AAN News
The Pulse is Sold to Local Media Groupnew
The Chattanooga, Tenn., alt-weekly has been purchased by Brewer Media Group, which owns a handful of local radio stations and websites. "Brewer Media Group is a fantastic match for The Pulse," publisher Zack Cooper says. "We are confident that together we will continue to serve up the kind of content our readers expect. At the same time, Brewer's multi-media approach offers a powerful and compelling proposition for advertisers." Cooper, who was co-owner of the paper with editor Michael Kull, will remain publisher under Brewer.
The Chattanoogan |
08-01-2008 4:04 pm |
Industry News
Creative Loafing Columnist Releases New Booknew
"Layered in laughable, lopsided, linguistic humor, Hollis Gillespie's Trailer Trashed: My Dubious Efforts Toward Upward Mobility is a wonderful land of well-crafted humor within a world of spellbinding wit," writes J. Edward Sumerau in Metro Spirit. The marks the third book for Gillespie, who writes the "Moodswing" column for Creative Loafing. "I never know how to explain my books except to say, 'It's like Shakespeare,' and hope people get the joke," Gillespie tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "This book literally covers my dubious efforts at upward mobility, starting with life with my Dad, the drunk trailer salesman, and ending with selling the TV series (which is based on my first two books) in Hollywood." That TV series is back on track after a brief detour due to the writers' strike, Gillespie tells the Journal, with Laura Dern in tow. "[She's] been a champion of the project since the day after my first book was released," Gillespie says.
Metro Spirit | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
08-01-2008 8:26 am |
Industry News
How Low Can Advertising Revenues Go?new
"Advertising and consumer-generated revenues are on a steep dive that could take a devastating toll on media company spending and development well into 2009," opines MediaPost editor-in-chief Diane Mermigas. She notes that even what had previously been considered the bright spot for media companies is looking troubled: "The meteoric growth of online ad revenues, and display advertising in particular, trends downward."
MediaPost |
07-31-2008 9:33 am |
Industry News
Senate Republicans Block Debate on Shield Lawnew
Some Republican senators are refusing to begin debate on the latest version of a federal shield law until the Senate addresses a bill that would promote more domestic oil and gas production, the Washington Post reports. The most recent iteration of the bill was introduced on Tuesday by Sens. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.). A similar bill was passed last October by the House of Representatives and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Washington Post |
07-31-2008 9:24 am |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial, Management
NY Yankees Pitcher Writes for an Alt-Weekly ... Only in The Onionnew
In a story based on the premise of New York Yankees starting pitcher Mike Mussina's failed attempts to get published by McSweeney's, the Onion "reports" that Mussina "frequently submitted" stories to Baltimore City Paper while he was in the minor leagues.
The Onion |
07-31-2008 9:03 am |
Industry News
Two AAN Members Win Four NABJ Awardsnew
Philadelphia Weekly and Seattle Weekly both finished first in two categories in this year's National Association of Black Journalists' Salute to Excellence National Media Awards. PW's Kia Gregory took first-place honors in Newspaper--Feature (Single Story) and Newspaper--Commentary, while Seattle Weekly's Mike Seely finished first in Newspaper--Sports and Brian Miller finished first in Newspaper-Business. Winners were announced Saturday in Chicago. This marks Seely's fourth award from the NABJ in the past five years, according to the Weekly.
National Association of Black Journalists |
07-31-2008 8:16 am |
Honors & Achievements
YES! Weekly Revives Website with the Help of Wehaa.com
Sponsored post by Associate Member Wehaa
A digital version of the alternative weekly complimented by a brand new web site designed by Wehaa.com is sure to please the online readers of YES! Weekly.
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Wehaa.com Press Release |
07-31-2008 10:31 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Wehaa
LA Weekly Announces Lineup for Third Annual Detour Music Festivalnew
Billboard |
07-31-2008 8:58 am |
Industry News
Tags: Marketing, L.A. Weekly
Nielsen/NAA: Newspaper Sites Gain Audience in Q2new
Editor & Publisher |
07-31-2008 8:25 am |
Industry News
Yahoo Has Driven 100 Million-Plus Visits to Newspaper Partnersnew
Editor & Publisher |
07-31-2008 8:24 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
Another LEO Alum Enters Political Arenanew
Former editor Cary Stemle is not following in the footsteps of LEO founder and current Congressman John Yarmuth by running for office, but he has has joined Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Lunsford's team as campaign spokesperson, Politicker KY reports. Lunsford is running against Senator Mitch McConnell, the current Senate Minority Leader who has served in Congress since 1984. Stemle, who edited LEO for a decade, was let go when the paper was purchased by SouthComm Communications in May.
Politicker KY |
07-30-2008 2:05 pm |
Industry News
Santa Barbara Named One of '10 That Do it Right' by E&P
Editor & Publisher has recognized the Santa Barbara Independent as one of 10 newspapers of note, in their annual "10 That Do It Right" feature. The Independent is the only AAN member on this year's list (the Bay Guardian made the cut last year), which showcases newspapers in the US that are "performing in one particular aspect -- from marketing to online video -- that merits consideration and maybe even emulation by their peers." E&P notes that the Independent has become the top source for local news in town by capitalizing on turmoil at the daily Santa Barbara News-Press and by focusing on its website. "When you talk about the paper of record, you really are assuming that's the paper that has the institutional memory," Indy editor-in-chief Marianne Partridge says. "The fact is, it's our paper that has all the institutional memory."
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Santa Barbara Independent Press Release |
07-30-2008 10:11 am |
Press Releases
Earthquake Hits Southern California, Alt-Weekly Offices Feel It
A little before noon yesterday, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California, with an epicenter 29 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake, which was the largest in SoCal in more than a decade but apparently caused no major damage, was felt in AAN-member offices from San Diego to Santa Barbara, judging by a quick perusal of blogs. "[It] felt like I was standing on a rocking waterbed for at least 12 seconds. The building swayed back and forth. A large corkboard fell off my office wall," the OC Weekly's R. Scott Moxley reports. "An energy drink can stupidly placed (by me) on top of a file cabinet flew three feet in the air. The staff quickly evacuated the building and found phone lines dead." Up in Culver City at LA Weekly's offices, Mark Mauer notes: "The new LA Weekly building shakes like a leaf (at least around my desk) every time a car enters or leaves our garage, so it took a few extra seconds to figure out this was an actual earthquake and not just an SUV trying to find a parking space." The Santa Barbara Independent's Matt Kettman reports feeling a "long, rolling sensation," while San Diego CityBeat's Kinsee Morgan wins the award for brevity, simply noting the quake was the "biggest one I've felt yet."
AAN News |
07-30-2008 8:30 am |
Industry News
Collective Media Launches Online Video Ad Networknew
Online Media Daily |
07-30-2008 8:36 am |
Industry News
Lynda Barry's Panel 'Was Comic-Con's Single Most Inspirational Moment'new
That's according to MSNBC contributor Dave White, who was thoroughly impressed by Barry's presentation, which she based on her new book What It Is. "An exuberant, no-nonsense cheerleader for life's outcasts, she led her smallish room's capacity crowd in a sermon-like call to creativity without fear of failure, to engage in what she called 'deep play' or suffer going slowly insane," he says of the "Ernie Pook's Comeek" cartoonist. "Of all the convention's 'professional' badge wearers, she was the coolest."
MSNBC |
07-29-2008 10:44 am |
Industry News
