AAN News
Las Vegas Weekly Parent Company Consolidates Operationsnew
The Greenspun Media Group, which publishes the Weekly along with the daily Las Vegas Sun and a host of other properties, laid off a number of employees yesterday as part of a major restructuring to streamline operations. Staff at all of the company's publications will now be housed in one building and coalesce in three teams: editorial, advertising and support. Greenspun has not released the number of layoffs involved, but the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the number is "at least 20" and includes two Weekly staffers. On his blog, Weekly columnist Steve Friess says those two are Bethany Acree and Josh Bell.
Las Vegas Sun |
12-02-2009 9:05 am |
Industry News
LEO Weekly Editor Takes New Gig in Nashville, News Editor Will Take Over
Stephen George is leaving the Louisville alt-weekly in January to become editor of the Nashville City Paper. Current LEO news editor Sarah Kelley will replace him, becoming the paper's first female editor. George, a Louisville native, has been with LEO since 2005 and has served as editor since May 2008. Both LEO and the City Paper are owned by SouthComm.
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LEO Weekly Press Release |
12-01-2009 4:34 pm |
Press Releases
The Stranger Flexing Real Political Muscle in Seattlenew
"While it may be easy to dismiss Seattle's most eccentric weekly paper, there is growing evidence that The Stranger may be more in tune with Emerald City voters than the other major papers in the area," writes Mike Noon in the University of Washington's student newspaper. "The Stranger has some serious political clout in Puget Sound politics." Noon points to the city's recent mayoral election as proof, saying the alt-weekly's "enthusiastic support of mayor-elect Mike McGinn was likely one of the key factors in his victory."
The Daily |
12-01-2009 9:20 am |
Industry News
Weekly Alibi Goes Local for Gift Guide
Albuquerque's Weekly Alibi took a novel approach to the grind of holiday gift guides afflicting most alt-weeklies this time of year, interviewing local crafters and folks with fledgling cottage industries, most of them undiscovered in their own hometown, in an attempt to translate the locavore movement to holiday shopping. Check out the package here.
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Weekly Alibi Press Release |
12-01-2009 8:59 am |
Press Releases
NAA Argues Against Opt-In Consent for Behavioral Targetingnew
Online Media Daily |
12-01-2009 9:08 am |
Industry News
'How I Got That Story' Live Chat with Art Critic Set for Friday
Washington City Paper's Jeffry Cudlin will discuss his award-winning arts criticism with Tucson Weekly editor Jimmy Boegle this Friday, Dec. 4, in the latest installment of AAN's live chat series with 2009 AltWeekly Award winners. The chat will take place on AAN.org at 3 pm EST.
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AAN |
11-30-2009 11:41 am |
Association News
VVM Launches a National Blog Covering Cannabis Culturenew
Toke of the Town is the latest national blog property launched by Village Voice Media, joining titles like Heartless Doll, Joystick Division and True Crime Report.
Westword |
11-30-2009 11:03 am |
Industry News
White Supremacists Threaten OC Weekly's Gustavo Arellanonew
On a recent episode the show "88 Degrees" on internet radio station Radio White, white supremacist Martin Cox and co-host Jeremy Moody attacked Arellano for his coverage of an incident this summer involving skinheads in Huntington Beach. During the show, Cox called Arellano everything from a "Mexican homosexual beaner" to a "faggot communist" to a "fricking reporter for a newspaper that comes out once a week and it's free," before talking about attacking Arellano. "I know who he is, where he works. I know everything about this dude," Cox said. "We have his home address. We have everything we need to know about that dude."
OC Weekly |
11-30-2009 10:19 am |
Industry News
Survey: Ad Spending Optimism Returning to Pre-Recession Levelsnew
Media Daily News |
11-30-2009 11:06 am |
Industry News
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
Oklahoma Gazette Parent Company Launches New Publicationnew
Tierra Media Group, the parent company to Oklahoma Gazette and OKCBiz magazine that Gazette publisher Bill Bleakley formed in 2007, will launch a new hyperlocal community weekly, EastWord, in eastern Oklahoma County on March 1 of next year.
OKCBiz |
11-24-2009 12:24 pm |
Industry News
Seattle Weekly Partners with Urbanspoon to Handle Online Dining Reservationsnew
Seattle Weekly |
11-24-2009 12:27 pm |
Industry News
Registration for Web Publishing and AAN West Conferences Now Open
After a one-year absence, both AAN West and the Web Publishing Conference are returning to the Bay Area this winter. The Web Publishing Conference will take place Jan. 27-29 at the Argonaut Hotel near San Francisco's famed Fisherman's Wharf, and AAN West will happen Jan. 29-30 across the bay in Berkeley.
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AAN |
11-23-2009 9:16 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
L.A. Weekly Responds to Neon Tommy Storynew
Last week, the USC Annenberg web publication Neon Tommy ran a lengthy piece on the future of the Weekly as new editor Drex Heikes settles in. After correcting a few factual errors, Weekly news blogger Dennis Romero turns his focus to the larger context of the piece -- the changes at the paper since it came under control of Village Voice Media in 2006. "What's seen as a reduction of the editorial department is also a changing of the guard," he writes. "While some liberals and the ex-Weekly writers who catered to them lament the loss of the paper's crusty, bell-bottom voice, we'd argue that the future here is bright -- and digital."
L.A. Weekly |
11-23-2009 8:47 am |
Industry News
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