AAN News
Survey: Nearly Half Of Google News Users Don't Go To Sourcenew
paidContent |
01-20-2010 9:55 am |
Industry News
Guardian Says it May Force Bankruptcy on VVM; VVM Calls Idea 'Ludicrous'
As the San Francisco Bay Guardian continues to try and collect millions of dollars awarded to it in a 2008 predatory-pricing verdict against SF Weekly and its parent company, the Guardian's attorney tells Bloomberg News it is considering a court petition to put Village Voice Media into involuntary bankruptcy to collect the debt. VVM's lawyer tells Bloomberg, however, that "it is simply ludicrous" to suggest that any of the company's other newspapers might face bankruptcy as a result of the California judgment. Meanwhile, VVM executive editor Michael Lacey took issue with the framing and premise of the original Bloomberg story, calling its insinuation of a looming bankruptcy proceeding a "false, inaccurate smear." (The Bloomberg story linked above was updated after Lacey and VVM's attorney contacted the reporter to make some corrections.) READ MORE from the San Francisco Chronicle and The Stranger.
Bloomberg News | The Business Insider |
01-19-2010 12:01 pm |
Industry News
Washington City Paper's Edit Staff: Smaller and Whiter than in '06new
Back in March 2006, City Paper staff writer Huan Hsu reported on the lack of racial diversity in the paper's newsroom: "It's not all that surprising that the Washingtonian is a really white magazine. It would seem a much bigger problem for the City Paper, which purports to write about a predominately black city, yet is produced by a bunch of young white folks who live in Northwest D.C." Current staffer Andrew Beaujon revisits the piece and reports that the paper has not only gotten smaller, but it has gotten whiter as well. "Our full-time editorial staff then: 22, all but two of whom were white," he writes. "Our full-time edit staff now: 10, all of whom are white."
Washington City Paper |
01-19-2010 10:05 am |
Industry News
Pittsburgh City Paper Launches CPtv on its Website
The alt-weekly's new web channel will feature a video feed of "Lynn Cullen Live," a popular local radio talk show it began hosting in August. CPtv will also feature video clips from news stories and promotional videos.
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Pittsburgh City Paper Press Release |
01-19-2010 9:39 am |
Press Releases
Mr. Fish's Contract With L.A. Weekly Expiresnew
The cartoonist's contract expired on Friday; he spent nearly six years as the Weekly's regular cartoonist. Booth tells Neon Tommy he had known for a few months about the contract, so he hired an agent and has been working on new ventures in recent months, including two book proposals, which are currently being pitched to publishing houses in New York City. But the Weekly's editor says that the paper likely hasn't seen the last of Mr. Fish. "We still plan to use him from time to time and may renegotiate contract for regular use," Drex Heikes says. "I have an email from him and plan to talk to him soon." MORE: Mr. Fish sounds off on the state of the Weekly on his blog.
Neon Tommy |
01-19-2010 9:24 am |
Industry News
LEO Weekly Columnist Diesnew
WHAS radio personality and LEO Weekly columnist Francene Cucinello died last week after an apparent heart attack. She was 43. "Those of us at LEO who had the pleasure of working with and getting to know Francene are utterly shocked and deeply saddened by the news of her death," says LEO editor Sarah Kelley. "Her voice, while often controversial, was a mainstay in Louisville and beyond. She will be missed."
LEO Weekly |
01-19-2010 9:02 am |
Industry News
Employer Registration is Now Open for Columbia's Journalism Career Expo
Sponsored post by Associate Member Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Our annual Journalism Career Expo is March 27, 2010 on Columbia University's campus in New York City
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Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Press Release |
01-19-2010 10:20 am |
Press Releases
Want to Help Haiti? South Florida Alt-Weeklies Will Match Your Donations
Miami New Times, New Times Broward-Palm Beach and Village Voice Media have already cut one check to the Partners in Health relief organization, and they are now offering to match any other AAN paper's donation, up to a total of $10,000. We caught up with Miami New Times publisher Kevin Thornburg to find out a little more about the project.
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AAN News |
01-15-2010 6:04 pm |
Industry News
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) Names Mara Shalhoup Editor in Chiefnew
Shalhoup, who has been with the paper since 2000, will move into the EIC role from her current position as senior editor. "With Mara's rich history in the community and deep knowledge of journalism and Atlanta, she is the perfect choice to lead our editorial team," Creative Loafing (Atlanta) publisher Luann Labedz says. "Mara is a standout executive who has been a leader in innovation and is a great example of the paper's next generation of leaders."
Atlanta Business Chronicle |
01-15-2010 10:00 am |
Industry News
Bay Guardian: VVM Loses Another Court Ruling
In a press release, the Guardian says that New Times Media LLC, the holding company for Village Voice Media, failed in its attempt to suspend the charging order entered last week in San Francisco Superior Court in favor of the Bay Guardian. That charging order gives the Guardian a lien on more of VVM's assets as the two continue to fight in court over the 2008 jury verdict that found VVM paper SF Weekly had illegally sold ads under cost in an effort to harm the Guardian. In a response, VVM says it knew it would lose this latest court battle, and alleges that the Guardian has repeatedly sought to delay" the appeal process of the 2008 verdict. READ MORE on the ongoing court battles from Bloomberg News and The Stranger.
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San Francisco Bay Guardian Press Release |
01-14-2010 6:43 pm |
Press Releases
Missoula Independent Names New Publisher
The Independent has promoted Lynne Foland, who came to the paper in 2006 as general manager, to publisher. She succeeds Matt Gibson, who is stepping aside after 12 years to focus on his duties as company president and editor-in-chief of Montana Headwall magazine.
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Missoula Independent Press Release |
01-14-2010 5:50 pm |
Press Releases
VVM Responds to Latest Court Ruling in Bay Guardian Case
Village Voice Media Press Release |
01-14-2010 6:38 pm |
Press Releases
Westword's Covers are 'Original, High-Energy, and Incredibly Engaging'new
That's Robert Newman's take, as he continues to highlight the excellent work being done by alt-weekly art directors around the country. Jay Vollmar, who has been Westword's art director for 10 years, comes from a background doing rock posters, and he tells Newman his approach to the two are very similar. "I usually apply the same principles to Westword covers as I do to poster projects," Vollmar says. "It starts with trying to boil a story down to its basics and then illustrate that in a simple image that can grab you from across the street. I just try to basically capture the vibe of a story much like I do with a band, the specific lyrics, words or details aren't as important or workable as the overall theme."
The Society of Publication Designers |
01-13-2010 8:35 am |
Industry News
The Omaha Reader's Parent Company Launches 'Micro-Local' Publication
Neighborhood News is a new micro-local publication launched by Pioneer Publishing, the parent company of The Reader. The 11 different editions of the print product will be mailed directly to more than 250,000 homes each month, and the publication's website will be updated with weekly content online.
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Pioneer Publishing Press Release |
01-13-2010 8:05 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Management, The Reader
Ken Doctor Scheduled to Speak at Web Publishing Conference
Leading journalism analyst Ken Doctor will help kick off AAN's Web Publishing conference with a big-picture talk on the future of news as we enter the first truly digital news decade. He will speak on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 28 at the San Francisco conference, which you can find out more about here and register for here (early registration discounts have been extended until this Friday). We recently caught up with Doctor via email to find out more about his upcoming book, and how he thinks alt-weeklies are positioned to emerge in the digital future.
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AAN |
01-12-2010 5:20 pm |
Association News
