AAN News
AAN Leadership Conference to Take Place in Colorado Springs, Oct. 23-25

Save these dates: The AAN Leadership Conference will take place October 23 - 25 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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AAN |
07-31-2014 5:00 pm |
Conference News
Community is King: Lagniappe Gives Its Readers 'a Little Something Extra'

How the 12-year-old bi-weekly Lagniappe capitalized on Advance Publications' decision to cut daily publication in Mobile, Ala.
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AAN |
07-31-2014 11:30 am |
Industry News
Seven Days Hires Five New Employees

Seven Days has added five talented professionals to its editorial, sales and digital departments.
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Seven Days |
07-31-2014 12:00 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Seven Days
Formal Complaint Filed After San Diego CityBeat Reports of Pepper Spray Abuse in Juvenile Hallsnew

A coalition of civil rights groups is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the overuse of pepper spray in San Diego County juvenile detention facilities.
San Diego CityBeat |
07-29-2014 4:15 pm |
Industry News
Tags: San Diego CityBeat
We Can Save Community Journalism but Can Community Journalism Save Me?
AAN Convention Scholarship recipient Emily Hopkins: "Invest in us, invest in our future, and together we can do this shit."
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AAN |
07-28-2014 2:40 pm |
Conference News
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Media Oxpecker: What You (could possibly, but maybe not necessarily) Need to Know

Media industry news you may have missed while you were busy sparkling and twanging.
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AAN |
07-25-2014 12:00 pm |
Media Roundup
It's All Journalism: What Does an Older, More Diverse America Mean for the Media?
This week's podcast features audio from Paul Taylor's presentation, The America of Tomorrow, at the 2014 AAN Convention in Nashville.
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It's All Journalism |
07-25-2014 10:00 am |
It's All Journalism
Gregg Zachary Urges AAN Members to Find Funding Partnersnew
Journalists need to redefine how they, and the market, view what it is they do. Journalists aren't just watchdogs, Zachary argues, but also knowledge creators, service providers, scientists, surveyors, teachers.
YES! Weekly |
07-25-2014 9:30 am |
Conference News
10 Strategies Toward Success (or Survival) at the AAN Convention
Tips and tricks for maximizing coolness at the AAN Convention from a conference virgin.
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AAN |
07-23-2014 12:30 pm |
Conference News
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Judge Throws Out Case Against MauiTime Publisher, County Of Maui Appealsnew
Two weeks after a judge threw out the criminal case against MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo over his photographing Maui police officers, the County of Maui has appealed the decision.
MauiTime |
07-23-2014 1:35 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Maui Time, Tommy Russo
San Diego Reader Releases 7-Book Series Profiling Local Communities

San Diego Reader |
07-22-2014 3:00 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: San Diego Reader
AAN Convention Features Digital Wins and New Projectsnew
The recent AAN Convention in Nashville highlighted the digital successes of alternative media, including multimedia stories, digital services, crowdfunded projects and social media, as AAN also announced the launch of a mobile advertising platform.
NetNewsCheck |
07-21-2014 11:20 am |
Industry News
AAN Accepts Three New Members, Fills Eight Board Seats
Little Village, Motif Magazine, and Wisconsin Gazette are voted in as new members. Salt Lake City is chosen as the site of the 2015 Annual Convention.
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AAN |
07-18-2014 4:00 pm |
Association News
Penny Muse Abernathy — It's Not Too Late to Save Community Journalism

This week's It's All Journalism podcast is a recording of Penny Muse Abernathy's presentation at the 2014 AAN Convention. She discusses the economic shift taking place in the journalism industry and what business decisions publishers need to make in order to remain competitive.
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It's All Journalism |
07-18-2014 1:00 pm |
It's All Journalism
2014 AAN Awards Winners Announced

The winners of the 2014 AAN Awards were announced in Nashville during the association's 37th annual convention. The winners were chosen as the most outstanding from a field of over 900 entries submitted by 77 alternative publications across the U.S. and Canada.
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AAN |
07-12-2014 5:00 pm |
Honors & Achievements