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The Village Voice Unleashes Roller Disco Zombies Upon New York City

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The Village Voice Press Release  |  10-30-2007  11:28 am  |  Press Releases

Online Ad Networks Help Marketers Find 'The Long Tail'new

Wall Street Journal  |  10-30-2007  11:18 am  |  Industry News

Order to Arrest VVM Executives Came from Special Prosecutor's Officenew

Special prosecutor Dennis Wilenchik has previously said that he did not know who sent Maricopa County sheriff's deputies to pick up Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin earlier this month after they revealed the Phoenix New Times was the target of a grand jury probe. But on Friday, a police spokesman said that the arrests were ordered by M. Rob Somers, an attorney at Wilenchik's firm and one of four attorneys at the firm deputized by County Attorney Andrew Thomas to be special prosecutors, the East Valley Tribune reports. "Is Wilenchik the Sgt. Schultz of the Arizona bar?," asks New Times' Stephen Lemons, referring to the famed Hogan's Heroes character. "He knows noth-ink, NOTH-INK about what's going on in his own office with highly-paid attorneys under his direction?"
East Valley Tribune | Phoenix New Times  |  10-29-2007  1:48 pm  |  Industry News

Judge Rules Bay Guardian's Suit Against SF Weekly Can Go to Trial

After hearing arguments on SF Weekly's three motions for summary judgment, Superior Court Judge Richard A. Kramer ruled Thursday that the San Francisco Bay Guardian's predatory pricing lawsuit against the Weekly and Village Voice Media can go to trial. The jury trial is now scheduled to begin in January. Read more from the Weekly and the Bay Guardian.
San Francisco Bay Guardian | SF Weekly  |  10-29-2007  10:24 am  |  Industry News

The Santa Fe Reporter Picks Up Some State Press Awardsnew

In this year's New Mexico Press Association contest, the alt-weekly took home a first place award for business writing; a second place award for investigative reporting; and honorable mentions for reviews and design & typography.
Associated Press via the Clovis News Journal  |  10-29-2007  8:26 am  |  Honors & Achievements

Tina May Begins Tenure as Editor of Monterey County Weeklynew

"The focus of daily journalism, where I have spent my entire career, has changed dramatically, especially in the past few years," writes May, who comes to the Weekly from the Arizona Republic. "Many daily newspapers have become increasingly corporate and less focused on printing stories that right wrongs, question the establishment and tell readers what they really need to know. Newspapers like the Weekly fill that void and prove that readers do have an appetite for a good story." She replaces Eric Johnson, who left the paper earlier this year.
Monterey County Weekly  |  10-26-2007  10:46 am  |  Industry News

Phoenix New Times Challenges Law Used in Investigationnew

The alt-weekly has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming that the 8-year-old Arizona law used to investigate it for publishing Sheriff Joe Arpaio's home address on its website infringes on the First Amendment, the East Valley Tribune reports. The paper's attorneys want Judge Robert Broomfield to block prosecutors anywhere in the state from using the law. The County Attorney's office is crafting a response to the suit, according to the Tribune.
East Valley Tribune  |  10-26-2007  9:12 am  |  Industry News

Heineken Going High-Endnew

Brandweek  |  10-26-2007  3:52 pm  |  Industry News

Metro Dailies Poised for Slow Reboundnew

Adweek  |  10-26-2007  3:51 pm  |  Industry News

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