AAN News
Boise Weekly Wins 'Small Business of the Year' Award from Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce
Surprise for Idaho's only alternative paper
(FULL STORY)
Boise Weekly Press Release |
06-20-2008 9:53 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Management, Boise Weekly
Boise Weekly named winner by Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce of 'Small Business of theYear' awards
Surprise for Idaho's only alternative paper
(FULL STORY)
06-19-2008 5:00 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Boise Weekly
Boise Weekly Named Small Business of the Year by Local Chambernew
Idaho Business Review |
06-18-2008 3:59 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Tags: Management, Boise Weekly
Boise Weekly Names New Editor
After a year leading the Boise Weekly's editorial team, Shea
Andersen is headed out, "to work at a newspaper that does not feature a
cartoon devoted to making fun of idle chatter overheard in the
offices of Boise," according to a press release. He will be replaced by Rachael Daigle, who has been a staff writer and editor at the Weekly for five years. "Rachael knows what we are about and understands what
needs to be done to move Boise Weekly forward," publisher Sally Freeman
says in a statement. "I am very excited about our future with her leading our
editorial team." The paper also took this opportunity to announce two new hires: Nathaniel
Hoffman as news editor and Tara Morgan as staff writer.
(FULL STORY)
Boise Weekly Press Release |
05-30-2008 11:02 am |
Press Releases
Boise Weekly Nabs Idaho Journalism Honors
The Weekly took home eight Idaho Press Club awards, including first-place finishes in four categories: Environment Reporting, Light Feature, Political Reporting, and Serious Feature. "The awards received by Idaho Press Club support our belief and efforts to be the best newspaper in Idaho," owner/publisher Sally
Freeman says in a statement.
(FULL STORY)
Boise Weekly Press Release |
05-05-2008 1:37 pm |
Press Releases
Boise Faux-Alt Ceases to Existnew
The McClatchy-owned and Idaho Statesman-operated free weekly known as Thrive (nee Thr!ve) has printed its last issue, New West Boise reports. Thrive editor David Parker and some staffers will remain at the Statesman, he says in a farewell note. Thrive, which competed with AAN member Boise Weekly, began in October 2002 as one of a few tests in different markets by Gannett (the paper's original owner), which wanted to see if such faux-alts could flourish, according to New West. MORE: Boise Weekly offers its take on Thrive's demise: "No more fun, fun, fun articles about local sports enthusiasts. Gone are the always-positive restaurant advertorials."
New West Boise |
07-11-2007 8:07 am |
Industry News
Tags: Management, Boise Weekly
Former Boise Weekly Owner & Editor Heads to the Anchorage Pressnew
Bingo Barnes will take over as publisher of the free weekly paper "almost immediately," Boise Weekly reports. "It's a good paper, and there is room for improvement," Barnes says. The Press was bought last year by Wick Communications, which also owns AAN member Tucson Weekly. Barnes, who was at Boise Weekly for about five years, also served on AAN's Board of Directors from 2005 to 2006.
Boise Weekly |
05-24-2007 12:19 pm |
Industry News
Boise Weekly Wins Two First-Place Awards from Idaho Press Associationnew
The alt-weekly received first-place honors for Shea Anderson's work in the political reporting category and for Nicholas Collias's work in the environmental reporting category. The Weekly also took home honors in several other categories, including headline writing and investigative reporting. The full list of Idaho Press Association winners can be found here (PDF file).
Boise Weekly |
05-07-2007 2:13 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Boise Weekly Sends Reporter to Cubanew
"We've never sent a reporter to Idaho Falls, much less Havana," Weekly editor Shea Andersen tells the Idaho Press-Tribune. But last week, when Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and his trade mission group traveled to Cuba, they were accompanied by Nathaniel Hoffman, who is reporting on the trip and on Cuban life for the Weekly. Access was arranged "using nothing more magic than a letter to the Cuban government requesting a visa," according to New West Boise. A spokesperson for Gov. Otter says they "were amazed" that Hoffman's visa was approved. "We were told that the Cubans were not allowing reporters in," Jon Hanian says. "They turned down over 2,000 requests, including Barbara Walters'."
The Idaho Press-Tribune |
04-16-2007 1:46 pm |
Industry News
Boise Weekly Names New Editor
Shea Andersen replaces Nicholas Collias, who left the alt-weekly in October, and Deanna Darr takes over for Andersen as news editor. For the past 12 years, Andersen has worked as a journalist in Colorado, Oregon, New Mexico and Idaho. "We've got big plans for Boise Weekly," Andersen says. "For starters, we're sending a reporter to Cuba, we're refurbishing
the website and there's finally some really good coffee in the break room."
(FULL STORY)
Boise Weekly Press Release |
04-06-2007 3:40 pm |
Press Releases
Boise Weekly Loses Open Records Decisionnew
The alt-weekly's request for documents regarding violations at a private psychiatric facility was set back yesterday, Boise Weekly reports. Late last year, the newspaper and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare started looking into allegations against Intermountain Hospital and requested the relevant documents under the Idaho Open Records Act. Shortly thereafter, the facility won a temporary restraining order from District Judge Joel Horton that sealed all the records, which was upheld yesterday by Judge Michael McLaughlin. Publisher Sally Freeman says the paper is not yet sure if it will appeal the decision.
Boise Weekly |
03-21-2007 8:40 am |
Legal News
'Sexy' Bagel Ad in Boise Weekly Causes a Stirnew
"Our bagels are like vaginas: What's not to love?," asks the notice for River City Bagels. (The ad mistakenly omitted a context-altering line noting that the restaurant is a sponsor of a local production of Vagina Monologues, according to owner Jodi Kummermehr.) Employees tell New West Boise that a few women have complained and some boys were supposedly suspended from school for talking about the ad in class, but foot traffic in the restaurant has increased significantly. "I think it's really funny," says River City manager Sri Galindo. "The only thing I'd feel bad about is if it really offended people, but they learned that word in health class!"
New West Boise |
03-09-2007 3:07 pm |
Industry News
Boise Weekly Intervenes in Hospital-Records Casenew
The AAN-member weekly is seeking the release of state inspection reports on Intermountain Hospital's troubled residential treatment center for teens, reports The Idaho Statesman. The records were sealed last week when a state court judge approved the privately owned psychiatric hospital's request for a temporary injunction preventing their release.
The Idaho Statesman |
01-29-2007 3:11 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Management, Boise Weekly
Boise Weekly Publisher Nominated for Local Awardnew
The local chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners named Sally Barnes one of the four contestants for Business Woman of the Year, according to the Idaho Statesman. The winner will be announced on Jan. 19.
Idaho Statesman |
01-05-2007 5:03 pm |
Honors & Achievements
PBS Kneels to Alt-Weekly's 'Green God' Story
Bill Moyers' recent PBS special on environmentalism among progressive Christians seems to have roots in a progressive newspaper. "Is God Green?" aired Oct. 12, the Boise Weekly notes, nearly 10 months after it ran an article under the same title. Therein Jill Kuraitis wrote about Boise's Vineyard Christian Fellowship and their "green" pastor, Tri Robertson, who was preaching the gospel of good earth stewardship. The paper was soon fielding calls from PBS about Robertson and his faith-based conservation. During the program, Moyers talked to Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker, who gave credit where credit was due: "The Boise Weekly, which is this kind of liberal, alternative weekly, did the first story on it."
10-19-2006 8:41 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Boise Weekly
