AAN News
Has Boulder Weekly Changed its Policy on Adult Ads?new
In 2001, the alt-weekly adopted a new policy eliminating "adult" ads. But after taking a glance at the Personals section of a recent issue of the Weekly, Westword's Michael Roberts thinks the paper has reversed course. Weekly publisher Stewart Sallo tells AAN News via email that Roberts is incorrect. "Boulder Weekly's policy on 'sex ads' has not changed," he says. "We
discontinued our adult advertising section in 2001 and redrew the line to
eliminate ads that contain images that explicitly objectify women."
Westword |
04-03-2009 5:25 pm |
Industry News
Seven Days Uses Twitter to Cover Historic Vote
As Vermont has debated gay marriage for the past few weeks, the alt-weekly has been reporting the details aggressively on the web. Seven Days political correspondent Shay Totten covered the floor debate using Twitter, and when the legislature held a public hearing and asked for testimony from Vermonters, staffers Cathy Resmer and Don Eggert moderated a live blog using a free service called CoverItLive. The paper has also been covering the debate on its staff blog.
(FULL STORY)
Seven Days Press Release |
04-03-2009 1:17 pm |
Press Releases
Pasadena Weekly Editor Mourns 'A Death in the Family'new
Noting that Los Angeles CityBeat was "pretty much birthed here in the offices of the Pasadena Weekly," Kevin Uhrich looks back at the life of his Southland Publishing sister paper, which folded last week. He also asks the obvious question: Could the same fate befall the Weekly? "I don't think so," he writes. "However, I can say with some certainty -- just by virtue of being on staff with one of the few papers still upright on a rapidly diminishing print media landscape -- that if that day ever comes, there will probably be no newspapers around anymore to note our passing."
Pasadena Weekly |
04-03-2009 9:31 am |
Industry News
Study: Online Coupon Cutting Gains Favornew
Online Media Daily |
04-03-2009 9:37 am |
Industry News
Bar Codes In Print Ads Link To Web Content Via Mobile Appnew
Online Media Daily |
04-03-2009 9:36 am |
Industry News
Free Press Advocate to Speak at Convention
Lucy Dalglish, the executive director of the Reporters Committee for
Freedom of the Press (RCFP), will be the First Amendment Lunch
speaker at this year's AAN Convention. She will discuss what we can expect from the Obama administration in terms of open government and press freedom issues.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
04-02-2009 1:35 pm |
Association News
Former Editor Files Sexual Harassment Suit Against LEO Weeklynew
Elizabeth Kramer, a former managing editor and arts and special projects editor at the alt-weekly, has filed a suit alleging that she was subjected to a hostile work environment and sexual harassment. Kramer would not comment to the Courier-Journal, nor would editor Stephen George or former editor Cary Stemle. Kramer, who worked for LEO from September 2003-November 2007, is asking for compensatory damages for physical, emotional and mental distress, as well as compensation for lost wages and other employment benefits.
The Courier-Journal |
04-02-2009 8:34 am |
Legal News
Tags: Management, LEO Weekly
Orlando Weekly Launches New Nightlife Magazine
Orlando Weekly Press Release |
04-02-2009 2:34 pm |
Press Releases
Dan Savage to Host AltWeekly Awards Luncheon
The Stranger's editorial director and
syndicated sex columnist has been tapped
to reprise his role as host of the AltWeekly Awards Luncheon at this year's AAN
Convention.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
04-01-2009 1:44 pm |
Association News
AAN Members Across the Country Unveil Major Changes
- The Mountain Xpress is ending its 14-year run as a print publication today, "suspending its regular online news reports and converting its entire news operation to Twitter dispatches from staff and trusted community journalists."
- The San Francisco Bay Guardian has settled its lawsuit with Village Voice Media, agreeing to drop its legal action and "shut the fuck up" about PG&E, sunshine, media concentration, rent control, and over-development.
- Publisher Sally Freeman has sold the Boise Weekly to N-Corp-Al, which quickly shut the alt-weekly down and relaunched it as the Treasure Valley Weekly Post.
- The Washington City Paper has relaunched as the Huffington City Paper.
- Salt Lake City Weekly announced it has purchased SLUG magazine and will bring new features like "Cute Baby of the Month" and "Those Wacky Pets" to the long-running local underground-music magazine.
- Athens, Ga., alt-weekly Flagpole has relaunched as "a celebrity 'zine about fun and style, now to be known as Starpole."
- The East Bay Express is changing editorial course, introducing new procedures like "user-generated copyediting" and "reader-assigned stories."
AAN News |
04-01-2009 12:22 pm |
Industry News
Federal Shield Law Passes Housenew
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed H.R. 985, the Free Flow of Information Act, by a voice vote. The legislation next goes to the Senate, where it failed last year.
Editor & Publisher |
04-01-2009 12:08 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial
Writers (and One Photographer) Mourn the Loss of Los Angeles CityBeatnew
Mediabistro's Fishbowl LA has gathered some blog posts by writers and photographers who were involved with the alt-weekly, which ceased publication last week. Photographer Ted Soqui and writers Donnell Alexander, Dennis Romero and Luke Y. Thompson all weigh in.
Fishbowl LA |
04-01-2009 12:01 pm |
Industry News
Politician Sues Style Weeklynew
Democratic state delegate Joseph D. Morrissey has filed a $10.35 million libel suit against Style Weekly for an article the alt-weekly published last April about the politician's finances and related legal battles.
The suit, which seeks $10 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages, names Style's parent company, TWCC Holding Corp., along with editor Jason Roop and the story's authors, Amy Biegelsen and Chris Dovi. When contacted on Monday by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Roop said he hadn't seen the suit and therefore couldn't comment on it.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch |
04-01-2009 11:47 am |
Legal News
Three VVM Papers Win Criminal Justice Reporting Awardsnew
Seattle Weekly, The Village Voice and Westword have all won 2008 Prevention for a Safer Society (PASS) Awards, which honor journalists "who try to focus America's attention on our criminal justice system, juvenile justice system, and child welfare systems in a thoughtful and considerate manner." The awards are sponsored by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency |
04-01-2009 8:31 am |
Honors & Achievements
Arkansas Times Institutes Temporary Pay Cuts for Some Staffnew
Publisher Alan Leveritt said yesterday that about a third of the 41 people who work at the Times and the company's other publications will see temporary pay reductions of 4-7 percent starting next month. Lower paid employees were exempt from the cuts. The paper says it also recently laid off a receptionist and converted a full-time job on El Latino, its Spanish language weekly, to part-time.
Arkansas Times |
04-01-2009 8:25 am |
Industry News
