AAN News

Georgia Straight Wins Top Investigative Journalism Award

The Georgia Straight has won the top magazine award for investigative reporting from the Canadian Association of Journalists. (FULL STORY)
The Georgia Straight  |  05-18-2011  10:43 am  |  Press Releases

Jake Tapper To Keynote Annual Convention in New Orleans

ABC News Senior White House Correspondent and former Washington City Paper writer Jake Tapper will keynote AAN's Annual Convention in New Orleans. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-17-2011  4:11 pm  |  Association News

Village Voice Investigative Series Wins Gold Keyboard Awardnew

The New York Press Club will give its top honor to Graham Rayman of the Village Voice for his investigative series, "The NYPD Tapes."
The Village Voice  |  05-16-2011  5:01 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Summer Guide Twist: Choose Your Own Summer Adventurenew

San Diego CityBeat has given its annual Summer Guide a creative twist this year by designing an interactive "Choose Your Own Summer Adventure" issue for readers.
San Diego CityBeat  |  05-16-2011  4:08 pm  |  Industry News

Boise Weekly 'Kicked Some Ass' at Idaho Press Club Awardsnew

Boise Weekly picked up several Idaho Press Club Awards, including General Excellence awards in both the Website and Print categories.
Boise Weekly  |  05-16-2011  12:27 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

The Media Oxpecker: Google Is Not Impressed By Your Clever Headlines

The New Yorker offers iPad subscriptions, ASNE issues social media best practices, and the decline of witty headlines in the age of SEO. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-16-2011  10:00 am  |  Media Roundup

Santa Fe Reporter Names New Editornew

The Santa Fe Reporter has named staff writer Alexa Schirtzinger as its new editor, filling the spot left vacant by previous editor Julia Goldberg.
Santa Fe Reporter  |  05-12-2011  6:08 pm  |  Industry News

AAN in NOLA: Early Registration Deadline Approaching Fast

Time is running out to get the early registration rate for AAN's Annual Convention in New Orleans. Three new speakers have been confirmed to discuss interactive news: DocumentCloud co-founder Aron Pilhofer, NPR interactive designer David Wright, and New York Times interface developer Tyson Evans. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-12-2011  2:41 pm  |  Association News

AAN Launches Individual Mentorship Program

The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies has launched an individual mentorship program to further the exchange of knowledge among its member publications. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-11-2011  4:58 pm  |  Association News

2011 James Beard Award Winners Announced

Three alt-weekly food writers — and one alt-weekly videographer — were named winners of the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards on Friday night. (FULL STORY)
The James Beard Foundation  |  05-10-2011  6:31 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

SPJ Announces Sigma Delta Chi Awardsnew

Writers for Miami New Times, Philadelphia City Paper, and Westword have been named as Sigma Delta Chi Award honorees by the national Society of Professional Journalists.
The Society of Professional Journalists  |  05-10-2011  4:31 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

The Media Oxpecker: Twitter's 'CNN Moment'

Twitter has its 'CNN moment' with the death of #OBL, the PR industry will swallow us all, and another look at Groupon's business model. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  05-06-2011  6:07 pm  |  Media Roundup

Creative Loafing Charlotte Names New Publisher

Wendy Goldstein, associate publisher of Creative Loafing Charlotte has been named publisher, CL Inc. CEO Marty Petty announced today. (FULL STORY)
Creative Loafing Charlotte  |  05-05-2011  11:36 am  |  Press Releases

Three Alt-Weekly Writers Are Livingston Finalistsnew

Among the finalists are Sarah Fenske for her work that appeared in Phoenix New Times, former Riverfront Times writer Kristen Hinman, and SF Weekly staff writer Peter Jamison.
The Livingston Awards  |  05-02-2011  4:11 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

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