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L.A. Weekly Wins Big At City Press Club Awardsnew
L.A. Weekly took home several L.A. Press Club Awards for its editorial, design and social media work. OC Weekly and Pasadena Weekly also came away as winners.
Los Angeles Press Club |
07-08-2011 2:09 pm |
Honors & Achievements
L.A. Weekly Names Music Editornew
The L.A. Weekly has named Ben Westhoff as its music editor, filling the slot left vacant by Gustavo Turner last month.
L.A. Weekly |
06-28-2011 10:44 am |
Industry News
Best of the West 2011 Honors Seven Altsnew
The recent Best of the West journalism contest honored several alt-weeklies, including the Houston Press, Phoenix New Times, SF Weekly and Denver's Westword, which each picked up first-place honors.
The Best of the West |
06-22-2011 4:06 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Summer Book Week: Stuck Between Two Cultures in Mexico City
After nearly four years of immersion in Latin America's cultural capital, former L.A. Weekly writer Daniel Hernandez has released the book, Down and Delirious in Mexico City, to rave reviews.
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AAN |
06-15-2011 3:05 pm |
Industry News
2011 James Beard Award Winners Announced
Three alt-weekly food writers — and one alt-weekly videographer — were named winners of the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards on Friday night.
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The James Beard Foundation |
05-10-2011 6:31 pm |
Honors & Achievements
LA Weekly's Jonathan Gold is a 2011 Pulitzer Prize Finalist
When the Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists were announced today, there was a familiar alt-weekly name on the list: LA Weekly's Jonathan Gold was one of two finalists for criticism, a category Gold won in 2007.
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AAN |
04-18-2011 6:11 pm |
Industry News
Six Alt-Weekly Stories Named IRE Finalists
Stories from five AAN-member papers and one series that ran in several papers have been named finalists in this year's Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) journalism contest.
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AAN |
04-11-2011 9:06 am |
Honors & Achievements
Several Alt-Weekly Writers Are James Beard Finalistsnew
Alt-Weekly writers are well-represented in the list of finalists for the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards. Winners will be announced on May 6.
James Beard Foundation |
03-21-2011 5:25 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Former L.A. Weekly Editor Kit Rachlis Named Editor of American Prospectnew
Kit Rachlis, former editor at the L.A. Weekly and Village Voice, has been tapped as the American Prospect's new editor.
American Prospect |
02-24-2011 12:04 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, L.A. Weekly
15-Year L.A. Weekly Veteran Departsnew
L.A. Weekly senior features editor Tom Christie has left the paper after 15 years.
Fishbowl LA |
11-22-2010 1:20 pm |
Industry News
Alt-Weekly Writers Pick Up Several Food Journalism Awardsnew
Gus Garcia-Roberts (Miami New Times) and Hanna Raskin (Mountain Xpress) both snagged first place honors.
Association of Food Journalists |
09-08-2010 10:36 am |
Honors & Achievements
'Grim Sleeper' Reporter Leaving L.A. Weeklynew
LA Observed |
09-01-2010 1:29 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, L.A. Weekly
Former L.A. Weekly Editors Launch New Literary Journalnew
Former L.A. Weekly editors Laurie Ochoa and Joe Donnelly are set to release the first issue of Los Angeles based quarterly journal Slake in early July, according to LA Observed. The full color publication will feature narrative journalism, fiction and poetry by several former L.A. Weekly writers, including current food columnist (and Ochoa's husband) Jonathan Gold. In addition, there are plans for a yet to be launched website that "will be one of the first websites designed from scratch to take advantage of the display capabilities of the iPad."
Donnelly left the Weekly in 2008 after his position was eliminated and Ochoa parted ways with the paper last year after holding the editor in chief position for eight years.
Donnelly left the Weekly in 2008 after his position was eliminated and Ochoa parted ways with the paper last year after holding the editor in chief position for eight years.
LA Observed |
06-15-2010 4:22 pm |
Industry News
More Fashion Designers Turn Alt-Weeklies into Dressesnew
Dresses made entirely of pages from the Sacramento News & Review were recently on display when the alt-weekly celebrated its 21st birthday and new green headquarters, as part of a Design Challenge the paper had put together. This comes on the heels of a LA Fashion Week show in March, "Paper Dresses," that featured clothes made out of the L.A. Weekly.
Alternative Weekly Network |
05-28-2010 11:52 am |
Industry News
SoCal Journalism Award Finalists Include a Handful of Alt-Weekliesnew
The Los Angeles Press Club has announced the finalists for its 52nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, and four AAN members and one alt-weekly affiliated columnist are in the running this year. LA Weekly has 23 finalists in 14 categories, including Journalist of the Year (Patrick Range McDonald and Christine Pelisek), Entertainment Journalist (Scott Foundas), Designer (Darrick Rainey) and Online Journalist (Dennis Romero). OC Weekly has five finalists in five categories, including Journalist of the Year (R. Scott Moxley) and Designer (Kelly Lewis). The Pasadena Weekly has seven finalists in six categories, and the Ventura County Reporter has one finalist. Meanwhile, Advice Goddess Amy Alkon is a finalist for five awards, including Journalist of the Year. Winners will be announced on June 27.
Los Angeles Press Club (PDF) |
05-27-2010 8:54 am |
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