AAN News

Isthmus Wins Five Milwaukee Press Club Awardsnew

Madison's alt-weekly was honored in five categories in this year's Milwaukee Press Club Contest for Excellence in Journalism.
Milwaukee Press Club  |  05-22-2014  3:00 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Book Your Ticket to the Music City for the 2014 Grand Ole AAN Convention

Don't miss out on the early registration rate for the 2014 AAN Convention, July 10-12 at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-21-2014  12:30 pm  |  Conference News

Sales Webinars: Objection Handling Focus Webinar Duo

In a two-part series, proven successful techniques will be presented in webinar format to enhance skills in overcoming objections that occur in the two most common steps of sales process. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-19-2014  2:00 pm  |  Association News

Knight Chair Penny Abernathy to Keynote AAN Convention in Nashville

Penny Muse Abernathy, a former executive at the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, is the Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics. She focuses her expertise on developing 21st-century economic models that will improve the ability of journalists to produce news in the public interest. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-16-2014  3:00 pm  |  Conference News

It's All Journalism: There is no First Amendment Fairy and other practical advice about media law

Ashley Messenger discusses a variety of topics on our podcast that are relevant to working journalists, including copyright law, FOIA and hate speech. (FULL STORY)
It's All Journalism  |  05-16-2014  10:30 am  |  It's All Journalism

Why the SAVE Act is a BFD for Alt-Weeklies

HR 4225 puts AAN members squarely in danger of prosecution for the criminal acts of others. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-15-2014  12:00 pm  |  Legal News

Media Oxpecker: Why Women in Media Can't Have It All

Media industry news you may have missed this week while you were being pushy. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-15-2014  7:00 pm  |  Media Roundup

Jackson Free Press Editor Donna Ladd Named Kellogg Community Leadership Network Fellownew

Over the course of her 3-year fellowship, Ladd aims to develop a template for youth media projects around the country that enable underprivileged kids to report on their communities and tell their own stories.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation  |  05-14-2014  4:00 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Orlando Weekly Expands Restaurant Weeknew

Previously called Orlando Restaurant Week, the 2014 restaurant promotion will be known as Bite:30 and will last 30 days.
Orlando Weekly  |  05-14-2014  3:30 pm  |  Industry News

It's All Journalism: Jen Reeves on How to Use Social Media, Shoot Video on Your Phone

Jen Reeves started out working in traditional broadcast journalism and transitioned into the digital sphere. Currently, she is a manager of social media strategy and training at AARP. (FULL STORY)
It's All Journalism  |  05-09-2014  5:00 pm  |  It's All Journalism

AAN Announces Scholarships and Grants for 2014 Annual Convention in Nashville

AAN is offering scholarship funds to encourage the next generation of journalists and journalism managers to attend the Annual Convention in Nashville, July 10 - 12. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-08-2014  3:00 pm  |  Conference News

Media Oxpecker: Nobody Knows Anything

Media industry news you may have missed this week. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-08-2014  5:00 pm  |  Media Roundup

AAN Legal Corner: From Small Briefs, Baby, Big Things One Day Come

AAN joins amicus briefs on Idaho's "Ag-Gag" law and a defamation case in Massachusetts. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-08-2014  11:30 am  |  Legal News

Todd Vogt Likely to Sell SF Weekly, Bay Guardiannew

In an "all-hands meeting," San Francisco Print Media Company president Todd Vogt told the assembled workforces of the SF Weekly, Bay Guardian, Examiner, and Bay Area Reporter that he's heavily leaning toward selling his share of their papers' parent company to his partners, Oahu Press, Inc.
SF Weekly  |  05-07-2014  3:40 pm  |  Industry News

Metro Times Announces Merger With Real Detroit Weeklynew

The new company will maintain the Metro Times name. Owner and publisher of Real Detroit Weekly, John Badanjek, will serve as president of events of the newly formed media company alongside Chris Keating, publisher of the Metro Times.
Metro Times  |  05-06-2014  10:30 am  |  Industry News

Podcast