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Print, TV Ads Precipitate Online Searchesnew

Center for Media Research  |  03-21-2007  9:02 am  |  Industry News

Huffington's Formula For Ad Successnew

Online Media Daily  |  03-20-2007  11:28 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. (FULL STORY)
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Press Release  |  03-13-2007  11:20 am  |  Press Releases

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. (FULL STORY)
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

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