AAN News
New Alt-Weekly Launches in North Carolinanew

Started by former Yes! Weekly editor Brian Clarey - who wooed Yes! staff writers Eric Ginsburg and Jordan Green - Triad City Beat covers news and culture in Greensboro, High-Point and Winston Salem.
Creative Loafing Charlotte |
03-07-2014 1:00 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Brian Clarey
Camayak Gives Parade Magazine & PolicyMic Access to 4,000+ Student Journalists/Editors
Sponsored post by Associate Member Camayak
Camayak |
03-07-2014 12:00 pm |
Press Releases
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AAN Supports FOIA Reform Legislation Moving Forward in Congress

While ripe with promise and wonderful in theory, FOIA often lets reporters down in practice. That's why AAN supports legislation designed to improve your FOIA experience.
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AAN |
02-27-2014 12:30 pm |
Legal News
The New State of Alt Media
The printed and stapled product you pick up every week at the neighborhood indie coffee shop isn't the main event for most alts any longer. They're producing videos, making interactive online tools, publishing daily content on blogs, and using social media for live event coverage.
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AAN |
02-26-2014 1:00 pm |
Industry News
AAN Launches Jobs Database Powered by CareerCast

New national job board harnesses and enhances power of alt-weekly network.
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AAN |
02-26-2014 10:00 am |
Association News
Baltimore City Paper Acquired By Baltimore Sun Media Group

The Baltimore Sun Media Group — a subsidiary of the Tribune Company — publishes the daily Baltimore Sun, as well as several other Baltimore-area community newspapers and magazines.
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Baltimore City Paper |
02-20-2014 11:30 am |
Industry News
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Metro Times New Owners Adding Staff, Growing Online Presencenew

The strategic plan also is to increase revenue at the newspaper by bolstering its online presence and possibly adding new Metro Times-branded events.
Crain's Detroit Business |
02-20-2014 12:00 pm |
Industry News
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Miami New Times' Tim Elfrink Wins Polk Awardnew

Elfrink's investigation led to one of the largest drug scandals in the history of Major League Baseball, resulting in the suspension of several star players including Alex Rodriguez.
Long Island University |
02-18-2014 4:30 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Tags: Miami New Times, Tim Elfrink
Seven Days Hires Six New Employees

The editorial department now has 10 full-time staff reporters covering news, arts, food and features; the sales department now has six full-time account executives.
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Seven Days |
02-18-2014 12:00 pm |
Press Releases
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It's All Journalism Launches Partnership with AAN

It's All Journalism draws insight from today's top reporters, editors and new media strategists, has become a leading source of novel ideas and diverse perspectives from journalists who are building the newsroom of tomorrow.
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AAN |
02-14-2014 11:45 am |
Association News
Free Webinar: Optimize Your Newspaper's Business Processes
AAN associate member the Newspaper Manager is hosting a free 30-minute webinar on how publishers can improve efficiency.
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AAN |
02-14-2014 10:00 am |
Tips and Tools
2014 AAN Digital Conference Presentations and Resources
Presentation slides and additional resources from the 2014 AAN Digital Conference in San Francisco.
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AAN |
01-31-2014 4:25 pm |
Conference News
2014 AAN Awards Rules & Guidelines

The 2014 AAN Awards submission deadline is March 3. The two Wild Card topics are Diversity Coverage and Economic Inequality Reporting.
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AAN |
01-30-2014 2:17 pm |
Association News
Extending Newspaper Brands Through Online Radionew
With many of the large major metropolitan newspapers cutting their budgets, alt-weeklies have become the arts and entertainment newspapers in the community. It is only natural for them to run a radio station as a way to broaden the appeal of what they already provide to the community.
BackboneRadio.com |
01-30-2014 4:00 pm |
Industry News
Saambaa Adds Seven New AAN Member Publications for a Total of Thirteen
Sponsored post by Associate Member Saambaa
Saambaa's platform adding new revenue and readers. PLATFORM ADDING NEW REVENUE AND READERS
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Saambaa |
01-30-2014 3:34 pm |
Press Releases
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