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. (FULL STORY)
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. (FULL STORY)
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. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  06-22-2011  2:41 pm  |  Association News

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. (FULL STORY)
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. (FULL STORY)
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! (FULL STORY)
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. (FULL STORY)
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. (FULL STORY)
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. (FULL STORY)
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

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

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