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Local Broadcasters New Competition For Classifiedsnew

Media Daily News  |  07-12-2007  10:55 am  |  Industry News

Save the Date: TrAANsformers Invade L.A. on Sept. 20

For the second year in a row, AAN will host a cocktail reception for film-industry clients in Los Angeles this fall. On the heels of the success of last year's "AANtourage," "TrAANsformers" will feature hors d'ouvres, an open bar and entertainment. In addition, party-goers will again have the opportunity to win high-end door prizes donated by AAN members. Each AAN member may send a maximum of two representatives, and pre-registration is required. For more information or to reserve a spot, contact Roxanne Cooper at rcooper (at) aan.org or 202-289-8484. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  07-11-2007  10:57 am  |  Association News

Tribune Plans to Roll Out Metromix Entertainment Sites at All Papersnew

As it launches Metromix LA this week (with former LA Weekly books and restaurants editor Deborah Vankin at the helm), the Tribune Company says it will produce versions of the local entertainment website at all of its papers, Editor & Publisher reports. Metromix was already up and running in Chicago, Orlando and Baltimore; the company says a New York City site will go live this week. Metromix is aimed at young, "socially active" adults and features a searchable database of entertainment listings with user and staff comments.
Editor & Publisher  |  07-11-2007  8:12 am  |  Industry News

Boise Faux-Alt Ceases to Existnew

The McClatchy-owned and Idaho Statesman-operated free weekly known as Thrive (nee Thr!ve) has printed its last issue, New West Boise reports. Thrive editor David Parker and some staffers will remain at the Statesman, he says in a farewell note. Thrive, which competed with AAN member Boise Weekly, began in October 2002 as one of a few tests in different markets by Gannett (the paper's original owner), which wanted to see if such faux-alts could flourish, according to New West. MORE: Boise Weekly offers its take on Thrive's demise: "No more fun, fun, fun articles about local sports enthusiasts. Gone are the always-positive restaurant advertorials."
New West Boise  |  07-11-2007  8:07 am  |  Industry News

Portland Mercury Wins Cross-Town Softball Battlenew

Despite vows by Willamette Week that they'd "beat the living shit" out of their cross-town rivals' softball team, the Merc prevailed for the second year in a row on Sunday, by a score of 11-8. "It was another great Sunday in the world of sports," writes the Mercury's Wm. Steven Humphrey. "The WW has really improved since last year, and made a strong showing with numerous hits and good fielding, but ultimately it was the surgical style of the Mercury that won the day." AAN members: we know that many of you have softball squads hitting the diamond this summer. Feel free to report successes, failures and box scores to jwhiten (at) aan.org.
Portland Mercury  |  07-10-2007  12:02 pm  |  Industry News

Swaim: Minor Clarification on The Nation's LA Weekly Piece

In a letter to AAN News, ex-OC Weekly editor Will Swaim maintains that The Nation's "[Jon] Wiener did a fine job" conveying the paper's "loss ... of independence" under Village Voice Media, but claims that Wiener got at least one thing wrong. "[The article reports that] I told Jon Wiener that OC Weekly's film coverage was run out of Denver. I didn't say that," writes Swaim, now the publisher of Long Beach alt-weekly The District. MORE: In a letter to The Nation published on the OC Weekly blog, Gustavo Arellano says that "many of the overarching conclusions" reached by Wiener in the piece "are ludicrous." (FULL STORY)
AAN News  |  07-10-2007  8:36 am  |  Letters to the Editor

Matt Smith Joins City Pages as Managing Editor

Village Voice Media Press Release  |  07-10-2007  3:26 pm  |  Press Releases

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