AAN News
Two AAN Members Fare Well in S.C. Press Association Awardsnew
Columbia Free Times won nine 2008 South Carolina Press Association awards, and Charleston City Paper won five. City Paper placed first in four categories (Feature Writing, General News Photo, Lifestyle Feature Writing and Photo Series or Photo Story), while Free Times took home first-place wins in three categories (Critical Writing, Illustration and Reporting in Depth). The awards were officially announced at the association's winter meeting last weekend.
South Carolina Press Association |
03-18-2009 1:55 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Ruling Expected Soon in Creative Loafing Bankruptcy Casenew
After hearing more testimony yesterday on whether CEO Ben Eason should retain control the six-paper chain or if it should be turned over to its biggest creditor Atayla Capital Management, Judge Caryl Delano Delano said she will ask both sides to submit written closing arguments, which she will mull over for several days before making a ruling. MORE: Read dispatches from former CL employees Ken Edelstein and Alex Pickett.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
03-18-2009 8:45 am |
Industry News
Willamette Week To Play Role in 'Ramona and Beezus'new
The upcoming film based on Beverly Cleary's classic children's book series will be set in Portland, but it is being shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. So how do the set designers hope to replicate Portland in Canada? With Willamette Week news boxes, of course. "The set design department contacted WW publisher Richard Meeker last week, requesting permission to create replicas of WW's blue boxes to use in their streetscapes," the alt-weekly reports. The film may also feature Ramona's dad looking for work via WW's classifieds.
Willamette Week |
03-18-2009 8:38 am |
Industry News
Sens. Leahy & Cornyn Introduce Bill to Strengthen FOIA
Senators Patrick Leahy and John Cornyn Joint Press Release |
03-18-2009 12:53 pm |
Press Releases
Creative Loafing's Sensory Overload Art Party Goes Digital
Creative Loafing (Tampa) Press Release |
03-18-2009 11:04 am |
Press Releases
Forecast: Digital Ad Spend Only Bright Spot for Local Medianew
BIA Advisory Services and the Kelsey Group predict that U.S. local ad revenues will continue to decline through 2013. The only segment that is expected to grow in the next four years is local interactive, which includes mobile, local search, online verticals and classifieds, voice search and email marketing. BIA and Kelsey are forecasting revenue growth in that sector from $14 billion in 2008 to $32.1 billion in 2013.
The Center for Media Research |
03-17-2009 12:32 pm |
Industry News
Missoula Independent Publisher Launches Outdoor Magazine
In May, Matt Gibson plans to launch and edit Montana Headwall, a quarterly lifestyle magazine focusing on the state's outdoor recreation scene. Initial plans call for a distribution of 10,000 copies. Most copies will be free of charge but the magazine will cost $4.95 at certain locations like supermarkets and bookstores.
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Missoula Independent Press Release |
03-17-2009 9:46 am |
Press Releases
PEJ: Alt-Weeklies 'Hardly Immune' to News Industry Strugglesnew
In its annual State of the News Media report, the Project for Excellence in Journalism says that alt-weeklies had a tough year in 2008, citing the Creative Loafing bankruptcy, among other things. The report says that alts in large markets "showed signs of stress" because "advertisers are finding alternatives to the alternatives," but notes that many alts in smaller markets seem to be weathering the economic storm.
The Project for Excellence in Journalism |
03-16-2009 10:42 am |
Industry News
Nielsen: Ad Market Dropped 2.6 Percent in '08new
The overall ad market was off despite the summer Olympics and record amounts spent on political advertising, Nielsen reports. Local newspapers saw a 10.2 percent drop, and display internet ads were off by 6.4 percent.
Media Daily News |
03-16-2009 9:25 am |
Industry News
Creative Loafing CEO Testifies in Bankruptcy Proceedingsnew
Ben Eason testified yesterday during a hearing to determine whether he will be able to maintain ownership of the six-newspaper chain or if it will be handed over to CL's largest creditor. According to Wayne Garcia, much of Eason's testimony related to the digital transformation of CL and the struggles of the print publishing industry. On Tuesday, CL's chief financial officer and its valuation expert are scheduled to testify. The judge will then rule on who gets control of the company, Garcia reports.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
03-13-2009 1:27 pm |
Industry News
Veteran Says Phoenix Story Saved His Life
A Marine Corps veteran who has been struggling with mental-health issues has credited a story published in this week's Phoenix in Boston, Portland, and Providence with saving his life. Just hours after the story, "Soldiers Committing Suicide," hit the streets in Maine, the former Marine called the Portland office, thanking the paper for running the story and sharing his own ordeal of being out of meds he takes for his PTSD. Portland Phoenix managing editor Jeff Inglis recommended the vet contact a local counseling service, and the vet called again later saying he'd made the appointment. "You guys saved the life of a veteran," he said on a voicemail message. MORE: Read Inglis' account of the day here.
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Phoenix Newspaper Group Press Release |
03-13-2009 12:09 pm |
Press Releases
Man Who Allegedly Stole Pasadena Weekly News Boxes Arrestednew
Pasadena police say they arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of grand theft yesterday. They think he's responsible for stealing 18 Pasadena Weekly news boxes over the past few months. The boxes, which are bolted to the ground, may have been stolen for their metal, cops say. MORE: In other thievery news, Las Vegas CityLife reports that a bill is being considered in Nevada that would make taking more than 10 copies of a free newspaper a misdemeanor.
Pasadena Star-News |
03-13-2009 9:10 am |
Industry News
Willamette Week Introduces Cost-Cutting Measuresnew
The Portland, Ore., alt-weekly was the latest to announce company-wide salary reductions yesterday. Effective March 16, staff pay will be reduced by 8 percent, while owners Mark Zusman and Richard Meeker will reduce their own pay by 25 percent. The move was made to keep the paper profitable for the balance of 2009. At the same meeting, Meeker, who is WW's publisher, announced that this week's paper was the largest since November and that ad sales for the spring appear ahead of budget.
Willamette Week |
03-13-2009 8:54 am |
Industry News
Defamation Suit Against Yelp Commenter Set to Begin Next Weeknew
The Daily Online Examiner |
03-13-2009 10:56 am |
Legal News
Study: Twitter Driving Traffic To Social, Entertainment Sitesnew
Online Media Daily |
03-13-2009 9:27 am |
Industry News
