AAN News

Crain's: Chicago Reader to Sell for $3 Million to Sun-Times Parent Co.new

The deal is expected to close next week, reports Crain's Chicago Business.
Crain's Chicago Business  |  05-09-2012  4:58 pm  |  Industry News

AAN Names 2012 Next Generation Student Fund Recipients

The fund provides grants of up to $1,000 as well as free admission to the AAN Convention in Detroit. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-09-2012  12:50 pm  |  Association News

AAN Names 2012 Diversity Scholarship Recipients

The scholarships provide up to $500 towards travel and lodging to attend AAN's 2012 Annual Convention in Detroit, and the recipients will have their conference registration fee waived. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-08-2012  1:12 pm  |  Association News

AAN 2012: Detroit in Lines and Images

Part 4 in a series of guest posts by the staff of Metro Times leading up to AAN's 2012 Annual Convention in Detroit. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-08-2012  9:00 am  |  Conference News

Author/Comedian Baratunde Thurston Will Keynote AAN Convention in Detroit

Baratunde Thurston co-founded the black political blog, Jack and Jill Politics and served as Director of Digital for The Onion. His first book, How To Be Black, is a New York Times best-seller. (FULL STORY)
05-04-2012  9:53 am  |  Conference News

How Some Alt-Weeklies Are Innovating Their Way Out of a Crisisnew

"We have a lot more to offer than a social media company that may not have a real expertise in content creation."
Poynter  |  05-04-2012  9:00 am  |  Industry News

Illinois Times Publisher Sharon Whalen Announces Departure

Editor Fletcher Farrar will take on publishing duties once again. (FULL STORY)
Illinois Times  |  05-04-2012  5:30 pm  |  Industry News

The Media Oxpecker: Do Current Reporting Rules Make Circulation Stats Meaningless?

What's the deal with the Audit Bureau of Circulations' reporting rules? What return do advertisers really get for their Facebook ad spend? And is it ever okay to let a source review a story pre-publication? (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-04-2012  1:38 pm  |  Media Roundup

Two Alt-Weekly Writers Are Livingston Award Finalists

Former Pacific Northwest Inlander reporter Nicholas Deshais and Miami New Times writer Gus Garcia-Roberts are finalists for the prestigious Livingston Award. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-02-2012  5:03 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Three VVM Publications Pick Up Maggie Awardsnew

Houston Press, L.A. Weekly, and Phoenix New Times each came out as winners in the Western Publishing Association's Maggie Awards.
Village Voice Media  |  05-02-2012  5:20 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Long Island Press Wins 19 NY Press Association Awards

Long Island Press  |  05-02-2012  4:22 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

AAN Convention 2012: Detroit Rock City, Part 3

Part 3 in a series of guest posts by the staff of Metro Times leading up to AAN's 2012 Annual Convention in Detroit. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-01-2012  1:10 pm  |  Conference News

Jackson Free Press News Editor Wins EWA Scholarship

Jackson Free Press news editor Elizabeth Waibel recently won a scholarship from the Education Writers Association. (FULL STORY)
Jackson Free Press  |  05-01-2012  2:12 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Webinar: How to Mine State Budgets and Localize Stories for Your Community

Join Scott Pattison, Executive Director of the NASBO, for a discussion the very tight fiscal situation in state governments and the consequences on programs, education and local governments. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-27-2012  3:00 pm  |  Association News

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