AAN News
Coast Publishing Acquires Duly Noted Wedding Magazine
Coast Publishing Limited has purchased Duly Noted Wedding Guide, and will be expanding it immediately, printing 50% more copies and making them available at more distribution points. The first issue under Coast Publishing ownership will appear November 4, 2010.
(FULL STORY)
Coast Publishing |
07-20-2010 10:59 am |
Press Releases
Willamette Week Cover Leads to Comic Book Deal for Artistnew
Lukas Ketner -- whose Barack Obama illustration graced the cover of Willamette Week's 2008 endorsement issue -- says in the New York Times that he received "a lot of mileage" out of the cover, eventually leading to the launch of a comic book, 'Witch Doctor,' which will be released during this week's Comic-Con.
New York Times |
07-19-2010 12:57 pm |
Industry News
AAN Board Elections Taking Place Today
Elections for several positions on the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Board of Directors will be held today (Saturday, July 17), during the association's annual meeting in Toronto.
(FULL STORY)
07-17-2010 9:58 am |
Association News
2010 AltWeekly Awards Winners Announced
At the 15th Annual AltWeekly Awards Luncheon in Toronto, Gustavo Arellano of '¡Ask A Mexican!' announced the winners of AAN's editorial contest and taught the audience a wide range of Spanish vulgarities and insults.
(FULL STORY)
Jason Zaragoza |
07-16-2010 6:04 pm |
Association News
Keep Up With the Toronto Convention on AAN's Live Twitter Feed
As AAN's Annual Convention gets underway in Toronto, attendees and non-attendees alike can follow events as they happen with the hashtag #aan2010.
(FULL STORY)
Jason Zaragoza |
07-15-2010 1:43 pm |
Association News
Tags: Electronic Publishing
Long Island Press Honored with Multiple Awards
The Long Island Press brought home seventeen awards at the Long Island chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' 2010 Media Awards dinner. The Press earned honors in virtually every category of the competition.
(FULL STORY)
Press Club of Long Island SPJ / Fair Media Council |
07-14-2010 10:05 pm |
Honors & Achievements
AWN Re-brands 15-year-old Advertising Co-operative with New Website awn.org and Corporate Design
Sponsored post by Associate Member Alternative Weekly Network
The Alternative Weekly Network (AWN) has re-launched its website awn.org and re-branded itself more closely reflecting its grass-roots-driven alt weekly-based origins.
(FULL STORY)
Alternative Weekly Network Press Release |
07-14-2010 9:41 pm |
Press Releases
Foundation Launches Four New Publication Websites
Sponsored post by Associate Member DesertNet
DesertNet and Index Publishing are pleased to announce four additional alternative news websites using the Foundation platform, two of which are AAN member publications:
* Arkansas Times - www.arktimes.com
* Creative Loafing - Atlanta - www.clatl.com
"Already it's proven to be a robust system that's both saving us time and enabling us to expand our community of readers," said Lindsey Millar of Arkansas Times.
Two additional recent launches include:
* Real Detroit Weekly - www.realdetroitweekly.com
* Urbanite Baltimore - www.urbanitebaltimore.com
(FULL STORY)
* Arkansas Times - www.arktimes.com
* Creative Loafing - Atlanta - www.clatl.com
"Already it's proven to be a robust system that's both saving us time and enabling us to expand our community of readers," said Lindsey Millar of Arkansas Times.
Two additional recent launches include:
* Real Detroit Weekly - www.realdetroitweekly.com
* Urbanite Baltimore - www.urbanitebaltimore.com
(FULL STORY)
DesertNet |
07-13-2010 9:28 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: DesertNet
Pittsburgh City Paper Launches Cocktail Compass Happy Hour iPhone App
Pittsburgh City Paper |
07-13-2010 3:09 pm |
Press Releases
Welcome to the New AltWeeklies.com
AAN has launched a new dynamic website that merges the association's trade site (aan.org) and story-sharing site (AltWeeklies.com) into one content-heavy arena for both AAN members and the general public.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-12-2010 3:47 pm |
Association News
Editorial Panels Will Dig Deep in Toronto
Next week's Annual Convention in Toronto will feature two panels that emphasize intensive investigative reporting and practices.
On Friday afternoon, July 16, AAN continues its "How I Got That Story" Series with a panel featuring Houston Press staff writer Paul Knight and editor Margaret Downing. They will discuss Knight's investigation into the unintended acceleration of the Toyota Prius -- a piece published by Houston Press four months before a Toyota Lexus accelerated out of control in California and killed four people -- ultimately resulting in Toyota's recall of millions of cars. Attendees who would like to read Knight's piece, "Wild Rides," in advance of the panel, can find it here. The discussion will be moderated by Santa Fe Reporter editor and AAN Editorial Chair Julia Goldberg.
On Saturday, July 17, attendees will brainstorm investigative stories as a group during "Going Deep for a Baker's Dozen: 12 Quick Investigative Story Ideas," winner of AAN's 2010 editorial panel contest. The session will feature Chris Potter, the editor of Pittsburgh City Paper, Lisa Rab, a staff writer from New Times Broward-Palm Beach and Christopher Twarowski, a senior reporter/editor and investigative reporter at the Long Island Press. They'll share their thoughts and experiences with investigative projects, and then serve as judges as the audience generates their own ideas that can be shared across markets. Attendees should come ready to participate and compete (there will be prizes for the best ideas!).
