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Creative Loafing Founder Plans New Atlanta Papernew
Debbie Eason, founder of the Creative Loafing chain of alternative newsweeklies, is planning a new venture after selling the chain to her children. She intends to launch a new paper, either weekly or biweekly, covering intown western Atlanta, appropriately called West Side Story, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. She tells the daily her new paper won't compete with Creative Loafing-Atlanta.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
12-14-2001 12:44 pm |
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Alt Pubs Threatened for Criticizing President, Policy
Alternative newsweeklies across the country have bucked the trend of unquestioned support for the president and the new war in Afghanistan. They’ve also paid the price for their criticism, with retribution ranging from yanked ads to death threats.
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
10-17-2001 12:32 pm |
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Alternative Papers Rip Up Fronts to Cover Terrorist Nightmare
Across the country, alternative newsweeklies ditched their planned front pages as the awesome events of Tuesday unfolded. East Coast papers like The Village Voice and Washington City Paper are sharing stories and pictures with colleagues from Maine to California.
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
09-12-2001 4:11 pm |
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Tags: Editorial, Boston Phoenix, Cincinnati CityBeat, City Newspaper, Creative Loafing (Atlanta), Gambit, Nashville Scene, The Village Voice, Philadelphia City Paper, Metroland, Washington City Paper, Willamette Week, Colorado Springs Independent, The Local Planet Weekly, Monterey County Weekly, Illinois Times
Writer Hangs It Up After a Dozennew
"Twelve years is too long for a
writer to stay anywhere, particularly in the
field of alternative journalism," Greg
Land says in his farewell column.
He’s off to different pastures, leaving his
spot at Creative Loafing to "new
blood."
Creative Loafing Atlanta |
08-30-2001 9:56 am |
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Creative Loafing Opens File on Abusive Officernew
Mara Shalhoup got a lead on a story that's all-too-familiar, and nearly always ignored by the dailies. Tim Peck, a freelance computer guy, walked down the street from his home to get a carry-out burger at the Fox & Hounds. He left the premises in an ambulance with two broken legs after an altercation with off-duty Sheriff's Deputy Kelvin Smith. Creative Loafing's exclusive opens Deputy Smith's personnel file, and it's packed with similar incidents. Shalhoup spent a month researching and writing the story after waiting a month before Peck would agree to talk to her.
Creative Loafing Atlanta |
08-29-2001 10:44 am |
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Ben Eason Says Sugg Will Set Atlanta "On Fire"new
Ben Eason, president of Creative Loafing Inc., tells the Atlanta Business Chronicle that John Sugg will "set [Atlanta] on fire" when he arrives later this month. Sugg is moving to Atlanta from Tampa, Fla., to help improve Creative Loafing Atlanta's investigative writing and to write his own column, Eason tells the business paper.
Atlanta Business Chronicle |
07-31-2001 11:51 am |
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Weekly Planet Editor Going To Creative Loafing
John Sugg will leave Tampa in late August to become senior editor at the company’s flagship paper, Atlanta’s Creative Loafing. Senior editor “in our lexicon means that I’ll be the lead writer and that I’ll be building and leading the writing team,” says Sugg, who is "second on the masthead" under the paper's editor, Ken Edelstein.
(FULL STORY)
Seth Wharton |
07-26-2001 11:50 am |
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Libel Suit Against Creative Loafing Droppednew
Less than a month after filing a libel lawsuit against Creative Loafing, state Rep. Terry Coleman has backed down from the action.
Creative Loafing Atlanta |
06-06-2001 11:50 am |
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Creative Loafing to Sell Minority Interest to Cox
Founders' children to retain majority control of company.
(FULL STORY)
Christine Iwan |
09-27-2000 11:50 am |
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Creative Loafing Founder Sells Company to Her Children
Deborah Eason relinquishes control of third largest alternative-newspaper chain.
(FULL STORY)
Christine Iwan |
07-06-2000 11:50 am |
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