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Magazines Expanding Creative, Agency Rolenew

International Herald Tribune  |  05-31-2007  11:29 am  |  Industry News

Front Page Ads: A Fading Taboo at Dailiesnew

American Journalism Review  |  05-31-2007  11:10 am  |  Industry News

Pollsters: Online Surveys are Unreliablenew

New York Times  |  05-31-2007  10:01 am  |  Industry News

AAN Encourages Members to Unmask Anonymous Senator

An unknown Republican senator has placed a secret hold on the Open Government Act, a bill supported by AAN that would improve the Freedom of Information Act. Although the OGA has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 308-117 and was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, this anonymous supporter of government secrecy is preventing the bill from reaching the Senate floor for a vote. AAN strongly encourages its members to join the Society of Professional Journalist's crowdsourcing effort to unmask the secretive senator.
AAN  |  05-30-2007  5:51 pm  |  Legal News

What's Next In Real Estate Marketing?new

That's the question that will be answered in a classified-track session led by Move.com’s Adam Fine, who will talk about how the web has reshaped the ways people think about buying, selling and valuing properties. Fine will also demonstrate how the web has made real estate a voyeuristic pastime.
PortlAANd 2007  |  05-30-2007  9:48 am  |  Association News

Redmond Defends SFBG Advertising Policynew

The Bay Guardian ran an ad for Coors Light earlier this month and faced the wrath of local progressives, who have boycotted the company since 1974 due to its anti-union and anti-gay policies. "I wish they would not carry (the ad)," a representative of a local labor group tells the Bay Area Reporter. "I think they are mistaken to do so." Executive editor Tim Redmond tells the Reporter that the Bay Guardian will run any ad that's "not libelous, obscene, or consumer fraud" -- with the exception of cigarette advertising, which it no longer accepts**. "If every ad met my political correctness test, there would be no ads in the paper and I would be out of a job," Redmond says. **UPDATE: Redmond says the Bay Area Reporter got one detail wrong; the Guardian still takes cigarette ads. And he says we missed his most important quote: "I drink only Bud Light."
The Bay Area Reporter (Second item)  |  05-30-2007  8:37 am  |  Industry News

Beyond Search: Targeting Local Behaviornew

Behavioral Insider  |  05-30-2007  3:34 pm  |  Industry News

Will Ad Exchanges Change the Online Display Ad Market?new

Wall Street Journal  |  05-30-2007  9:57 am  |  Industry News

Former U.S. Attorney to Speak at First Amendment Lunch

David C. Iglesias is the former federal prosecutor for the District of New Mexico whose revelation about receiving an improper phone call from Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) was the spark that ignited the scandal presently engulfing U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez and the Bush Administration. Iglesias will join us for lunch in Portland on Saturday, June 16, for our annual celebration of a free press, where he will be interviewed by Santa Fe Reporter editor Julia Goldberg. You've probably heard about Iglesias' role in the DOJ scandal, but did you know that the former United States Navy Reserve Captain was the basis for the character played by Tom Cruise in the movie A Few Good Men?
PortlAANd 2007  |  05-29-2007  12:57 pm  |  Association News

Buel: Errors in Coverage of East Bay Express Salenew

East Bay Express editor and new co-owner Stephen Buel wrote to AAN late Friday afternoon to let us know that the Berkeley Daily Planet's characterization of the paper's new ownership structure was wrong. He also complained that the Daily Planet's "selective quotation of (his) comments," may have led people to mistaken conclusions regarding the paper's former owners at Village Voice Media. "Under their guidance, the Express enlarged its editorial staff, professionalized its reporting, sharpened its news coverage, and tightened its writing," Buel says. "In fact, they are the best employers I've ever had."
Letter to the Editor  |  05-29-2007  12:13 pm  |  Industry News

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