AAN News
San Francisco TV Station Creates a 'Futures Market' for Newsnew
SF Weekly |
07-18-2007 10:45 am |
Industry News
Google Expands Test of Newspaper Ad Salesnew
AP via Editor & Publisher |
07-18-2007 10:21 am |
Industry News
Tags: Retail Advertising
Washington City Paper Story Sets Off 'Clique Warfare'new
That's what the Washington Post is calling the reaction to City Paper's cover story about the "online 'closed social network' catering to preppy bons vivants" known as Late Night Shots. According to The Hill, the story "had [Late Night Shots] looking very elitist, a little racist and fairly misogynistic. What's more, reporter Angela Valdez named names." Since the story came out last week, City Paper's website has been "on fire" with "threats of lawsuits, attacks on Valdez and a rousing debate on social strata," the Hill reports. Editor Erik Wemple says he knew the story would get some play, but didn't think it would cause such a stir. Writers over at Wonkette remain less-than-impressed by the controversy, and by Late Night Shots in general: "When they quit crying that the mean free alt-weekly made fun of them and get back to coming up with comical terms for date rape and revealing their intense fear of black people without stock portfolios, maybe we'll once again give them the attention they so intensely desire."
The Washington Post | The Hill |
07-17-2007 2:06 pm |
Industry News
New Haven Advocate Wins Anti-Gun Bumper Sticker Contestnew
When the Advocate staff learned that the New Haven Police Department was holding a bumper sticker contest to advertise its gun hotline, they kicked around dozens of ideas, riffing on common bumper stickers. Ultimately, the paper decided to submit two: "My child is an Honor Student ... who hasn't learned how to fire a gun," and "I'd rather NOT be shooting a gun." The latter beat out 24 other slogans in votes cast by around 200 cops, the Hartford Courant reports. Advocate staff writer Chris Arnott wrote the text and production manager Matthew Ford did the design, according to the New Haven Independent. "This is a genuine thing," Arnott said at a press conference unveiling the stickers. "Not a snarky Advocate thing."
Hartford Courant | New Haven Independent |
07-17-2007 11:22 am |
Industry News
Tags: Management, New Haven Advocate
Cleveland Scene Staffer Tapped to Write Booknew
D.X. Ferris will author one of the first of the popular 33 1/3 books on heavy metal, according to a press release. The book series "documents some of the most important albums ever made," and Ferris will turn his attention to Slayer with 33 1/3: Reign in Blood. For the book, which is due out in Spring 2008, he's turning to like-minded Slayer fans for their input, via MySpace. "This is a cool project, and your questions will make it better," says Ferris. "And that way, in a few months, once you've dropped a few bucks on the thing, you won't put it down and think, 'I wish he would have written about this, that, and the other thing.'"
Continuum Books Press Release, via Roadrunner Records |
07-17-2007 8:22 am |
Industry News
ABC to Integrate Print Readership, Online Audience Into Circ Reportsnew
NAA press release |
07-17-2007 11:06 am |
Industry News
Study Shows 'Green Marketing' is Still Nichenew
Marketing & Strategy Innovation |
07-17-2007 10:59 am |
Industry News
Tags: Retail Advertising
Why Your Web Marketing Strategy Needs a Widgetnew
Fast Company |
07-17-2007 10:47 am |
Industry News
Artisan Distilleries Find New Market for Whiskey and Other Spiritsnew
AP via MSNBC |
07-17-2007 10:29 am |
Industry News
Tags: Retail Advertising
Study Shows Relationship Between Ad Spend and Online Buzznew
Mediaweek |
07-17-2007 10:13 am |
Industry News
Tags: Marketing, Retail Advertising
Medill Program Announcednew
Chip Scanlan, Alex Kotlowitz, Michael Tisserand and several members of the AAN Editorial Committee will head the writers' portion of the program at the annual conference, which will be held Aug. 10-11 on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Ill. A design track has been added this year as well; Robb Montgomery, Luke Hayman, Lesa Snider King and members of the Design and Production Committee will head that program. The registration fee is $75 for AAN members.
AAN Staff |
07-16-2007 12:47 pm |
Association News
Tags: Design & Production, Editorial
Weekly Announces Name Change but Competitor Gets the Trademarknew
The Fort Collins Weekly, headed by AAN veterans Joel Dyer and Greg Campbell, entered into a "partnership" earlier this month with Northern Colorado Communications, a regional publishing group owned by Nevada-based Swift Communications. Last week, NCC announced that it would be changing the paper's name to Fort Collins Now. However, in a press release issued the following day, the Rocky Mountain Chronicle proclaimed that it had registered the name "Fort Collins NOW" with Colorado's Secretary of State, according to the Coloradoan. The Chronicle, whose masthead also boasts several AAN vets, says it is willing to relinquish the name. "But we have some stipulations," says associate publisher Josh Johnson, tweaking his competitor. "We want fruit pies. And not just any fruit pies, but local, independent pies."
The Coloradoan |
07-16-2007 11:21 am |
Industry News
Tags: Management
California Alt-Weeklies Win a Slew of 'Better Newspapers' Awardsnew
AAN members won 15 first-place awards in the California Association of Newspaper Publishers' annual contest, led by Palo Alto Weekly, which took home five firsts. Chico News & Review placed first in in three categories; Pacific Sun won two; and Metro Santa Cruz, North Coast Journal, Sacramento News & Review, San Francisco Bay Guardian, and the Santa Barbara Independent each finished in first in one category. The awards were presented in a ceremony Saturday evening.
California Association of Newspaper Publishers (PDF file) |
07-16-2007 8:54 am |
Honors & Achievements
Smart Car to Target 'Creative Class'new
Advertising Age |
07-16-2007 12:39 pm |
Industry News
In a Push for Readers, Post Launches Hyperlocal Sitenew
Washington Post |
07-16-2007 12:29 pm |
Industry News
