AAN News
Long Island Press Wins Top Honors at SPJ

The Long Island Press racked up 22 total prizes at the 2011 Society of Professional Journalists’ Press Club of Long Island Media Awards.
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Long Island Press |
06-23-2011 4:01 pm |
Press Releases
Publishing Resource 'Local Media Insider' Recommends Forkfly vs. Groupon Now
The Forkfly business model of forming partnerships with publishers to increase advertising revenue and consumer spending through the use of social deals catches the eye of discerning tech media insiders.
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ForkFly |
06-23-2011 1:06 pm |
Press Releases
AAN Seeks Board Candidates
AAN needs a few good men and women to serve on the Board of Directors. The election will be held at the general meeting during the New Orleans Convention.
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AAN |
06-22-2011 2:41 pm |
Association News
Tags: Management
Best of the West 2011 Honors Seven Altsnew

The recent Best of the West journalism contest honored several alt-weeklies, including the Houston Press, Phoenix New Times, SF Weekly and Denver's Westword, which each picked up first-place honors.
The Best of the West |
06-22-2011 4:06 pm |
Honors & Achievements
AAN in NOLA: Nights of 'Divine Deviance' Await

AAN's Convention in New Orleans will feature events that ensure participants can take full advantage of this year's "Saints and Sinners" theme.
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AAN |
06-21-2011 7:30 pm |
Association News
Postmedia Community Publishing Sees Ten-Fold Revenue Jump With New AdPerfect-Powered Classified Site
Postmedia Community Publishing sees revenue quickly increase upon launching AdPerfect’s Classified Marketplace Solutions across all twelve community newspapers.
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AdPerfect |
06-21-2011 5:36 pm |
Press Releases
Singer Cee-Lo Green (Sort Of ) Apologizes for Calling City Pages Music Critic "Gay"new

Singer Cee-Lo Green became another example of a celebrity getting caught up in complications through the simplicity of Twitter.
New York Daily News |
06-20-2011 3:26 pm |
Industry News
The Media Oxpecker: Why Groupon Will Collapse Upon Itself

Why is Groupon promoting Alcatraz tours that don't exist? What search engine are The Youngs favoring this week? And why does Newsweek have four weeks of darkness planned for this summer? READ ON!
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AAN |
06-17-2011 12:55 pm |
Media Roundup
The Shuffle: Tales From A Promiscuous Labor Pool

As the official start of summer approaches, mastheads across AAN Nation have undergone plenty of change over the past three months. Here's your handy guide to who's in, and who's out, for now.
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AAN |
06-17-2011 5:00 pm |
Industry News
Seattle Weekly Newspaper Boxes Get Black, White, Blue, Yellow and Red All Overnew

Thirty of Seattle Weekly's newspaper boxes were recently transformed into works of art by local artists.
Seattle Weekly |
06-17-2011 3:45 pm |
Industry News
Faux-Alt Metromix to Cease Publication in Indianapolisnew

Gannett's Indianapolis Star will no longer print its free weekly publication, Metromix.
Indianapolis Business Journal |
06-15-2011 5:07 pm |
Industry News
Summer Book Week: Stuck Between Two Cultures in Mexico City

After nearly four years of immersion in Latin America's cultural capital, former L.A. Weekly writer Daniel Hernandez has released the book, Down and Delirious in Mexico City, to rave reviews.
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AAN |
06-15-2011 3:05 pm |
Industry News
Summer Book Week: The Stranger-Than-Fiction Senate Candidacy of South Carolina's Alvin Greene

Current and former Columbia Free Times staff writers Corey Hutchins and David Axe team up to produce a black-and-white graphic novel on the bizarre rise and fall of Alvin Greene.
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AAN |
06-14-2011 5:22 pm |
Industry News
Film Critic Cole Smithey Launches Movie Review Video Seriesnew
Smart New Media announced the launch of three-minute Classic Film Pick segments, which analyze and celebrate cinematic classics.
Smart New Media Inc. |
06-14-2011 4:28 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
The Other Paper, Cleveland's Scene Honored by City Press Clubnew

The Other Paper in Columbus was named Best Non-Daily Newspaper in Ohio. Cleveland's Scene also fared well, claiming first in two features categories.
The Press Club of Cleveland |
06-14-2011 12:11 pm |
Honors & Achievements