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Watch what really happened when Willamette Week kicked a U.S. Senate candidate out of its offices.
Willamette Week  |  05-03-2014  10:00 am  |  Industry News

Today Show Claims 'Exclusive' on Story Riverfront Times Broke Last Yearnew

Matt Lauer takes credit for Jessica Lussenhop's Sept. 2013 story on a Missouri man who was incarcerated 13 years late because of an administrative error.
Romenesko  |  05-02-2014  2:00 pm  |  Industry News

Boulder Weekly Wins 36 Awards in Top of the Rockies Contestnew

Colorado Springs Independent won 21 awards and the Santa Fe Reporter won 12 awards. Westword editor Patricia Calhoun earned the Keeper of the Flame Award.
SPJ Colorado Pro  |  05-02-2014  3:10 pm  | 

Media Oxpecker: Our Version of the Stories

What the post-Patch era means for local news; Vox embarrasses itself; and why you should be commenting "Congratulations!" on your Facebook posts. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-02-2014  1:00 pm  |  Media Roundup

It's All Journalism: BBC Academy — Building Trust Through Training

One of the great benefits of digital technology is the rise of citizen journalism and blogging, in which amateurs, without any formal training or connections to traditional news outlets, are able to have their voices heard. (FULL STORY)
It's All Journalism  |  05-02-2014  11:00 am  |  It's All Journalism

LEO Weekly Sold to Local Ownership Groupnew

SouthComm has reached an agreement to sell the Louisville alt-weekly to a group of investors led by Aaron Yarmuth, son of the paper's founder John Yarmuth.
LEO Weekly  |  04-30-2014  11:00 am  |  Industry News

'Legal Hotline Live' Returns on May 1

On Thursday, May 1, AAN attorney Kevin M. Goldberg will host Legal Hotline Live, a monthly conference call to answer member questions on legal topics, including free speech and copyright issues. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-28-2014  3:00 pm  |  Association News

It's All Journalism: Nerdy Data-Computing Meets Shoe-Leather Reporting

Associated Press reporter Jack Gillum uses his computer skills on the technology and privacy beat. (FULL STORY)
It's All Journalism  |  04-25-2014  10:00 am  |  It's All Journalism

Media Oxpecker: You're Doing It Wrong

Turns out that this entire time you've been doing journalism wrong, but don't worry, Jeff Jarvis will teach you how to serve your community. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-25-2014  2:15 pm  |  Media Roundup

Miami New Times, Palo Alto Weekly, Westword Win Sigma Delta Chi Awards

The Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism are given out by the Society of Professional Journalists. (FULL STORY)
SPJ  |  04-22-2014  4:30 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Detroit Metro Times Hires New Editor-in-Chief

Detroit Metro Times has hired Valerie Vande Panne as Editor-in-Chief. (FULL STORY)
Metro Times  |  04-22-2014  10:50 am  |  Press Releases

Format Busting: How Washington City Paper Creates an Engaging Newspaper

Washington City Paper designers Carey Jordan and Jandos Rothstein discuss the work that led to being a runner-up for "World's Best Designed Newspaper" from the Society for News Design. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-21-2014  3:30 pm  |  Industry News

SF Confidential: Todd Vogt on Owning Two Alt-Weeklies in the Same City

"Somebody had to buy the Guardian because the Guardian wasn't going to survive." (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-21-2014  11:00 am  |  Industry News

Tucson Weekly Sold to 10/13 Communicationsnew

Wick Communications has agreed to sell Tucson Weekly and Inside Tucson Business to 10/13 Communications.
East Valley Tribune  |  04-18-2014  3:00 pm  |  Industry News

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