AAN News
Google Rolls Out More Tools for Local Businessesnew
Business Insider |
04-22-2010 9:17 am |
Industry News
'Tom the Dancing Bug' Weekly Comic Strip Picked Up by BoingBoingnew
BoingBoing |
04-22-2010 8:29 am |
Industry News
East Bay Express & Others Pushing 'Bank Local' in Addition to 'Buy Local'new
Local sustainability advocate Stacy Mitchell writes that independent business groups across the nation have brought the "bank local" message into their already existing push to urge people to "buy local." She points to an campaign the Express was a part of last year that highlighted the benefits of using a local credit union or bank, and also produced a guide to community-conscious financial choices.
Huffington Post |
04-20-2010 12:37 pm |
Industry News
Newman: Ivylise Simones' Voice Covers Were 'Brash, Graphic, Funny, Provocative, and Immediate'new
The former Village Voice art director (she left in January of this year) is the latest alt-weekly designer spotlighted by Robert Newman on the Society of Publication Designers blog. "She used bold photography and strong original illustration to give the covers a unique sense of power and imagination," he writes, adding that the look she cultivated was informed by "low budgets, [a] quick production schedule, and [her] own street smart design." Simones tells Newman her influences include NYC street art and Village Voice Media design director Michael Shavalier. "His work in the past 10 years for numerous alt-weeklies across the country blew my mind! I feel our craft in editorial design is one of a kind, and he set the bar," she says. "I used to spend hours just looking at his past covers for ideas."
Society of Publication Designers |
04-20-2010 11:44 am |
Industry News
Redmond, Saltas Discuss the State of the Alt-Weekly Worldnew
The San Francisco Bay Guardian's Tim Redmond and Salt Lake City Weekly's John Saltas are joined by Amy Mitchell of the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism for a wide-ranging discussion on the alt-weekly industry on Salt Lake City public radio station KUER. Among the topics covered: how alt-weeklies are faring on the web, the future of the industry and competing with the daily press.
KUER-FM |
04-20-2010 11:15 am |
Industry News
Facebook Launches 'Community Pages'new
Online Media Daily |
04-20-2010 11:16 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
Free Webinar on Print Sales Set for Thursday
The latest installment of our Sales Webinar Series for AAN members will take place on Thursday, April 22. The topic will be "Return on Expectations - The Key to Print Sales Success," presented by AAN Vice President and Colorado Springs Independent CEO Fran Zankowski. Registration is free for AAN members, but limited to 25 people; click here to register.
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AAN |
04-19-2010 1:29 pm |
Association News
Independent Weekly Helps Local Animal Protection Group Raise Money
The Weekly recently donated to its graphic design skills to the Animal Protection Society of Durham (APS) in an effort that ended up raising money for the organization. The APS let folks bid on the chance to have their pets featured in public service ads designed by Weekly production manager Nathan Golub, and the bids brought $2,200 to the group. The completed ads will be sent to all of the local print media outlets, as well as news websites.
AAN News |
04-19-2010 12:16 pm |
Industry News
Orlando Weekly Editor Leaves for Vegasnew
On Friday, we told you that Baltimore City Paper managing editor Erin Sullivan was taking over the editor's spot at sister paper Orlando Weekly. What we neglected to mention is where the Weekly's current editor, Bob Whitby, was going. In a farewell column, he says he is taking "a job editing a paper out west," in Las Vegas. He had been the paper's editor since August 2002. Weekly publisher Rick Schreiber tells the Orlando Sentinel that Whitby will be joining the rest of his family in Vegas; they moved there last summer because Whitby's wife's education required her to relocate.
Orlando Weekly |
04-19-2010 10:52 am |
Industry News
Portland Mercury Readers' Ideas Fuel Bizarre Covernew
Plenty of alt-weeklies have creative covers; some say it's a staple of the genre. But the most recent Portland Mercury cover might be one of the flat-out weirdest we've ever seen: it features an illustration by Andrew Zubko of Betty White, holding a flaming chainsaw, riding John Ritter. This end result sprang from a web poll the paper ran last month to see what readers wanted. (What, no Mercury readers wanted to see Urkel brandishing a kitten atop a dinosaur version of Tim "Tool Time" Taylor?) Gawker calls the cover a "slightly insane, slightly amazing pop-culture mindfuck."
Portland Mercury |
04-19-2010 9:33 am |
Industry News
Erin Sullivan Heads South to Take the Reins at Orlando Weekly
Sullivan, currently the managing editor of Baltimore City Paper, will take over as Orlando Weekly's editor June 1. Sullivan has been at City Paper since 2002, and currently sits on AAN's Board of Directors as chair of the Membership Committee. City Paper and the Weekly are both owned by Times-Shamrock Communications.
AAN News |
04-16-2010 6:31 pm |
Industry News
The Coast Ordered to Name Commenters on Controversial Storynew
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has approved a request by Halifax firefighters to order the alt-weekly to reveal the identities and IP addresses of six people who allegedly defamed them in the comments section of a story about fire department racism. The Coast's editor, Kyle Shaw, says that they'd already booted the commenters from the site, and the paper will comply with the court order. "We thought we'd leave it to the judge," he says. "Are these people who deserve some kind of protection? As ex-members of the Coast community, I don't know their legal standing or my ethical obligation to them." The judge also ruled that Google must provide all information relating to the identity of one person who circulated a letter also alleged to be defamatory.
The Chronicle Herald |
04-15-2010 1:33 pm |
Industry News
Judge Won't Include SF Weekly Parent Co. in '08 Judgmentnew
California Superior Court Judge Marla J. Miller ruled on Tuesday that she has no authority to amend a 2008 predatory-pricing judgment since the case is already pending before the California Court of Appeal. The San Francisco Bay Guardian had asked the court to include Village Voice Media LLC and Village Voice Media Holdings LLC, as part of its efforts to collect the money it was awarded in the judgment against SF Weekly. The Weekly has refused to pay the $21 million it owes the Guardian, saying it will pay once it exhausts its options to appeal.
SF Weekly |
04-15-2010 1:16 pm |
Industry News
New Syracuse New Times Owner Talks About Taking Overnew
Bill Brod, who purchased New Times from Art Zimmer last week, says he was convinced that the alt-weekly would be a sound investment by, among other things, the collective 140-plus years of staff experience. "The commitment to this publication by several members of the staff just speaks volumes to me about the quality of the paper," he says. He goes on to discuss his plans for the paper, including how to better integrate New Times' website with the print edition.
Syracuse New Times |
04-15-2010 11:30 am |
Industry News
Tags: Management, Syracuse New Times
The Daily Show Stops by Westword's Office to Hang with the Pot Criticnew
The Daily Show is in Denver this week to report on the city's booming medical marijuana industry, and a crew stopped by the Westword office on Monday, where correspondent Jason Jones interviewed pot critic William Breathes -- and took a hit off a gas mask bong.
Westword |
04-15-2010 9:17 am |
Industry News
