AAN News
Two Clarion Awards for VVM Writersnew
Association for Women in Communications |
08-04-2010 5:14 pm |
Honors & Achievements
VVM Releases Five Free iPhone Apps
City Pages (Twin Cities), Houston Press, Phoenix New Times, Village Voice, and Westword have each released free iPhone apps with event listings, restaurant reviews and slideshows.
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Village Voice Media |
07-29-2010 3:35 pm |
Industry News
Phoenix New Times Music Editor Gets Book Dealnew
New Times' Martin Cizmar has sold his book Chubster to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Publishers Marketplace describes it as an "appropriately snarky weight-loss and lifestyle guide for hipsters looking to shed pounds and stay cool," according to Grub Street New York. (Publishers Marketplace is available to subscribers only.) "Expect the core program to center around a regimen of street-cart tacos, Old Granddad, and cigarettes," Grub Street writes.
Grub Street New York |
05-26-2010 11:47 am |
Industry News
Phoenix New Times Celebrates 40th Anniversarynew
New Times, which got its start in 1970 as a reaction to the Kent State shootings, hosted a party over the weekend to celebrate 40 years in existence. Native Arizonan and former alt-weekly writer and NPR editor Bill Wyman takes the anniversary occasion to look back and take stock of what New Times has built; it was the first paper started by Michael Lacey, who now oversees the Village Voice Media chain with business partner Jim Larkin. After saying he has "no reason to suck up" to Lacey and Larkin, Wyman concludes: "Aren't they everything we supposedly value about the press in the U.S.? They are idiosyncratic and uncorruptible, uncompromising and fearless; unlike a lot of places that adopt the motto, Lacey and Larkin really do print the news and raise hell. And as this troubled time for a troubled industry continues, they just may end up being the last men standing."
Phoenix New Times |
05-25-2010 8:17 am |
Honors & Achievements
VVM Underwriting Legal Challenge to Arizona Immigration Lawnew
In a note to readers published last week in Phoenix New Times, Village Voice Media executive editor Michael Lacey and CEO Jim Larkin say that VVM is underwriting the cost of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona's forthcoming litigation against the state's new and controversial immigration law, would make the failure to carry immigration documents a crime and give police broad power to detain anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant. "Arizona has chosen to insist that all law enforcement in the state adopt the police-state tactics of infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio," write Lacey and Larkin, who both have been the target of Arpaio, before inviting New Times readers to chip in to help the ACLU fight the new law. "We would like to extend an invitation to you, our readers, to join in this struggle against the cracker policies of Arizona politicians and certain elements within law enforcement typified by Sheriff Arapio."
Phoenix New Times |
05-05-2010 10:06 am |
Industry News
Former Phoenix New Times Staff Writer Running for U.S. Senatenew
John Dougherty, who left New Times in August 2006, says he has filed documents with the Federal Elections Commission as a first step to run in the upcoming Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat. New Times reports that, if he collects enough signatures to get on the ballot, Dougherty will be matched against two other Democratic hopefuls before potentially facing off with the winner of the Republican primary battle between incumbent John McCain and J.D. Hayworth. "This will be a great exercise in the regular folks standing up and saying, 'Enough of this bullshit,'" Dougherty says. "We're going to try to make the debate more than just about rounding up people and tossing them back across the border and thinking that will solve everything, including our economic crisis."
Phoenix New Times |
05-03-2010 2:08 pm |
Industry News
Phoenix New Times Staffer Fights 'Aesthetic Atrophy' with Music Blognew
New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, is authoring the "Nothing Not New" blog, where each weekday, he listens to one new record and writes about it. Music editor Martin Cizmar says the project springs from Bennett's "aesthetic atrophy," an "unavoidable consequence of aging" defined as the "wasting away of the ability to appreciate new, different, or avant-garde music." Checking in a little more than two months into the year-long experiment, Bennett says it has been "fun, but difficult," adding: "It's like traveling abroad for two weeks but really missing American junk food after day 10, or dining out so much that you've forgotten the simple joy of preparing and eating a home-cooked meal."
