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
Tags: Editorial, The Georgia Straight
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
Tags: Editorial, Management
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
Tags: Editorial, Electronic Publishing
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
Metro Pulse Wins 11 SPJ Awards Competing Against Large Daily Papers
Metro Pulse |
05-03-2011 10:14 am |
Honors & Achievements
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