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Former NOW Magazine Writer Becomes Mayoral Candidate Spokespersonnew
By taking the job as spokesperson for Toronto mayoral candidate (and current deputy mayor) Joe Pantalone, former NOW writer Mike Smith is giving himself the chance to potentially replace another former NOW writer in City Hall. Don Wanagas, who wrote for the alt-weekly until 2005, is the communications director for current mayor David Miller. Miller is not running for re-election.
The Globe & Mail |
04-28-2010 9:44 am |
Industry News
Worcester Mag Publisher Talks About the Daily's Decision to Go Behind Paywallnew
NECN |
04-28-2010 9:55 am |
Industry News
Michael Schaffer Named Washington City Paper Editornew
Schaffer was named the paper's new editor on Monday, replacing Erik Wemple, who departed for a local news website earlier this year. Schaffer, who currently lives in Philadlphia, was a reporter and senior editor at City Paper from 1997 to 2000. He went on to work at U.S. News & World Report and the Philadelphia Inquirer, and is the author of the best-selling book One Nation Under Dog, which examines America's mania for pets. "I'm sort of over the moon right now," Schaffer says. "City Paper was the first job I ever had and the most fun I've ever had at a job. I cherish the place." MORE from Politico.
Washington City Paper |
04-27-2010 9:40 am |
Industry News
Anthrax Hoaxer Who Mailed Package to News & Review Sentencednew
Marc Keyser has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for perpetrating a nationwide anthrax hoax in 2008. Before mailing out 100 packages in 2008, Keyser sent a hoax anthrax package to the Sacramento News & Review in January 2007. He was questioned and warned by FBI agents, but not arrested, after he mailed a cylinder marked "anthrax" to the alt-weekly because he wanted publicity for a novel he had written.
Sacramento Bee |
04-27-2010 9:31 am |
Industry News
Boston Phoenix: New York's Palin Cover Story 'Looks Awfully Familiar'new
The Phoenix points out that New York's cover story this week, "Palin Inc.," is pretty similar to its July 2009 story "Sarah, Inc." Both pieces explore how Palin is set to make tons of cash in what the Phoenix called "the burgeoning right-wing marketplace," and they use similar imagery.
Boston Phoenix |
04-27-2010 9:26 am |
Industry News
Former LA Weekly Classical Music Critic Alan Rich Diesnew
Rich died on Friday at his home in West Los Angeles. He was 85. Rich was the chief classical music critic at the Weekly from 1992 to 2008; he later briefly found a home at LA CityBeat before it closed up shop. On Twitter, Weekly food critic Jonathan Gold eulogized Rich as "the last great critic in LA."
The New York Times |
04-27-2010 8:15 am |
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AAN Offers Free Convention Registration for Best Editorial Panel Idea
AAN's Editorial Committee invites any and all AAN folks to submit a panel proposal for the 33rd Annual Convention, which will be hosted by NOW Magazine in Toronto July 15-17. Author of the best proposal will win a free registration*--a value of up to $375--to the convention. READ MORE
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AAN |
04-26-2010 12:46 pm |
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Metro Silicon Valley Redesigns Paper as it Celebrates 25th Anniversarynew
Metro Silicon Valley celebrated its 25th anniversary with a new look and a swanky bash last week, the Mercury News reports. Metro publisher and co-founder Dan Pulcrano says that passion for the product has been what's kept the paper alive for this long. "It's a hard business. You have to love it," he says. "You have to be incredibly passionate about it." Meanwhile, the paper's new design, which features a glossy cover and a new logo, is Metro's first major overhaul in its first 25 years.
