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AAN West Registration Deadline Extended

AAN members and others planning to attend the Jan. 26-27 regional staff-training conference in San Francisco now have until Jan. 9 to take advantage of early registration rates. The deadline for registering at the Miyako Hotel, the Japantown property that is hosting the conference for the first time, has also been extended. (FULL STORY)
01-04-2007  6:59 pm  |  Association News

R.I.P. IPA: The Independent Press Association Is No Morenew

The indy publishing non-profit has closed its doors after 10 years of defending the interests and increasing the solvency of small and independent magazines, reports Jeremy Adam Smith in Other magazine. Smith eulogizes IPA with pride and sadness -- "it grew rapidly from a scrappy little nonprofit into a multimillion-dollar social venture" -- mixed with bitterness toward the group's last executive director, Richard Landry. The news does not come as a complete shock, however. Last June, the SF Weekly published an investigative expose of the problems plaguing IPA's newsstand service, as well as what Smith calls "the destruction of the community that once defined the organization."
Other  |  01-04-2007  5:08 pm  |  Industry News
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Free Times Reporter Publishes Book on Child Murder Casenew

James Renner has released a book-length investigation into the unsolved 1989 abduction and murder of 11-year-old Amy Mihaljevic, reports the Record-Courier. "Amy: My Search for Her Killer," is published by Gray & Company, and grew out of a 5,000-word feature originally written for the Free Times. The book has already led to numerous tips for local law enforcement, says Renner. "My hope is that someone comes forward to say that they know who killed Amy," he says.
Record-Courier  |  01-04-2007  4:30 pm  |  Industry News
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Showdown: Rival AAN Staff Writers Face-Off in Seattle Spelling Beenew

The Stranger's Andrew Bleeker and Seattle Weekly's Gavin Borchert will compete with 10 other finalists in the championship round of the Seattle Spelling Bee on Jan. 8, reports Bleeker in the Stranger. The event is the culmination of six months of alcohol-drenched semi-finals. "Over the course of [the] monthly events, the Seattle Spelling Bee has inspired nerves and drinking in equal measure," writes Bleeker. "This is far from a two-horse race, though -- everyone in the finals has the chops to win. ... Hearts will break, honor will flourish, and at least one person will get spectacularly drunk."
The Stranger  |  01-04-2007  4:19 pm  |  Industry News
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Inaugural Idolator Music Poll to Feature More Than 500 Criticsnew

Gawker Media's music blog will release the results of its first annual critics poll on Friday, hoping to supplant The Village Voice's 32-year-old Pazz & Jop poll, reports the Los Angeles Times. Longtime Voice music critic Robert Christgau (pictured), who was fired after New Times merged with Village Voice Media, will participate in both polls. "The decision to vote in the [Voice] poll was something I thought about the first week I was fired," says Christgau. "And I said, 'Gee, yeah, I think I want to do that.'"
Los Angeles Times  |  01-03-2007  4:16 pm  |  Industry News
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Young Web Users Gravitating to Unregulated Sitesnew

As pioneering mega-sites like YouTube and MySpace have become increasingly regulated, young people are seeking out competitors with few or no limits on content, reports the New York Times. This unfiltered frontier includes sites such as Stickam.com, a social-networking start-up that allows users to stream live webcasts without the oversight associated with the site's larger competitors. "People are going to go where the content is," says Robin Bechtel, vice president for new media at Warner Brothers Records, which opened a page on Stickam for two of its artists. "If Stickam has celebrities and is entertaining, they will go there."
The New York Times  |  01-03-2007  1:07 pm  |  Industry News
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Army Subpoenas Reporters to Testify at Court Martialnew

Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporter Gregg Kakesako and freelancer Sarah Olson have been summoned to appear at a pre-trial hearing this month at Fort Lewis, Wash. The case involves 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, 28, who has publicly criticized the war in Iraq and has refused his deployment order. "Trying to force a reporter to testify at a court-martial sends the wrong signal to the media and the military," writes Military Reporters and Editors President James W. Crawley, on the organization's Web site. "One of the hallmarks of American journalism is a clear separation of the press and the government. Using journalists to help the military prosecute its case seems like a serious breach of that wall."
Military Reporters & Editors  |  01-03-2007  12:43 pm  |  Legal News
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Neal Pollack Reveals Gen-X Hang-Ups in 'Alternadad'new

