, where
Savage recounts his favorite moments of destruction: "Melting down a wedding
ring and chucking the little blob of melted gold into the street -- right up
there with taking a hammer to a diamond engagement ring."
Bitter Orange |
02-21-2007 11:54 am |
Industry News