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James Bengfort Joins Illinois Times as Advertising Director

Bengfort has served as associate publisher of Urban Tulsa Weekly since 2005. (FULL STORY)
Illinois Times  |  08-31-2012  2:30 pm  |  Press Releases

Save the Dates! AAN September Webinar Schedule

Mobile and tablet publishing; creating data-rich maps; and other cool shit. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  08-30-2012  4:30 pm  |  Association News

Court Allows Phoenix New Times Owners to Sue Sheriff Arpaio for 2007 Arrestnew

The ruling overturns a lower court ruling granting Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio qualified immunity.
Bloomberg  |  08-29-2012  5:14 pm  |  Legal News

Long Island Press Has New Editornew

Long-time staffer Christopher Twarowski succeeds former editor Michael Patrick Nelson.
Long Island Press  |  08-27-2012  12:28 pm  |  Industry News

The Media Oxpecker: Sideways Traffic, Embedded Content

Say goodbye to the hyperlink and the homepage, and get ready for the era of embedded content and sideways traffic. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  08-23-2012  12:00 pm  |  Media Roundup

Steve Schewel Announces Sale of Independent Weekly

The Independent Weekly (Durham, N.C.) and its associated website, indyweek.com, are being sold to Richard Meeker and Mark Zusman. Meeker and Zusman are the owners of City of Roses Newspaper Company which publishes Willamette Week and the Santa Fe Reporter. (FULL STORY)
Independent Weekly  |  08-22-2012  12:50 pm  |  Press Releases

Where We Standnew

Are alt-weeklies dying? It's complicated, says David Carr.
The New York Times  |  08-20-2012  12:00 pm  |  Industry News

Poynter: 'The Village Voice is not dead yet'new

Poynter.org  |  08-20-2012  11:58 am  |  Industry News

The Media Oxpecker: Are Web Pages Going Out of Style?

Display ads on web pages are out. Native ads in streams are in. Here's what you need to know. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  08-17-2012  1:00 pm  |  Media Roundup

Village Voice Lays Off Three Staff Writersnew

The New York Observer reports that Steven Thrasher, Camille Dodero, and Victoria Bekiempis have been let go today.
New York Observer  |  08-17-2012  5:39 pm  |  Industry News

Weekly Alibi Editor Laura Marrich Departsnew

Marrich was named editor of the Albuquerque alt-weekly in 2009.
Alibi.com  |  08-16-2012  4:12 pm  |  Industry News

Free Speech Issues Monthly Roundup

A monthly roundup of free speech news you can use, an initiative launched by AAN's Free Speech Committee. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  08-15-2012  3:00 pm  |  Free Speech Issues

SXSW Creative Director Brent Grulke Dies of Heart Attack

Grulke was the former music editor of the Austin Chronicle. (FULL STORY)
Austin Chronicle  |  08-15-2012  11:30 am  |  Industry News

Jackson Free Press Website Re-Boot Nets Increased Traffic

The relaunch has improved the quality of the JFP's search results, the layout and responsiveness of story pages, and given editors improved ability to post photo galleries, videos, audio and documents in support of their news and entertainment reporting. (FULL STORY)
JFP  |  08-13-2012  11:00 am  |  Press Releases

The Media Oxpecker: August 10, 2012

What journalists need to know about GIFs; mobile and online ad revenue is growing slowly but surely; and get ready for daily deals ... in your car. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  08-10-2012  1:12 pm  |  Media Roundup

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