AAN News
Alt-Weekly Scribes Win National Food Writing Awardsnew
Miami New Times' Lee Klein and Seattle Weekly's Jonathan Kauffman finished first in the Newspaper and Internet categories, respectively, in this year's Bert Greene Awards. In addition, the Austin Chronicle's MM Pack was a finalist in the Newspaper category. The awards, which are organized by the International Association of Culinary Professionals, "recognize excellence in food journalism." Winners were announced last weekend in Denver.
International Association of Culinary Professionals |
04-08-2009 8:12 am |
Honors & Achievements
The AP Seeks More Control of its Content on the Webnew
The New York Times |
04-08-2009 11:11 am |
Industry News
Google CEO Talks Newspapers, Web Publishing at NAA Conferencenew
The New York Times |
04-08-2009 11:08 am |
Industry News
Convention Program Focuses on Web Publishing, Evolving Biz Models
"It's clear that the old days of relying solely on display and classified advertising are over," AAN executive director Richard Karpel says. "So this year's convention will feature a great deal of programming on new products and revenue streams, and new business strategies." Seizing opportunities and getting through the recession will also be big topics this year in Tucson.
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AAN |
04-07-2009 3:36 pm |
Association News
East Bay Express Staff Stars in Music Video on How to Save Newspapers
You'll have to watch the video, which features Express staffers doing their best lip synching, to hear some new ideas on how to save print media.
AAN |
04-07-2009 12:35 pm |
Industry News
'A Handful of AIDS Denialists' Protest Outside Village Voice Officenew
They were there handing out leaflets protesting the paper's cover story, which looks at the continuing controversy over the medical treatment of AIDS babies, editor Tony Ortega reports.
The Village Voice |
04-07-2009 9:58 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, The Village Voice
Four AAN Members Honored in NY State Press Awardsnew
The papers won a total of 24 awards in the New York Press Association's annual Better Newspaper Contest. Long Island Press won eight awards, including the Sharon R. Fulmer Award for Community Leadership and first-place wins for Coverage of Elections/Politics, Feature Story, Headline Writing, and In-Depth Reporting. Syracuse New Times and the Ithaca Times won five awards each, with New Times taking first for Advertising Excellence, Special Holiday Edition and Sports Action Photo and the Times placing first for Coverage of the Environment and Coverage of Local Government. The New York Press also won six awards.
New York Press Association |
04-07-2009 8:21 am |
Honors & Achievements
Texas Observer Nabs Two Utne Award Nominationsnew
The Observer is one of eight nominees in two 2009 Utne Independent Press Awards categories: Best Writing and Political Coverage. Winners will be announced during the Magazine Publishers of America's Independent Magazine Group conference (May 17-19) and published in the July-August issue of Utne Reader.
Utne Reader |
04-07-2009 7:54 am |
Honors & Achievements
L.A. Weekly Launches Food Blognew
LA Observed |
04-07-2009 7:55 am |
Industry News
Random Lengths News Carves a Community Niche on Its Own Terms
"To the uninitiated, Random Lengths News may appear to be a leftist journalistic exercise carried on by a deluded few, but it is a vital news
source for an increasingly frustrated constituency," Julia Murphy writes in a profile of the San Pedro, Calif., alt-weekly that appeared in a recent edition of Swindle magazine (not available online). "There is an essential nexus between Main Street business,
progressive politics and the well-being of the communities we
serve," publisher James Allen says. "The locals trust [our paper]
even if they don't agree with it."
AAN |
04-06-2009 10:01 am |
Industry News
Columnist: New Ad Campaign for NewCity is 'Bold, Eye-Catching'new
Euro RSCG has done a print and poster campaign for the Chicago alt-weekly, Sun-Times media and marketing columnist Lewis Lazare reports. Euro RSCG's chief creative officer says the deal is being paid mostly in barter, but it included enough cash to hire local photographer Ross Feighery, who Lazare says "has done a smash-up job shooting the campaign visuals."
Chicago Sun-Times |
04-06-2009 9:25 am |
Industry News
Alt-Weeklies Invade Columbia J-School
Thursday, April 16 will unofficially be alt-weekly day at the Columbia Journalism School, with a panel discussion on the state of the alt-weekly industry followed by an informal reception.
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AAN |
04-06-2009 8:54 am |
Association News
Nicholas Kristof: Willamette Week Plays an 'Important Watchdog Role'new
In a blog post on the struggling newspaper business, the New York Times columnist points to WW as "an example of how a small paper" has successfully undertaken investigative and watchdog journalism. But Kristof seems to think the Portland alt-weekly is a rare bird: He adds that small news operations -- especially websites -- can't "undertake major investigations, partly because they're enormously expensive with uncertain results."
The New York Times |
04-06-2009 8:17 am |
Industry News
Suit Filed Against Metroland Remains Unservednew
A controversial executive training program known as NXIVM filed a lawsuit alleging defamation against the paper earlier this week, but the Albany alt-weekly has not yet been served with the suit. Turns out it was filed one day before the statute of limitations would have expired. NXIVM president Nancy Salzman tells Metroland that, indeed, they filed the suit "because of statutory considerations." The paper has not sought legal counsel in response to the lawsuit. "As far as we're concerned right now, it's almost as if there's not a lawsuit because it has not been served to us," editor and publisher Stephen Leon says. "They may never serve the lawsuit for all we know."
Metroland |
04-03-2009 5:55 pm |
Legal News
Three Alt-Weekly Writers Place in Investigative Reporting Contestnew
Earlier this week, we noted that a piece in the Fort Worth Weekly had won a 2008 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Award in the local-circulation weeklies category, but we neglected to mention that four other alt-weekly stories were IRE finalists. In the local-circulation weeklies category, Phoenix New Times' John Dickerson had two stories place, while the Houston Press' Chris Vogel had one. In addition, L.A. Weekly's Christine Pelisek was the runner-up for the Tom Renner Award, which is specifically for crime reporting.
Investigative Reporters and Editors |
04-03-2009 5:38 pm |
Honors & Achievements