Phoenix New Times |
02-25-2010 8:32 am |
Industry News
Longtime VVM Illustrator Takes Top Prize
Brian Stauffer has received the Society of Illustrators' highest honor for a cover he conceived for Phoenix New Times. The winning illustration will be printed in a hard-bound book later this year. "I can't really describe how surreal this experience is for me, given that I started out in this business 18 years ago assigning illustrations to the industry legends I now consider close friends," Stauffer writes on his blog.
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Village Voice Media Holdings Press Release |
02-11-2010 8:49 am |
Press Releases
How I Got That Story Live Chat: Sarah Fenske Talks About Her Award-Winning Columns
Phoenix New Times' Sarah Fenske, who won first place for column writing in this year's AltWeekly Awards, was interviewed by the Santa Fe Reporter's Zane Fischer (who won the column-writing award in 2008) in a live chat today.
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AAN |
11-27-2009 2:51 pm |
Association News
Another 'How I Got That Story' Live Chat Scheduled for Friday
At 3 pm EST, this Friday, Nov. 27, AAN will continue its live chat series with 2009 AltWeekly Award winners when Phoenix New Times' Sarah Fenske, who won first place for column writing, will be interviewed by the Santa Fe Reporter's Zane Fischer (who won the column-writing award in 2008).
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AAN |
11-23-2009 2:17 pm |
Association News
Phoenix New Times Seeks Meth Criticnew
After Westword started taking applications for a position reviewing the Denver area's medical marijuana dispensaries, Phoenix New Times decided it would "do the same regarding the Valley's drug of choice" -- meth. "The column will focus on a few things: Quality of the drug, of course, but also the safety of users," James King writes. "We want to know where to find quality meth that won't kill you right away."
Phoenix New Times |
10-28-2009 9:10 am |
Industry News
AAN Begins Live Chat Series With 2009 AltWeekly Award Winners
The series debuts here on AAN.org this Friday, Sept. 25, with investigative reporting winner John Dickerson discussing his Phoenix New Times series "Prescription for Disaster" with New Times managing editor Amy Silverman. The conversation, which will begin at 3 pm EST, will be moderated by Folio Weekly editor Anne Schindler.
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AAN |
09-21-2009 3:03 pm |
Association News
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John Dickerson Goes from Writing Features to Writing Sermonsnew
Dickerson, whose work for Phoenix New Times won him national recognition, recently left journalism to focus on his other vocation: being a pastor. "It really came down to there were not enough hours in the week to minister to people the way I wanted and to do journalism," Dickerson tells the Prescott, Ariz., Daily Courier. New Times managing editor Amy Silverman says the traits that led Dickerson to religious leadership were the same ones that made him a good reporter. "I believe it's the sincerity and goodness that led him to the clergy that make him such a terrific investigative reporter," she says.
The Daily Courier |
08-17-2009 9:57 am |
Industry News
Two AAN Papers Make E&P's '10 That Do It Right'new
Phoenix New Times and East Bay Express both made the cut this year. News Times got the nod (subscription-only) "for its long campaign to shine a light on Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a classic desert despot," says E&P. And East Bay Express made the magazine's annual list (subscription-only) as a result of its focus on "localization" and community-building. "It's a highly transportable idea," publisher Jody Colley tells E&P.
Editor & Publisher (sub. req.) |
08-04-2009 1:33 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Latest Phoenix New Times Spoof Sparks Sheriff Investigationnew
New Times ran a story in late June by "Joseph Rossi" on Reinalda de Souza, an Arizona faith healer who claimed to have killed Michael Jackson with a curse she learned in Brazil. Among the many exaggerated details in the piece is that de Souza had slit the throat of a 4½-month-old Rottweiler named Cerberus, drank his blood and left his lifeless carcass as part of a black magic ritual. This, New Times reports, led several people to call the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office to demand an investigation into the purported animal cruelty. Stephen Lemons, who actually wrote the piece, says that while this hoax didn't spark as much intense reaction as some of his earlier handiwork, "it was certainly a bunch of fun to write." He adds: "For the record, no animals were harmed in the making of the spoof."
Phoenix New Times |
07-21-2009 11:59 am |
Industry News
