AAN News

Media Oxpecker: The End of the River

Reuters ends its expensive digital news project; Upworthy puts clickbait to good use; and a warning about native advertising from the creator of the original web banner ad. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  09-20-2013  2:20 pm  |  Media Roundup

City Pages (Twin Cities), Philadelphia City Paper Win First-Place AFJ Awards

Several AAN members were among the winners of the 2013 Association of Food Journalists awards. (FULL STORY)
AFJ  |  09-19-2013  2:25 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Dig Boston Announces Staff Changes, Record Growth

Editor J. Patrick Brown and three additional editorial staffers will depart. Incoming editor Dan McCarthy will work with newly-promoted news and features editor Chris Faraone to create a new editorial team. (FULL STORY)
Dig Boston  |  09-18-2013  11:00 am  |  Press Releases

Longtime NUVO Managing Editor Jim Poyser Departs

Longtime managing editor of NUVO, Jim Poyser, leaving to become executive director of Earth Charter Indiana. (FULL STORY)
09-16-2013  11:30 am  |  Press Releases

Arkansas Times Paywall Shows Early Signs of Successnew

Six weeks into its experiment with digital subscriptions, the Arkansas Times has signed up 600 subscribers worth an estimated $5,500 in monthly income.
Arkansas Times  |  09-13-2013  1:00 pm  |  Industry News

Why the Shield Law Matters to AAN Members

S 987 is the latest proposal for a federal reporter’s shield law that would protect reporters from having to testify in court when subpoenaed and would make it harder for federal authorities to subpoena information relating to media entities’ e-mail or telephone communications. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  09-13-2013  5:10 pm  |  Legal News

Media Oxpecker: September 13, 2013

Twitter's quiet transformation into an advertising machine; the NAA stops releasing quarterly ad revenue figures; and the long wait ahead for Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  09-13-2013  4:25 pm  |  Media Roundup

Black & White Publisher Chuck Geiss Passes Awaynew

The longtime owner and publisher of Birmingham's Black & White planned to re-launch the paper after suspending publication in January.
AL.com  |  09-12-2013  3:40 pm  |  Industry News

Creative Loafing Charlotte Publisher Wendy Goldstein Retiresnew

Goldstein came to Creative Loafing in 2010 from the Charlotte Observer.
Creative Loafing Charlotte  |  09-12-2013  3:05 pm  |  Industry News

Alt-Weeklies' Four-Letter Festivals: Movement Grows as Silicon Valley Launches C2SV

SXSW's success has spawned a movement that is now helping alternative weekly publishers replace traditional revenue sources and become major economic forces in their communities. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  09-10-2013  11:00 am  |  Industry News

Las Vegas CityLife Editor Scott Dickensheets to Depart

Dickensheets has been named the deputy editor of the monthly Desert Companion. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  09-10-2013  1:00 pm  |  Industry News

Media Oxpecker: Jeff Bezos and the Great Unbundling of News

Jeff Bezos wants to revive the "glorious bundle" of news; what the success of AdBlock Plus says about the future of internet advertising; and 85 million unique visitors who will restore your faith in humanity. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  09-06-2013  2:30 pm  |  Media Roundup

Graham Jarrett Promoted to Publisher of Orlando Weekly

Following eight months as general manager of Orlando Weekly, Graham Jarrett was officially named publisher of the alternative weekly, effective Sept. 1. (FULL STORY)
Orlando Weekly  |  09-06-2013  12:00 pm  |  Press Releases

Santa Fe Reporter Files Lawsuit Against New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez

Attorneys for the Santa Fe Reporter filed a complaint alleging that the governor has seven times violated the state Inspection of Public Records Act and has circumvented the state Constitution's "free press" provision by engaging in a campaign of retaliation. (FULL STORY)
SFR  |  09-03-2013  6:00 pm  |  Press Releases

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