AAN News

Media Oxpecker: August 9, 2013

Bezos buys the Washington Post; more troubles at Patch; and why McClatchy said "no thanks" to the U.S. Government's request to withhold information form the public. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  08-09-2013  4:00 pm  |  Media Roundup

Crowdfunding the News: Will Readers Open Their Wallets to Support Watchdog Journalism?

Two small market alt-weeklies experiment by asking readers to help pay for long-form investigative journalism. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  08-08-2013  3:00 pm  |  Industry News

Cleveland Scene Snags @PlainDealer Twitter Handlenew

Cleveland Scene  |  08-07-2013  11:43 am  |  Honors & Achievements

Pacific Northwest Inlander Builds Brand-New Headquarters

The paper is also celebrating its 20th anniversary this fall. (FULL STORY)
The Inlander  |  07-31-2013  10:33 am  |  Press Releases

Salt Lake City Weekly Partners with SpinGo for Event Listings

City Weekly's event calendar poised to help Utah locals get out more. (FULL STORY)
SpinGo  |  07-30-2013  9:00 am  |  Press Releases

AAN Urges U.S. Senate to Pass Federal Shield Law

U.S. Senate bill S.987 would create a reporter's privilege applicable in federal proceedings. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  07-29-2013  12:30 pm  |  Legal News

11 Reasons the 2013 AAN Convention in Miami Kicked Ass

Was the 2013 AAN Convention in Miami a great convention or the greatest convention? (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  07-26-2013  2:30 pm  |  Conference News

Arkansas Times Announces Metered Paywall for Blog Contentnew

Digital membership plan is $9.99 per month and includes unlimited access to blogs, invites to monthly cocktail parties, and priority access to events.
Arkansas Times  |  07-25-2013  3:26 pm  |  Industry News

Seven Days Increases Circulation to 36,000

"We can't seem to print enough hard-copy papers to meet the demand," said Seven Days publisher and co-editor Paula Routly. (FULL STORY)
Seven Days  |  07-23-2013  10:45 am  |  Press Releases

Florida Alt-Weeklies Win Sunshine State Awardsnew

Creative Loafing Tampa wins three first-place awards. Miami New Times reporter Michael E. Miller named Journalist of the Year.
South Florida SPJ  |  07-22-2013  11:40 am  |  Honors & Achievements

AAN Accepts Two New Members, Elects Sally Freeman as President

At the AAN Annual Meeting in Miami on July 13, members voted in two new members, filled seats on the Board of Directors, and approved changes to the association bylaws. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  07-18-2013  1:00 pm  |  Association News

Bay Guardian Names Steven T. Jones as Editor, Marke Bieschke as Publisher

Longtime editor Tim Redmond departed from the paper last month. (FULL STORY)
SFBG  |  07-18-2013  2:05 pm  |  Industry News

Voice Media Group Relaunches 'Best Of' App

App brings location-based content from VMG properties to users' fingertips. (FULL STORY)
VMG  |  07-15-2013  8:00 am  |  Press Releases

2013 AAN Awards Winners Announced

Winners were chosen by judges at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University as the most outstanding from a field of over 900 entries submitted by alternative publications across the U.S. and Canada. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  07-13-2013  5:00 pm  |  Association News

Matt Taibbi, Gary Shapiro to Lead Opening Session of 2013 AAN Convention

Former 2 Live Crew frontman and current Miami New Times columnist Luther Campbell will be the featured speaker at the Free Speech Lunch. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  07-12-2013  8:30 am  |  Conference News

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