Bradley Zeve, publisher and CEO of Monterey County Weekly, conceived the Saturday panel and will serve as its moderator. "Michael Hastings' investigative piece in Rolling Stone brought down the talkative General McCrystal," Zeve says. "It certainly was a powerful reminder of how potent the alternative press can be. I want to know what other investigative stories editors and reporters of AAN might pursue, and how we can learn from one another."
On Friday afternoon, July 16, AAN continues its "How I Got That Story" Series with a panel featuring Houston Press staff writer Paul Knight and editor Margaret Downing. They will discuss Knight's investigation into the unintended acceleration of the Toyota Prius -- a piece published by Houston Press four months before a Toyota Lexus accelerated out of control in California and killed four people -- ultimately resulting in Toyota's recall of millions of cars. Attendees who would like to read Knight's piece, "Wild Rides," in advance of the panel, can find it here. The discussion will be moderated by Santa Fe Reporter editor and AAN Editorial Chair Julia Goldberg.
On Saturday, July 17, attendees will brainstorm investigative stories as a group during "Going Deep for a Baker's Dozen: 12 Quick Investigative Story Ideas," winner of AAN's 2010 editorial panel contest. The session will feature Chris Potter, the editor of Pittsburgh City Paper, Lisa Rab, a staff writer from New Times Broward-Palm Beach and Christopher Twarowski, a senior reporter/editor and investigative reporter at the Long Island Press. They'll share their thoughts and experiences with investigative projects, and then serve as judges as the audience generates their own ideas that can be shared across markets. Attendees should come ready to participate and compete (there will be prizes for the best ideas!).
Bradley Zeve, publisher and CEO of Monterey County Weekly, conceived the Saturday panel and will serve as its moderator. "Michael Hastings' investigative piece in Rolling Stone brought down the talkative General McCrystal," Zeve says. "It certainly was a powerful reminder of how potent the alternative press can be. I want to know what other investigative stories editors and reporters of AAN might pursue, and how we can learn from one another."
AAN |
07-09-2010 12:39 pm |
Association News
Tags: Editorial
Virginia Faux-Alt Foldsnew
The Richmond, Va. based faux-alt Brick is closing its doors after four years of publication, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. One observer notes that the current issue has only one advertiser, a local horse-racing track.
Update: Style Weekly's Jason Roop first reported on Brick's imminent launching in April 2006 when he noticed a help-wanted ad for an "Alternative Weekly Coordinator" position. At the time, Roop reported that parent company Media General wasn't even sure whether its product would be news or advertising focused. One year later, Brick fired its editor as the paper attempted to expand from "a lifestyle and attitude publication" to an ill-defined broader market publication.
Update: Style Weekly's Jason Roop first reported on Brick's imminent launching in April 2006 when he noticed a help-wanted ad for an "Alternative Weekly Coordinator" position. At the time, Roop reported that parent company Media General wasn't even sure whether its product would be news or advertising focused. One year later, Brick fired its editor as the paper attempted to expand from "a lifestyle and attitude publication" to an ill-defined broader market publication.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
07-09-2010 10:56 am |
Industry News
Tags: Financial, Management
Houston Press Releases iPhone Appnew
Houston Press |
07-09-2010 1:28 pm |
Industry News
Boise Weekly Editor: 'It's Not OK' to Mix Editorial and Advertising
In an opinion column published yesterday, Boise Weekly editor Rachael Daigle affirms her paper's commitment to maintaining a wall between editorial and advertising. The column is in response to Chicago Reader publisher Alison Draper's recent declaration that her paper will "push" the line between the two. Daigle calls foul on the notion:
Blurring the lines between editorial and advertising is called advertorial. It's not journalistic, it's not ethical to pass it off as editorial content and it's the public that loses when editorial integrity is compromised.It just so happens that AAN editors will be discussing this topic during a roundtable session next Thursday in Toronto. (FULL STORY)
No matter how bad business was at BW during the heaviest part of the recession, we never once considered chipping away at the wall that separates our editorial and advertising departments. The day BW Publisher Sally Freeman announces her intention to "push" the line between editorial and sales will be the day I'll hand her my resignation. Thankfully, Freeman is BW's biggest protector of that line.
Boise Weekly |
07-08-2010 12:06 pm |
Industry News
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Chronicling the Bay Guardian's Efforts to 'Chase the Money'
In a detailed account of the San Francisco Bay Guardian's efforts to collect its court judgment against SF Weekly, California Lawyer delves into the behind the scenes legal maneuvering taking place as Bay Guardian attorney Jay D. Adkisson "search[es] for the end of the rainbow."
The story points out that cases are currently pending in three separate venues -- the First District Court of Appeal, the San Francisco Superior Court, and the state of Delaware -- and that the award settlement has grown from $16 million in 2008 to an estimated $22 million today. The article also explains that the Bay Guardian hired Adkisson for his expertise in both protecting and recovering assets. Speaking on the roadblocks they've encountered so far, Adkisson says, "We've got our hook into them, and they are one big fish. The closer we bring them to the boat, the more they wiggle." (FULL STORY)
The story points out that cases are currently pending in three separate venues -- the First District Court of Appeal, the San Francisco Superior Court, and the state of Delaware -- and that the award settlement has grown from $16 million in 2008 to an estimated $22 million today. The article also explains that the Bay Guardian hired Adkisson for his expertise in both protecting and recovering assets. Speaking on the roadblocks they've encountered so far, Adkisson says, "We've got our hook into them, and they are one big fish. The closer we bring them to the boat, the more they wiggle." (FULL STORY)
California Lawyer |
07-08-2010 11:15 am |
Industry News
Tags: Financial, Management
