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Man Sues Alt-Weekly for Running Ladies' Night Adsnew

Steve Horner has been agressively suing bars and clubs that offer women free admission or special drink deals for discrimination since the early '90s. Now he's apparently moving on to more substantial targets. "I've put my money to frying bigger fish," he tells Denver's Westword. He's filed a complaint against the alt-weekly for publishing "at least 30 discriminatory ads" featuring the dreaded ladies' night over a five month period, and is asking for $15,000 in damages (roughly $500 per ad).
Westword  |  05-25-2007  9:41 am  |  Legal News

OrlandoWeekly.com is Runner-up for EPpy Awardnew

The alt-weekly's website took placed second in the Best Weekly Newspaper-Affiliated Website category. Last year, first place in the same category went to Baltimore City Paper's website. Both papers are owned by The Times Shamrock Alternative Newsweekly Group. The awards, co-sponsored by Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek magazines, honor the best new media services from the newspaper industry. Winners were announced yesterday.
Editor & Publisher  |  05-25-2007  8:10 am  |  Honors & Achievements

Internet Ad Revenue Up 35%new

Advertising Age  |  05-25-2007  10:13 am  |  Industry News

Jim Hightower to Honor Molly Ivins' Legacy in Portland

Earlier this month, AAN presented the first annual Molly Ivins Award to MSNBC host Keith Olbermann. During the AltWeekly Awards lunch on Friday, June 15, author and radio commentator Hightower will help us to continue to celebrate the memory of his late friend and fellow Texan with a rousing tribute.
PortlAANd 2007  |  05-24-2007  6:22 pm  |  Association News

Weekly Dig Story Forces Resignation of Boston Pride Officialnew

Yesterday, the Dig revealed that Boston Pride Committee fundraising chair Bill Berggren has a criminal record and is a convicted sex offender. Later in the day, Berggren stepped down from the committee. "My resignation comes in the wake of a malicious attempt to bring my personal life into the public sphere," Berggren writes in his resignation letter. "This has precipitated a hasty judgment from some members of the community, and I anticipate the enemies of Pride will seize this opportunity to attack the organization. In order to protect Boston Pride from unnecessary attacks two weeks before Pride Week, I am quickly stepping aside."
Bay Windows  |  05-24-2007  3:08 pm  |  Industry News

Former Boise Weekly Owner & Editor Heads to the Anchorage Pressnew

Bingo Barnes will take over as publisher of the free weekly paper "almost immediately," Boise Weekly reports. "It's a good paper, and there is room for improvement," Barnes says. The Press was bought last year by Wick Communications, which also owns AAN member Tucson Weekly. Barnes, who was at Boise Weekly for about five years, also served on AAN's Board of Directors from 2005 to 2006.
Boise Weekly  |  05-24-2007  12:19 pm  |  Industry News

Alt-Weekly Reporter Wrongly ID'd as Telephone Harrassernew

In a bizarre case of technological misinformation, last week a blog reported that Dallas Observer reporter Matt Pulle was identified in a sheriff's report as a suspected telephone harrasser. A source for the reporter's work on the embattled Constable Mike Dupree had mistakenly given Pulle's number to the authorities after receiving harrassing phone messages. When confronted with Pulle's phone records, though, the blogger amended his post. In an attempt to get Pulle's name out of the sheriff's report, a Village Voice Media attorney wrote the sheriff's office, and they are reopening the case to find out who may have actually made the calls.
Dallas Observer  |  05-24-2007  9:34 am  |  Industry News

UC Berkleley Announces Investigative Reporting Fellowshipsnew

University of California-Berkeley Press Release  |  05-24-2007  12:57 pm  |  Press Releases

Media Group Wants FOIA Reforms Passed By Memorial Daynew

Editor & Publisher  |  05-24-2007  10:58 am  |  Legal News

New Zagat Guide Rates Chainsnew

Advertising Age  |  05-24-2007  10:49 am  |  Industry News

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