AAN News
Isthmus Collects Personal Stories of City Residents with Social Media

Isthmus recently launched a social media project that collected photos, tweets and videos from readers in an effort to capture "a day in the life of Madison."
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Isthmus |
09-25-2012 5:44 pm |
Industry News
Village Voice Media Holding’s 13 Alternative Newsweeklies Sold to Newly Formed Voice Media Group

Today is a good day for the future of alternative newsmedia, thanks to a shrewd business move by the newly-created Voice Media Group, headed by Scott Tobias.
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AAN Staff |
09-24-2012 8:26 am |
Industry News
Folio Weekly Publisher To Join Southcomm

Folio Weekly publisher David Brennan recently announced that he will be leaving the publication to serve as the group publisher for SouthComm Inc.
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AAN Staff |
09-21-2012 12:10 pm |
Industry News
Programming Note: The Media Oxpecker Will Return Next Week

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Friday to inform you that The Media Oxpecker will not run this week.
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AAN Staff |
09-21-2012 11:08 am |
Media Roundup
Webinar: Boost Your Digital Revenues with Care2

You're invited to a free webinar on Thursday, Sept. 20th at 2 p.m. EDT to learn about Care2's "Take Action Platform."
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AAN |
09-18-2012 12:58 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Financial
The Media Oxpecker: People Smarter Than Us

News you may have missed, from people who are smarter than us.
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AAN |
09-14-2012 4:00 pm |
Media Roundup
Boston Phoenix Publisher: 'Change is the engine that drives us all'new

Phoenix Media publisher & chairman Stephen Mindich reflects on the final issue of the Boston Phoenix, which will relaunch next week as a glossy called The Phoenix.
Boston Phoenix |
09-13-2012 4:04 pm |
Industry News
Ohio Alt-Weeklies Win SPJ Awardsnew
Cincinnati CityBeat, Cleveland Scene and The Other Paper each received nods from the local chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists.
spjawards.org |
09-10-2012 4:55 pm |
Honors & Achievements
The Media Oxpecker: It's the Timing, Stupid

Which news companies are financially healthy and which ones are in trouble? Depends on when their owners purchased them.
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AAN |
09-07-2012 2:33 pm |
Media Roundup
Does Montreal Have a New Alt-Weekly?new

Cult MTL — launched by former Montreal Mirror staffers after the paper closed — has put out its inaugural print edition.
Montreal Gazette |
09-07-2012 5:11 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Montreal Mirror
Philadelphia Weekly Collects Personal Stories From Sexual-Abuse Survivors for Upcoming Book

Philadelphia Weekly is partnering with sexual-abuse survivors, their loved ones and counselors for an upcoming publishing project that will raise awareness about the effects of abuse and the challenges associated with healing.
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Philadelphia Weekly |
09-07-2012 12:31 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Philadelphia Weekly
Alt-Weeklies Win Several Association of Food Journalists Awards

Creative Loafing Atlanta, Houston Press, Independent Weekly, L.A. Weekly, Phoenix New Times, and The Village Voice were among the honorees.
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AFJ |
09-06-2012 4:50 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Recent AAN Student Fund Recipient Lands at Tucson Weeklynew
David Mendez was one of five student journalists to receive an AAN Next Generation Student Fund to attend the annual convention in Detroit.
Tucson Weekly |
09-06-2012 3:50 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Tucson Weekly
Independent Weekly Publisher Sioux Watson To Depart

Watson joined the paper two months after its launch in 1983. She served on the AAN Executive Committee as Secretary from 2000 to 2010.
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AAN |
09-04-2012 12:20 pm |
Industry News
The Media Oxpecker: Advertising 'On Demand'

The problem with "demand generation" advertising; the web check-in grows up; and reporters adjust to the "post-truth" age.
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AAN |
08-31-2012 12:04 pm |
Media Roundup