The former alt-weekly writer and three-time author's latest book details his efforts to be the hippest father around, according to a profile in the Los Angeles Times. "In some ways this could be a parody of a whiny Gen-X dad, you know?" says Pollack. "In some ways I am a parody of a whiny Gen-X dad." The comic memoir -- which deals with Pollack's midlife identity crisis and his determination to raise his son with irony -- will be published this month by Pantheon Books.
Los Angeles Times  |  01-03-2007  12:37 pm  |  Industry News
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As Papers Consolidate, Readers Receive Less-Varied Opinionsnew

The days when every newspaper ran exclusive film criticism are over, reports Variety, with online film sites picking up the slack created by the rise of national chains and syndicated critics. The film industry's paper of record highlights the merger of New Times and Village Voice Media, which resulted in fewer independent film voices on the alternative weekly landscape. "New Times certainly did not start this fire," says Scott Foundas, movie editor at L.A. Weekly. "In the L.A. Times on a given Friday, half the reviews are reprinted from Newsday and the Chicago Tribune."
Variety  |  01-03-2007  12:24 pm  |  Industry News
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Willamette Week Raises Bundle of Dough for Local Non-Profits

Eyeballs popped at Portland's largest alt-weekly when the amount of money raised by its fundraising drive approached a quarter of a million dollars. This outpouring of beneficence was a product of the paper's "Give!Guide," which supports local non-profits by encouraging philanthropy among readers 35 and under. "We never expected anything like this," says Publisher Richard Meeker. "Obviously, this says a lot about our readers -- and Portland." (FULL STORY)
Willamette Week press release  |  01-02-2007  5:34 pm  |  Press Releases
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Despite Profitability, Outlook for Newspapers Mixed at Bestnew

National advertising and classifieds will be "particularly hard hit," predicts Mediaweek. "The retailer is under tremendous stress, and what you're seeing is [advertising] going to online venues," explains newspaper economist Miles Groves.
Mediaweek  |  01-02-2007  5:24 pm  |  Industry News
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The Rise of the Eco Ad Firmnew

The number of green-oriented ad agencies has spiked in the last few years, reports the International Herald Tribune. The new agencies are netting accounts ranging from non-profit foundations -- their traditional clients -- to businesses eager to improve their image with an increasingly environmentally minded public. "The nonprofits are realizing that it takes money to create a brand, and the corporations are finally getting that their customers really care about green," says a founder of one of the eco upstarts.
International Herald Tribune  |  01-02-2007  5:10 pm  |  Industry News
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Brand New World: 2007 Ad Trend Predictionsnew

Socially responsible consumerism and the increasing influence of the Web in the physical world are among the trends foreseen by ad executives in a New Year's round-up in the New York Times. Execs quoted in the article also expect to see more user-generated advertising in the new year. "Consumers are demanding and getting a seat at the table and defining what the brand experience is about," one adman tells the Times.
The New York Times  |  01-02-2007  4:48 pm  |  Industry News
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Village Voice Photographer's Work Featured in Private Gallery Shownew

Veteran photographer and frequent Voice contributor Fred McDarrah is currently displaying highlights from his life's work at the Steven Kasher Gallery, reports the Villager. The exhibit features 120 of McDarrah's iconic prints from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, including portraits of downtown legends such as Allen Ginsberg (pictured), Andy Warhol, and Susan Sontag. "I remember every photograph, every single picture, I took in my entire life," says McDarrah, whose first job at the Voice was selling ads.
The Villager  |  01-02-2007  2:02 pm  |  Honors & Achievements
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Match.com Relaunches in Updated Campaignnew

The online dating giant will now feature user blogs and celebrity advice on making personal ads more effective; the changes will be announced in a national TV, radio and print campaign, according to Brandweek. Match.com has captured almost half of the $515 million online dating market, which experienced slowing growth in 2006.
Brandweek  |  01-02-2007  1:28 pm  |  Industry News
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