AAN News
'Hitchens Drank and Smoked His Way Through [AAN] Speech'
AAN's former executive director Richard Karpel recalls Christopher Hitchens' speech at the association's 1998 convention in Washington, D.C.
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AAN |
12-16-2011 2:39 pm |
Association News
Tags: Editorial
Bachmann and Gingrich Spar Over Columbia Free Times Article
Last month a Michele Bachmann spokesman told Columbia Free Times that Newt Gingrich is "trying to buy off tea party groups," an accusation that's now getting wider attention.
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AAN |
12-16-2011 11:23 am |
Industry News
Time 'Person of the Year' Cover Based on Photo by L.A. Weekly Photographernew
The Shepard Fairey-illustrated cover is an adaptation of a photo taken by Ted Soqui, an L.A. Weekly freelance photographer.
L.A. Weekly |
12-14-2011 5:14 pm |
Industry News
2012 AltWeekly Awards Entry Period, Wild Card Category Announced
The 2012 AltWeekly Awards will begin accepting entries on January 4, 2012. The deadline to submit entries is Wednesday, February 1, 2012.
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AAN |
12-14-2011 1:01 pm |
Association News
AAN Adds More Tools For Journalists, Web Managers
We've added new tools to the resources section of our website to help AAN members navigate the ever-changing landscape of journalism in the digital age.
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AAN |
12-13-2011 1:22 pm |
Association News
Tags: Editorial, Electronic Publishing
AAN Web Conference Rates So Low, We're Practically Paying You To Go
AAN is offering super-low registration rates for the 2012 Web Conference in San Francisco because we want your cheeks in the seats.
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AAN |
12-12-2011 4:20 pm |
Conference News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Marketing
The Media Oxpecker: Google and the Death of Content Farms
Yahoo sends 75,000 content farm articles into retirement; shield law doesn't apply to "Internet blogs," says judge; advertising execs prepare for a bleak 2012; and Groupon (allegedly) sinks to a new low.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
12-09-2011 3:42 pm |
Media Roundup
AAN Papers Donated to Occupy DC Library
The "Peoples' Library" at Occupy DC has a new addition to its collection: A selection of newspapers from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia.
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AAN |
12-09-2011 5:43 pm |
Association News
Tags: Circulation
AAN Board Meets in Detroit, Discusses Broad Swath of Topics
The Association of Alternative Newsmedia board of directors met in Detroit on Saturday, December 3. It was the first meeting of the current board that was elected at AAN's annual meeting in July.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
12-09-2011 10:29 am |
Association News
New York Press Redux?new
Manhattan Media CEO Tom Allon says the company will unveil "a new incarnation" of the nypress.com website in early 2012.
Capital New York |
12-07-2011 10:32 am |
Industry News
Village Voice Media Offers Digital Fellowships for Minority Journalists
Village Voice Media, in conjunction with the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, is offering an intensive, eight-week, paid summer fellowship for minority students concentrating on web and digital media.
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Village Voice Media |
12-05-2011 11:10 am |
Press Releases
The Media Oxpecker: The Inevitability of Facebook's Commenting System
Two major news sites jump on the Facebook Comments bandwagon; another gloomy winter for Gannett employees; and what The Economist can teach us about reader identity in the age of the tablet.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
12-02-2011 2:55 pm |
Media Roundup
2012 Web Conference, Annual Convention Dates Set
AAN's Web Conference will return to San Francisco January 26-28, 2012. The Annual Convention will take place in Detroit from June 7-9, 2012.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
12-01-2011 4:40 pm |
Conference News
Legal Dispute Over Control of the Santa Barbara Independent Continues
Santa Barbara Independent publisher Randy Campbell will appeal a judge's decision which ordered him to sell his shares of the paper to editor-in-chief Marianne Partridge.
(FULL STORY)
Santa Barbara Independent |
12-01-2011 10:47 am |
Legal News
San Diego CityBeat Columnist Wins Reader's Digest Contestnew
Jim Ruland will receive a $25,000 cash prize and his 150-word short story will be published in Reader's Digest.
San Diego CityBeat |
11-30-2011 2:09 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Tags: Editorial, San Diego CityBeat
