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Tribune Plans to Roll Out Metromix Entertainment Sites at All Papersnew

As it launches Metromix LA this week (with former LA Weekly books and restaurants editor Deborah Vankin at the helm), the Tribune Company says it will produce versions of the local entertainment website at all of its papers, Editor & Publisher reports. Metromix was already up and running in Chicago, Orlando and Baltimore; the company says a New York City site will go live this week. Metromix is aimed at young, "socially active" adults and features a searchable database of entertainment listings with user and staff comments.
Editor & Publisher  |  07-11-2007  8:12 am  |  Industry News

'Newspaper' vs. 'Content' Biz is a 'False Dichotomy,' Consultant Saysnew

"The biggest problem I have with the framing is that it's a supply-side question, which means there's hardly a wrong answer to it," says newspaper consultant Terry Garrett. The alt-weekly veteran discussed "Making Decisions in a Complex and Changing Media Market" at this year's AAN convention, and has begun a series of blog posts on the state of the alt-weekly industry as he sees it. "The implication in the subtle difference between the two choices is that you may be spending too much time on non-core business function and too little on your newspapers," he says. "The two ways to prove that is to ask demand-side questions first and to accurately measure your performance in operations against the best success standards." He lays out four key "demand-side" questions for newspapers:
  • What information do consumers want?
  • What does that information accomplish for them?
  • How do they get it?
  • Are their preferences for what they want and how they get it changing, and if so in what ways?
Don't Panic Blog  |  07-03-2007  9:34 am  |  Industry News

Cigarette Advertising is Dwindlingnew

Advertising Age  |  06-25-2007  9:07 am  |  Industry News

Farewell PortlAANd 2007, We Hardly Knew Yenew

Representing 90 AAN member papers and many non-members as well, 588 alties converged on Portland last weekend for a rousing 30th annual AAN Convention. There were senators, strip club tours, former US attorneys, marching bands, scores of informative sessions, and, of course, parties galore. If you missed it, or if you just want to relive your treasured memories, you can always head over to the first-ever official convention blog, which now features blog posts by convention attendees and AAN staff, as well as links to the many folks who wrote about the confab for their own papers or websites. If you've seen coverage we're missing, you can e-mail editor (at) aan.org.
PortlAANd 2007  |  06-22-2007  11:51 am  |  Association News

Liquor Companies Dedicating More Ad Dollars to Webnew

New York Times  |  06-22-2007  3:22 pm  |  Industry News

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