AAN News
Marketers to Mags: Give Circ Guarantees or We'll Walknew
Advertising Age |
05-08-2007 8:40 am |
Industry News
Tags: Marketing, Retail Advertising
Alt-Weeklies Win Three James Beard Awardsnew
City Pages' Dara Moskowitz was the big winner last night as the annual James Beard Foundation Media Awards were announced in New York. She took home first place prizes in two categories: Newspaper, Newsletter, or Magazine Columns and Newspaper Writing on Spirits, Wine, or Beer (which she shared with The Wall Street Journal's Eric Felten). The Cleveland Scene's Elaine Cicora placed first in the Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes category. This marks the second year in a row that Moskowitz has won a James Beard Award.
James Beard Foundation |
05-07-2007 2:49 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Boise Weekly Wins Two First-Place Awards from Idaho Press Associationnew
The alt-weekly received first-place honors for Shea Anderson's work in the political reporting category and for Nicholas Collias's work in the environmental reporting category. The Weekly also took home honors in several other categories, including headline writing and investigative reporting. The full list of Idaho Press Association winners can be found here (PDF file).
Boise Weekly |
05-07-2007 2:13 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Las Vegas CityLife Writer's Book Reveals Secret World Beneath the City
Author finds people, art, mystery and myth in the tunnels of Las Vegas
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Huntington Press/Tucson Weekly Press Release |
05-07-2007 11:30 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Tucson Weekly
How Does Portland Do it Differently?new
That's the question we're going to try to answer on Thursday, June 14, the opening day of the convention. In an AAN convention first, our hosts at Willamette Week have assembled a panel of lively and articulate local experts to discuss the region's unique approach to public-policy issues that have national resonance, including land-use planning, mass transit, assisted suicide, sustainable development and medical marijuana.
PortlAANd 2007 |
05-04-2007 4:42 pm |
Association News
Monterey County Weekly Goes Solar
The AAN member paper now has the first solar powered business in its home base of Seaside, Monterey Peninsula's largest city. The new 33,700-watt rooftop power plant will meet "virtually all the electrical needs" of the paper's 6,500-square-foot, 35-person office. Owner and CEO Bradley Zeve says he made the decision to install the 162 solar panels after years of waiting for better technology or lower prices. But Zeve tells Weekly reporter Kera Abraham that after a screening of An Inconvenient Truth last June, "I said, 'If not now, when? And if not me, who?'" The photovoltaic power plant cost about $250,000, but the paper will receive a $79,000 rebate from the state of California; the system should pay for itself in 12-15 years. "Concern for the environment has proven to be a good business decision," publisher Erik Cushman says.
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Monterey County Weekly Press Release |
05-04-2007 8:41 am |
Press Releases
Google Tests 'Gadget Ads'new
Online Media Daily |
05-04-2007 11:12 am |
Industry News
Tags: Marketing, Retail Advertising
Gorilla Nation to Sell Ads for Huffington Postnew
Online Media Daily |
05-04-2007 11:10 am |
Industry News
Tags: Retail Advertising
Ruh-Roh! Portland Hotel Filling Up Quickly
AAN's room block at the Portland Hilton has already sold out for the night of Wednesday, June 13. You can still reserve a room at the Hilton that evening, but you'll be asked to pay more than the convention rate of $129. (For the time being, the Hilton still has rooms available at the convention rate on June 14, 15 and 16.) For those on a tight budget, we've added a small block of rooms at $129 at the Paramount, a boutique hotel located less than two blocks from the Hilton. So if you are planning to arrive on June 13 and want to save a few dollars, call the Paramount Hotel at 503-223-9900.
PortlAANd 2007 |
05-03-2007 6:59 pm |
Association News
AAN Marketing Show-n-Tell Goes Multimedianew
One of the most popular annual convention benefits, this year's marketing
idea-sharing session will sport the best radio and cable spots, viral
marketing campaigns, and in-paper promotions produced by AAN members.
Entries should focus on audience-building, special events or promotions,
special section promotion and the like. Show off your mad marketing skilz by
submitting your single best piece to Roxanne Cooper no later than May 15.
PortlAANd 2007 |
05-03-2007 6:15 pm |
Association News
Bob Norman & Village Voice Media Hit With Lawsuitnew
Former South Florida Sun-Sentinel writer Buddy Nevins has sued the New Times Broward-Palm Beach writer and VVM for defamation and invasion of privacy/false light, the Sun-Sentinel reports. Nevins claims that Norman falsely stated that he was forced out from the daily paper over a story that later had to be corrected. Nevins also alleges that Norman falsely claimed he had an "unholy alliance" with lobbyist Ali Waldman that "ruined" him as a reporter. "This may get interesting, but there is no joy in Pulpville tonight," Norman writes on his blog, the Daily Pulp. "I like Buddy and believe he's done awesome work in his career ... but I stand by my work and wish Buddy the best."
South Florida Sun-Sentinel |
05-03-2007 2:16 pm |
Legal News
2007 AltWeekly Awards Finalists Announced
The finalists include stories about a unitard-clad unicyclist, tuberculosis testing in prisons, and a cancer that may be caused by the implosion of the World Trade Center on 9/11. Other honorees that emerged from the 1,481 entries include a comic strip starring Republican strategist Ralph Reed and an illustrated guide for African-Americans to navigate DC's posh Georgetown neighborhood. L.A. Weekly and Style Weekly are the big winners this year, with the former setting a contest record with 13 winning entries.
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AAN |
05-03-2007 11:17 am |
Association News
City Pages Responds to 'Best Of' Auctioneernew
Dan Lacey "thinks he is incredibly clever," writes Jonathan Kaminsky. As we reported yesterday, the man behind the Faithmouse blog has put his City Pages "Best Of" award up for auction on eBay, but lacking an actual certificate, he offered to draw one for the winner instead. Now City Pages is getting into the auction game. "If anyone wants the real deal, and not that phoney-baloney certificate that Lacey drew up in his spare time, I snatched it from our ad people before they got around to sending it out," Kaminsky says. "I've got it sitting right here at my desk, and I'm ready to talk turkey."
City Pages |
05-03-2007 10:19 am |
Industry News
Sale of The Other Paper's Parent Company Finalizednew
As expected, American Community Newspapers LLC announced yesterday that it has purchased the publishing and printing assets of CM Media, Inc. In addition to the Columbus alt-weekly, the Texas-based American Community Newspapers will take over CM's community papers, magazines and printing facility. "Our decision to sell the company was a difficult one, but we believe that (ACM president) Gene (Smith) and American Community Newspapers will continue our tradition of providing Central Ohio with quality journalism," says CM president and Other Paper publisher Max Brown.
The Stillwater Gazette |
05-03-2007 8:51 am |
Industry News
Tags: Management, The Other Paper
Microsoft Buys Mobile Ad Networknew
Adweek |
05-03-2007 11:07 am |
Industry News
Tags: Management, Retail Advertising
