AAN News
Judge Dismisses Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Village Voice Medianew
A federal judge in St. Louis dismissed the suit brought by a teenage sex trafficking victim, affirming that websites cannot be held liable for content posted by users.
Missouri Lawyers Media Blog |
08-17-2011 4:48 pm |
Legal News
Reader's Digest Reprises Village Voice 9/11 Cover
In an homage to the classic post-9/11 cover of The Village Voice, next month's Reader's Digest features the same photo that originally appeared in the Voice ten years ago.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
08-17-2011 2:00 pm |
Industry News
How I Got That Story: The Drug-Induced Downfall of Hip-Hop Producer Scott Storch
Miami New Times reporter Gus Garcia-Roberts discusses his 2011 AltWeekly Award winning feature story, "Blow Hard," a harrowing account of hip-hop producer Scott Storch's drug-induced downfall, told mostly through the eyes of his mother and grandfather.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
08-16-2011 2:55 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Baltimore City Paper Names Jennifer Marsh As Publisher
Marsh takes over for longtime publisher Don Farley, who is moving on to assume the regional general manager position at Times-Shamrock Communications.
(FULL STORY)
Baltimore City Paper |
08-15-2011 11:35 am |
Industry News
The Media Oxpecker: The Tragic, Untimely Death of Groupon's Adjusted CSOI
Groupon's adjusted CSOI is officially out. AOL's inexpensive shares are surprisingly in. And Gannett makes a bid to be next season's "it" brand.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
08-12-2011 3:30 pm |
Media Roundup
The Austin Chronicle Sets 'The Perry Trap'
Website compiles 15-plus years of reporting on Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
(FULL STORY)
Austin Chronicle |
08-12-2011 10:00 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, Austin Chronicle
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) Editor Plans New Comic Book Featuring "Cool Black Superheroes"new
Soon-to-depart Creative Loafing (Charlotte) editor Carlton Hargro recently launched a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to put more color into comic books.
Kickstarter |
08-11-2011 2:55 pm |
Industry News
The Big Deal: How Alts Are Responding to the Online Coupon Trend
A new day, a new daily deal site; Groupon, LivingSocial, BuyWithMe, Woot -- and probably 15 more since the start of this sentence.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
08-11-2011 11:00 am |
Industry News
Chinese Censorship Delays Book by Seattle Weekly Marijuana Columnistnew
The release of a book written by Seattle Weekly pot columnist Steve Elliott has been delayed after the Chinese government discovered its content and halted production.
Seattle Weekly |
08-10-2011 4:20 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Seattle Weekly
Demand Media Buys IndieClick, Will Sell Web Ads for Village Voice Medianew
Content company Demand Media's recently bought ad startup IndieClick Media and will soon sell advertising for Village Voice Media as a result.
Ad Age |
08-10-2011 12:31 pm |
Industry News
Judge rules Santa Barbara Independent publisher sell shares to Editor-in-Chiefnew
A judge ordered Monday that Randy Campbell, publisher of The Santa Barbara Independent and its majority shareholder must sell his shares for more than $1.3 million to Marianne Partridge, editor-in-chief and minority shareholder.
The Santa Barbara Independent |
08-09-2011 12:57 pm |
Industry News
How I Got That Story: Dave Mann
Early in his career as a sports writer for The Winchester Star in Winchester, Va., Dave Mann realized he “wasn’t too into sports journalism” and switched gears toward more long form, investigative reporting.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
08-09-2011 10:00 am |
Honors & Achievements
Tackling the Tablet: Advice from Three Early Adopters
With custom tablet publishing now the talk of the digital journalism world, we catch up with three AAN members -- NOW Magazine, Gambit and Colorado Springs Independent -- that have already unveiled apps for iPad and other e-readers to find out what they've learned.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
08-08-2011 10:48 am |
Industry News
How I Got That Story: Alan Prendergast
Coming from a liberal arts education and working with publications such as The New Yorker, Rolling Stone and Newsweek, Alan Prendergast acknowledges his background is “a little different” from other reporters within the alternative press.
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
08-05-2011 7:26 pm |
Honors & Achievements
The Media Oxpecker: Twitter's 'Absolutely Filthy Bathroom Wall'
Google News gets (kinda) human while Google+ piles on the users, the problem with promoted tweets, and building "a newsroom time machine."
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
08-05-2011 11:00 am |
Media Roundup
