AAN News
In Harm's Way, Alt-Weeklies Weather Hurricanes
Readers of Gambit Weekly, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Miami New Times, Weekly Planet (Tampa), Weekly Planet (Sarasota), Folio Weekly and Orlando Weekly have lately seen Mother Nature at her worst. Distributed in areas affected by the hurricanes that have pounded Florida and surrounding states since August, these alt-weeklies have come out on schedule -- thanks to determined staffers and contingency plans.
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Ann Hinch |
09-17-2004 6:06 pm |
Industry News
New Orleans Students Write about Brown v. Board of Educationnew
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision abolishing segregation in public schools, Gambit Weekly asked New Orleans high school students to write about the ruling's impact on them. Segregation takes many forms, the students observe. Ninth grader Vinnessia Shelbia contends that the school system, by focusing on black "high achievers," belittles African American students' futures. The result: too many "end up cleaning up after the ones who went to good schools."
Tags: Gambit
Gambit and Willamette Week Are Food Award Finalists
03-12-2004 3:58 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Willamette Week, Gambit
Gambit Weekly Welcomes Katy Reckdahl to Editorial Staff
Gambit Weekly news release |
08-26-2003 2:19 pm |
Press Releases
Gambit Remembers Susan Crichton Martineau
In a fitting tribute, the paper dedicates the Best
of New Orleans issue to its former ad director,
who succumbed to cancer earlier this week. “Sue
represented the best of Gambit,” says publisher
Margo DuBos. “In a lifetime, you can only
hope to know someone as wonderful as Sue.” News &
Reviews’ Jeff von Kaenel, who worked with
Crichton to organize AWN, says, “Putting it together
was complicated because getting alternative
newspaper publishers to work together is like
herding cats. And Sue was one of the few people I
met who could herd cats.”
(FULL STORY)
Allen Johnson Jr. |
08-21-2003 3:31 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Gambit
Benjamin Joins Gambit Weeklynew
Eric
Benjamin, a 20-year alternative newsweekly veteran, becomes associate publisher of Gambit Weekly. The Boston native played a
significant role in the growth of the alternative newsweekly industry as board president
and founding board member of Alternative Weekly
Network, which represents more than 120 alternative newsweeklies
nationwide. He comes to Gambit directly from New Mass Media, where he was national sales director.
Gambit Weekly |
03-25-2003 11:49 am |
Industry News
Rall, Reckdahl Honorednew
Cartoonist Ted Rall, whose work appears in several AAN papers, and Katy Reckdahl, a frequent contributor to Gambit Weekly, are among the five winners of the 2002 James Aronson Awards for Social Justice Journalism. The judges say that Rall's "Cartooning with a Conscience" has "increasingly grown irreverent, cutting and iconoclastic, almost at times seeming to
eschew humor in favor of mordant portraiture." Reckdahl was recognized for her work on the homeless of New Orleans. "Reckdahl's work challenges the stereotype that the homeless create their own
situation because they are criminals, substance abusers or mentally ill," the judges wrote.
James Aronson Awards for Social Justice Journalism news release |
03-12-2003 5:01 pm |
Industry News
2002 Aronson Awards Honor Two AAN Contributors
The James Aronson Award for Social Justice news release |
03-12-2003 4:46 pm |
Press Releases
Gambit's Reckdahl Honored for Juvenile Justice Seriesnew
Katy Reckdahl wins a 2002
Casey Journalism Center Medal for
Distinguished Coverage of Children and
Family Issues. Her award in the
non-daily newspaper category is for her
"full and compelling report on the troubled
Tallulah Correctional Center for Youth"
that appeared last year in Gambit
Weekly, the center's release states.
The series won a first-place in the
news feature category of the
Alternative Newsweekly Awards.
The Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families |
10-01-2002 3:30 pm |
Industry News
AAN Diversity Grant Recipients Head Back to School
Next grant deadline Oct. 14
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
09-13-2002 11:26 am |
Association News
Third Round of Diversity Grants Awarded
OC Weekly, Gambit Weekly are recipients
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
04-17-2002 1:13 pm |
Association News
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.
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AAN Staff |
09-12-2001 4:11 pm |
Industry News
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
Alternative Newsweekly Awards Announced
The results are in for the 2001 Alternative
Newsweekly Awards, and Gambit
Weekly is this year's big winner with
nine prize-winning entries. Meanwhile,
Texas Observer Editor Nate
Blakeslee collected the most
awards-booty among individual
contenders, with winning entries in three
separate categories. But hold the
champagne corks for a couple of weeks:
The order of finish won't be announced
until July 12, during the annual awards
lunch in New Orleans.
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
06-25-2001 11:51 am |
Industry News
Big Party Planned for Big Easy
It’s a good thing the AAN convention seminars are starting an hour later this year. “The attendees are going to be up late,” says Margo DuBos, publisher of host paper Gambit Weekly.
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AAN Staff |
05-23-2001 11:51 am |
Association News
Baton Rouge Newsweekly to Debut in January
Gambit Weekly Owners Prepare For Launch By Acquiring Assets of Local Paper.
(FULL STORY)
Cory Zurowski |
10-02-1998 11:51 am |
Industry News