Mercury News |
04-26-2010 12:22 pm |
Industry News
Nine California AAN Members Take Home State Press Awardsnew
The California Newspaper Publishers Association recently gave out 480 first and second place awards in its 2009 Better Newspapers contest, and nine alt-weeklies received at least one. The Sacramento News & Review won ten awards, including firsts for Public Service, Columns, Sports Story, Front Page, Freedom of Information. SF Weekly won seven awards, including first-place finishes for Writing, Investigative/Enterprise Reporting and Environmental/Ag Resource Reporting. The North Coast Journal won six awards, including firsts in the Writing, Local News Coverage, Business/Financial Story and Environmental/Ag Resource Reporting categories. Palo Alto Weekly took home five awards -- all first-place wins -- in the Editorial Comment, Local News Coverage, Sports Coverage, Feature Photo, Best Website and General Excellence categories. Chico News & Review won two awards, both firsts, for Editorial Pages and Special Issue. Pacific Sun also took home two awards, both firsts, for Feature Story and Lifestyle Coverage. Metro Silicon Valley, Pasadena Weekly and the San Francisco Bay Guardian each took home one award.
California Newspaper Publishers Association |
04-26-2010 11:14 am |
Honors & Achievements
San Diego Reader Publisher Explains the 'Typo Patrol'new
The Reader's "Typo Patrol" is a contest of sorts for readers to spot typographical errors in the paper; each person gets $10 for each mistake they point out (capped at $300 a year per person). Publisher Jim Holman tells Copyediting.com that they pay out "between $100 and $200" per week to successful typo-catchers. He says there was a little trepidation when the Reader first rolled out the patrol, since it employs professional copyeditors and proofreaders. But Holman says those staffers haven't taken offense. "All of them see it as a challenge," he says, "to make sure there are no typographical errors."
Copyediting.com |
04-23-2010 11:37 am |
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ABC Interactive Working with Verve Wireless on Mobile Stats
The Audit Bureau of Circulations' interactive unit, ABCi, is teaming with Verve Wireless to audit newspapers' mobile content delivered via the Verve publishing platform. As a result, ABCi says it is now able to provide newspaper publishers and advertisers with independently verified mobile usage data generated from apps, e-readers, and mobile browsers. "It's clear that mobile represents the next generation of publishing," says Art Howe, CEO of Verve Wireless. "In order for advertisers to have confidence in the medium, there has to be accountability and verifiable usage statistics. ABC's interactive audit services are ideally suited to audit user data across all mobile technology platforms, all devices and all networks."
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Verve Wireless Press Release |
04-23-2010 8:51 am |
Press Releases
Metro Times Brings Home Six Detroit SPJ Awardsnew
The Detroit alt-weekly has received six awards -- including top honors for criticism and feature writing -- in the annual contest held by the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Metro Times |
04-23-2010 8:35 am |
Honors & Achievements
Metro Spirit Publisher Steps Down
Bryan Osborn has left his position as publisher of Augusta, Ga., alt-weekly Metro Spirit, AAN News has learned. Osborn had been with the paper since November 2007; a replacement has not yet been named.
AAN News |
04-22-2010 2:06 pm |
Industry News
Three Texas Alt-Weeklies Honored with SPJ Awardsnew
The Fort Worth Weekly, Houston Press and San Antonio Current took home a total of 10 first-place awards in the SPJ Fort Worth First Amendment Awards. Fort Worth Weekly took home leading honors for Defending the Disadvantaged, Green News, Reporting on Open Government, Opening the Books and Student Work, while the Press, competing in the higher-circulation division, won firsts for Defending the Disadvantaged, Green News and Opening the Books. The Current, which like the Weekly was competing in the small-circ division, took home first-place honors in the Investigative and Opinion or Commentary categories.
Fort Worth SPJ |
04-22-2010 12:55 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Two News & Review Newspapers Partner with eVoter
Sacramento News & Review and the Chico News & Review today announced a partnership with eVoter, a website that connects Sacramento and Chico voters to polling place locations, election information, candidate profiles and endorsements prior to California's Primary Election on June 8. "Our readership is involved and interested in local and state politics," says Deborah Redmond of the News & Review. "eVoter will provide information about local candidates and their positions in an easy-to-use format."
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News & Review Press Release |
04-22-2010 8:28 am |
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