AAN News
The Onion To Expand Distributionnew
The satirical weekly is looking to expand its U.S. foothold (currently 10 cities) by starting distribution operations in Atlanta, Boston, Columbus, Ohio, Philadelphia, and possibly Seattle and Portland, the Capital Times notes in a report on the Onion's continued growth.
The Capital Times |
02-21-2007 2:28 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Management
Texas Alt-Weekly Contributor Honored by Fellow Book Criticsnew
Steven G. Kellman, a contributor to the Texas Observer and San Antonio Current and professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, was named the winner yesterday of the National Book Critics Circle's (NBCC) 2006 Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, which is awarded to "the most accomplished reviewer," from within the NBCC membership. "Texas is lucky to have Steve Kellman," writes Celia McGee on the NBCC's blog. "His range is open to the most extreme elements, in the writers he considers, but also in himself. That takes guts, and keeps reviewing fresh."
University of Texas at San Antonio Press Release |
02-21-2007 1:18 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Village Voice Media Taps New Law Firm in Bay Guardian Suitnew
The parent company of SF Weekly and East Bay Express hired local litigation specialists Kerr & Wagstaffe to replace Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffein in the predatory-pricing lawsuit brought against those two papers by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Kerr & Wagstaffe is the third firm involved in the defense of the lawsuit, set to go to trial in mid-July, reports Legal Pad, a blog focusing on California law.
Legal Pad |
02-21-2007 1:04 pm |
Industry News
Metro Times Columnist Wants to 'Shape the Minds of Budding Journalists'new
Jack Lessenberry, who has been with the Motor City alt-weekly for over 25 years, tells the Student Operated Press that he enjoys teaching journalism, but that his students at Wayne State University don't know much about history. The profile traces the highlights of Lessenberry's long career, including his Emmy for a 1995 Frontline documentary on Jack Kevorkian. "I want to create intelligent dialogue about the problems we face today," he says. "I think we need to think about and talk about who we are as a country and who we are as people."
The Student Operated Press |
02-21-2007 11:59 am |
Industry News
Dan Savage 'Deft With the Sledgehammer'new
At the Stranger's annual Valentine's Day Bash, the alt-weekly's editor and
nationally-syndicated sex columnist destroyed sentimental artifacts from
relationships gone awry, employing some unusual tools, including fire and
urine. A video from the event was posted on the The Stranger's blog, where
Savage recounts his favorite moments of destruction: "Melting down a wedding
ring and chucking the little blob of melted gold into the street -- right up
there with taking a hammer to a diamond engagement ring."
Bitter Orange |
02-21-2007 11:54 am |
Industry News
Valley Advocate Collects Two Firsts at 2006 NEPA Awards
Grand Band Slam 2005 and The Valley Advocate's Wedding Guide, I Do, grab top honors at the New England Newspaper Association's Annual Awards
(FULL STORY)
New Mass. Media Press Release |
02-21-2007 10:29 am |
Press Releases
Congressional Democrats to Push for Federal Shield Lawnew
Reps. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) plan to reintroduce their long-stalled legislation that would shield reporters from having to reveal their sources to federal prosecutors in most cases, according to the Chronicle. The exceptions would be in cases where disclosure could prevent imminent harm to national security, where journalists were first-hand observers to a crime, and where a corporation's trade secret was revealed. The Chronicle also reports that Sens. Chris Dodd, (D-Conn.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) are preparing to reintroduce a similar bill in the Senate.
San Francisco Chronicle |
02-20-2007 4:06 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial, Management
NOW Magazine Co-Founder's Documentary Hits SXSW
Alice Klein, editor and CEO of the Toronto alt-weekly, has recently completed her debut film, Call of the Hummingbird. The "full-frontal eco-manifesto," which Klein directed, produced and wrote, will premiere next month at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
AAN News |
02-20-2007 1:22 pm |
Industry News
New Weekly Dig Editor 'Has Little Interest in Any Gay Agenda'new
Michael Brodeur, recently named as Joe Keohane's replacement as editor of the Boston alt-weekly, talks with IN Newsweekly, a New England GLBT newspaper, about being gay, but steers the conversation -- about himself and about the Dig -- beyond identity politics. "It's not that I go up to people and say, hi, I'm gay," says Brodeur. "It doesn't really matter. I just want someone to be interested in what we're writing."
IN Newsweekly |
02-20-2007 12:33 pm |
Industry News
Norwegian Newspaper Publisher Finds Secret to Profiting Onlinenew
International Herald Tribune |
02-20-2007 11:48 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
Fine: Gannett Has Most Coherent Approach to Rethinking Journalismnew
Business Week |
02-20-2007 11:39 pm |
Industry News
L.A. Weekly Founder Launches Free Magazine and Web Sitenew
Jay Levin, who started the Weekly in 1978, says that RealTALK LA magazine, a monthly free glossy to debut in May, will "re-invent the concept of a city magazine." Its sister publication, Realtalkla.com, "is intended to create a new Los Angeles online community," and will be live in late April. Karen Fund, former chair and associate publisher of the Weekly, joins Levin's team as publisher and executive vice president of RealTALK Media Group, the publications' parent company.
RealTALK Media Group Press Release |
02-15-2007 2:49 pm |
Industry News
House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on FOIA Reformnew
In a congressional hearing yesterday in Washington, representatives from the ACLU, the National Security Archive, and the Sunshine in Government Initiative, of which AAN is a member, told lawmakers that key reforms are needed if FOIA is to truly be "democracy's x-ray." Among the recommendations heard by the newly formed House Government Reform and Oversight Information Policy Subcommittee: creating a FOIA ombusdman and penalizing non-cooperative departments. MORE: Clark Hoyt's testimony (Word doc) on behalf of SGI.
Governing Magazine |
02-15-2007 1:06 pm |
Legal News
Tags: Editorial, Management
Musicians Lend Support to Alt-Weekly Alum's Mayoral Campaignnew
Zac Crain, formerly the Dallas Observer's music editor, recently recruited some prominent Dallas musicians to contribute to a 32-track double-disc benefit album for his mayoral campaign, Pitchfork reports. The album includes contributions from the Polyphonic Spree's Tim DeLaughter, Ben Kweller, Rhett Miller, the Deathray Davies' John Dufilho with the Apples in Stereo's Robert Schneider, and Centro-matic. Crain hopes to replace current Dallas mayor
and former Observer columnist Laura Miller, who announced last year she
doesn't plan to seek re-election.
Pitchfork |
02-15-2007 11:55 am |
Industry News
Weekly Dig's Director of New Media Wins Bacon-Eating Contestnew
Jim Stanton, recently hired by the Dig "to rehabilitate the paper's disastrously bad website," out-consumed a dozen or so other hardcore pork eaters at Cambridge's Atwood's Tavern. "I'm glad all my perseverance and hard work paid off," Stanton tells the Emerson College TV show Afterhours.
Afterhours |
02-15-2007 10:55 am |
Honors & Achievements
