AAN News
For New York Times Reporter, the Low Roadnew

Missoula Independent writer Erika Fredrickson faces off against a petulant New York Times food writer.
Missoula Independent |
10-18-2013 6:30 pm |
Industry News
Survey: What's Working for Alt-Weeklies, and What Isn't?

John S. Knight Fellows Alexa Schirtzinger and Tran Ha have created a 3-minute survey to gauge how alt-weeklies are dealing with financial challenges, staffing decisions, and journalism's general upheaval.
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AAN |
10-17-2013 11:00 am |
Industry News
Tags: Alexa Schirtzinger
Santa Barbara Independent Presents its First Ever 3-D 'Best of' Edition

The Santa Barbara Independent is now one of three AAN publications to take on this monumental project and present their most popular annual edition in 3-D.
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Santa Barbara Independent |
10-16-2013 4:00 pm |
Press Releases
How C-Ville traveled the multimedia 'Road'new

A video conversation about pulling off a wonky "Snow Fall-lite" on a hyperlocal budget.
Columbia Journalism Review |
10-16-2013 2:00 pm |
Industry News
Tags: C-Ville Weekly
Yes, Our Email is Down

But you can reach us at aanstaff@gmail.com while we fix the problem.
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AAN |
10-16-2013 3:00 pm |
Association News
Media Oxpecker: This is an Experiment

Twitter's push into notifications; Sports Illustrated's paywall experiment; and Talking Points Memo opts out.
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AAN |
10-11-2013 5:00 pm |
Media Roundup
Saambaa Launches New Mobile Apps for Five AAN Member Publications

Sponsored post by Associate Member Saambaa
saambaa recently launched their new mobile entertainment app platform for Pittsburgh City Paper, Tucson Weekly, Style Weekly, Folio Weekly and Jackson Free Press.
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saambaa |
10-10-2013 2:00 pm |
Press Releases
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Banksy + Alt-Weeklies: BFFs?new

Banksy grants an exclusive interview to the Village Voice, explaining that he "feels an affinity with people who provide quality content for free on street corners."
Village Voice |
10-09-2013 12:30 pm |
Honors & Achievements
National Reporting Project Launches Website to Shine Light on Emergency Contraceptive Access

'Where is Your Plan B?' is a collaborative effort between AAN and the Media Consortium to investigate the availability of Plan B emergency contraceptive, which has been approved by the FDA as an over-the-counter product.
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AAN |
10-07-2013 3:00 pm |
Association News
News Corp Australia goes ‘LIVE’ with Lineup Systems’ AdPoint to drive digital sales
Lineup Systems LTD |
10-07-2013 1:00 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Lineup Systems LTD
Media Oxpecker: Here Comes Everybody (again)
BuzzFeed plans to launch a LGBT vertical; Business Insider invests big in long-form journalism; and AOL adds insult to injury for local Patch editors.
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AAN |
10-04-2013 3:00 pm |
Media Roundup
Las Vegas CityLife Names New Editornew

Boulder City Review editor Arnold M. Knightly replaces Scott Dickensheets.
Las Vegas CityLife |
10-02-2013 11:45 am |
Industry News
Tags: Las Vegas CityLife
San Diego Reader Launches eBook Publishing Program to Re-Introduce Great Writing to New Readers

The San Diego Reader is mining gold from its rich archives and releasing the treasures as a collection of six eBooks, the first installment of a series that will showcase the literary quality and historic value of a collection spanning more than 40 years of publishing unique Southern California-flavored journalism.
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San Diego Reader |
10-02-2013 12:00 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: San Diego Reader
Media Oxpecker: The War on Web Comments

Popular Science turns off comments; Twitter's "very big deal" of an acquisition; and BuzzFeed kills the internet's favorite horse.
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AAN |
09-27-2013 1:25 pm |
Media Roundup
Seven Days: Still Doing It Rightnew

The Atlantic's James Fallows spends time in Burlington, Vt. and is impressed by the alt-weekly Seven Days.
The Atlantic |
09-20-2013 11:25 am |
Industry News
Tags: Seven Days