AAN News
Boston Phoenix Publisher Defends Adult Adsnew
As pressure mounts on Craigslist to tighten its erotic advertising policies in the wake of masseuse Julissa Brisman's death, Rhode Island's attorney general has expanded his focus to include thephoenix.com. But publisher and chairman Stephen Mindich isn't backing down. "I'm not apologizing for carrying adult advertising," he tells the Boston Herald. “What are you going to do? Take down the entire Internet?” ... (Brisman) wasn’t killed by an ad, but by a person."
The Boston Herald |
05-08-2009 4:07 pm |
Industry News
As Fire Blazes, Santa Barbara Independent Reports -- Often
Independent senior editor Matt Kettmann tells us via email that the paper has published about 50 stories since the Jesusita wildfire started on Tuesday afternoon at www.independent.com/jesusita. The paper has been doing up-to-the-minute coverage with a staff of about a dozen -- on top of putting out a print edition this week as well. Kettmann says its an example of "how weeklies can handle pretty important and heavy loads."
AAN News |
05-08-2009 3:48 pm |
Industry News
Sacramento Looks to Modular News Racks in Downtown Areanew
California's capital city is weighing an ordinance to replace news boxes on the K Street mall area and replace them with city-owned and operated modular racks, the News & Review reports. The city's proposed rule would allow dailies first pick of space in the modular racks, followed by weeklies, then semi weeklies and monthlies.
Sacramento News & Review |
05-08-2009 3:30 pm |
Industry News
Texas Observer Editor Named Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellownew
Brad Tyer, the Observer's managing editor, is one of 19 journalists selected for the prestigious Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan for the upcoming academic year. He will focus on environmental justice issues. Each fellow receives a stipend of $70,000, supported by gifts from foundations, news organizations and individuals.
University of Michigan Press Release |
05-08-2009 8:39 am |
Honors & Achievements
Two Alt-Weeklies Win EPpy Awardsnew
Las Vegas Weekly has the best entertainment website with fewer than one million unique monthly visitors, and Baltimore City Paper is the best weekly newspaper-affiliated website, according to the 2009 EPpy Awards, which "honor the best websites in the media world." This is City Paper's second EPpy -- it won the Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek sponsored contest in 2006 as well.
Editor & Publisher |
05-07-2009 4:03 pm |
Honors & Achievements
It's Official: The Onion Kills California Editionsnew
Confirming rumors that rippled through the blogosphere earlier this week, The Onion has announced it is discontinuing its distribution in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company claims readership had actually increased in the two markets, according to SF Weekly, but bowed out due to an "abysmal" advertising climate.
SF Weekly |
05-07-2009 3:05 pm |
Industry News
'Alternative Media' Ends Up in Federal 'Domestic Extremism Lexicon'new
A report by the Department of Homeland Security analyzing extremist ideologies in the U.S. was released in March and recalled within hours amid a firestorm of criticism. In a glossary included with the report, DHS defined "alternative media" as "a term used to describe various information sources that provide a forum for interpretations of events and issues that differ radically from those presented in mass media products and outlets." Fox News notes the description is pejorative despite the fact that "the term is commonly used to describe blogs and popular publications like New York's Village Voice." MORE: The Voice weighs in on being defended by Fox News.
Fox News |
05-07-2009 12:33 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Management, The Village Voice
Boise Weekly Wins State Awards, Honored for Coverage of Minoritiesnew
The Weekly took home "an armload of awards" from the Idaho Press Club's Best of 2008 competition, including five first-place awards, for arts/entertainment reporting, business reporting, health/medical reporting, political reporting and watchdog/investigative reporting. Weekly staff writer Tara Morgan was also named Rookie of the Year for her work in 2008. Meanwhile, the Hispanic Cultural Center of Idaho awarded the alt-weekly an Animo award in the Outstanding Newspaper category for non-biased coverage of not only the Latino community, but of all minority communities in the area.
Boise Weekly |
05-07-2009 9:21 am |
Honors & Achievements
Amazon's Newest Kindle Takes Aim at Newspapersnew
Fortune |
05-07-2009 10:02 am |
Industry News
Webinar on Print Workflow Solutions is Tomorrow
AAN members are invited to participate in a webinar hosted by Enfocus' Alex Hamilton on Thursday, May 7 from 2 to 3:30 pm EDT. The 90-minute session will focus on workflow automation and will feature a question-and-answer session. For information about how to join the webinar, contact Ellen Meany or email the AAN office at web (at) aan.org.
AAN |
05-06-2009 1:38 pm |
Association News
Tags: Design & Production, Management
Did RedEye Rip Off a Chicago Reader Cover?new
Reader media critic Michael Miner points out the striking similarity between a cover RedEye ran yesterday and one the Reader ran less than a month ago. But RedEye's editor claims no one from his paper ever saw the alt-weekly's April 9 issue. "As for the design, I had not seen that issue of The Reader, nor had my staff," Tran Ha says. "I mean, it was a story about parking meters - and some parking meters say 'fail' when they don't work."
Chicago Reader |
05-06-2009 9:09 am |
Industry News
Good News on Financial Standards [members only]
Richard Karpel |
05-06-2009 5:04 pm |
AAN Staff Blog
Tags: Financial, Management
Jen Sorensen Explains Her 'Ironic Great Depression' Cartoonnew
In this weekend's Washington Post, the "Slowpoke" creator talks about how she got the idea to do a strip on how our irony-drenched culture will handle the economic downturn. Sorensen says that a number of readers tuned into a "tiny background gag" -- a billboard advertising The Grapes of Snark -- and told her they thought it was the funniest part of the strip.
The Washington Post |
05-05-2009 3:17 pm |
Industry News
The Stranger Launches Happy Hour iPhone Appnew
Cocktail Compass, which the alt-weekly rolled out last week, gives iPhone users information on the happy hours currently happening at bars close by. The app allows users to search for bars that have specific attributes, like wifi, dancing or outdoor seating, and it also includes a feature to call a local cab company when the drinking is done. Seattle Weekly responded to the Stranger's news by saying it had launched "the Ripper," a "game-changing new rotary phone app."
The Stranger |
05-05-2009 2:38 pm |
Industry News
East Bay Express Offers Web Solution for Local Businesses
The Express is now offering the LocalBizBlogs service, a do-it-yourself web publishing platform, to small businesses and networks. "Over half of the small businesses in the United States currently do not have a website, and many of those who do find it complicated, time consuming, or cost prohibitive to regularly update," Express publisher Jody Colley says. "LocalBizBlogs can either act as their primary website or a compliment to their legacy site."
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East Bay Express Press Release |
05-05-2009 11:50 am |
Press Releases
