AAN News
AAN Announces Diversity Scholarships, Student and Professional Funds
AAN is launching three scholarship funds to support the development of the next generation of journalists and journalism managers in alternative newsmedia.
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AAN |
03-30-2012 4:00 pm |
Association News
The Media Oxpecker: Are Readers a Commodity or Potential Business Partners?
The Guardian turns its readers into a resource; Google launches a paywall alternative for publishers; what one journalism professor would do if he ran an alt-weekly; and what type of journalist are you?
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AAN |
03-30-2012 2:05 pm |
Media Roundup
Baltimore City Paper Editor Lee Gardner To Departnew
Gardner is leaving on April 27 to become a senior editor at the Chronicle of Higher Education.
The Baltimore Sun |
03-29-2012 3:24 pm |
Industry News
Reporter Retiring To Hike Appalachian Trailnew
Nashville Scene senior writer Jeff Woods will take a six-month hike on the Appalachian Trail.
Nashville Scene |
03-29-2012 12:18 pm |
Industry News
Influential Heath Care Reform Critic Was a Chicago Reader Sales Repnew
Meet Randy E. Barnett, the former Chicago Reader ad rep who has become one of the most influential critics of the Obama health care reform law.
Chicago Reader |
03-28-2012 1:29 pm |
The Webs We Weave
Tags: Chicago Reader
What Is an Alt-Weekly?new
For decades, alt-weeklies defined themselves in opposition to mainstream media. But with the rise of the web, both dailies and alts have had to redefine themselves in unexpected and often uncomfortable ways.
Baltimore City Paper |
03-28-2012 10:40 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Baltimore City Paper
AAN's Digital Sales Bootcamp Schedule Now Available
AAN's Digital Sales Bootcamp in Atlanta on April 21 will be a day packed with dynamic speakers sharing innovative ideas that will take your sales team out of the dark ages.
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AAN |
03-28-2012 2:30 pm |
Conference News
Colorado Springs Independent Moves Publication Date From Thurs. to Wed.
The Colorado Springs Independent will start publishing on Wednesdays starting April 11, 2012.
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Colorado Springs Independent |
03-28-2012 12:00 pm |
Press Releases
Santa Barbara Independent Promotes Jen Malkin to Advertising Director
Santa Barbara Independent |
03-28-2012 6:00 pm |
Press Releases
Poll Writing Webinar Rescheduled to Thursday
Join AAN and the American Association for Public Opinion Research for a webinar on how to use polls to add context to compelling anecdotes, upturn conventional wisdom and add keen insight to your writing.
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AAN |
03-26-2012 4:27 pm |
Association News
Tags: Editorial
The Media Oxpecker: Who Profits When News Goes Mobile?
Pew Research Center says we're living in "the age of mobile"; Why diversity initiatives based on skin color miss the point entirely; And what one former newspaper editor says she'd do if she could do it all over again.
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AAN |
03-23-2012 11:38 am |
Media Roundup
Village Voice Media Partners With Ticketing, Ad Management Services
Village Voice Media has partnered with TicketFly, a national ticketing provider, and Lineup Systems, an international ad management company.
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Village Voice Media |
03-23-2012 1:27 pm |
Industry News
Boston's Weekly Dig Editor to Depart, Search for Replacement Begins
Publisher Jeff Lawrence will assume the role of interim editor.
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Weekly Dig |
03-22-2012 2:12 pm |
Industry News
North Carolina Press Association Honors 3 Alt-Weekliesnew
Independent Weekly, Mountain Xpress and Yes! Weekly recently received accolades from the organization.
North Carolina Press Association |
03-21-2012 11:42 am |
Honors & Achievements
Village Voice Media Responds to Nick Kristofnew
Nicholas D. Kristof was wrong about the most devastating fact in his Sunday column in The New York Times regarding Backpage.com, says Village Voice Media.
Village Voice Media |
03-21-2012 10:46 am |
Industry News
