AAN News
Seattle Weekly, SF Weekly, Village Voice Are SPD Awards Finalistsnew

Three AAN publications have been announced as finalists in the Society of Publication Designers annual awards.
SPD.org |
02-18-2011 4:42 pm |
Honors & Achievements
City Pages Publisher Mark Bartel Departs After 29 Yearsnew

City Pages (Twin Cities) publisher Mark Bartel has departed after twenty-nine years with the Minneapolis-based publication, thirteen of those were as publisher.
Minneapolis Star Tribune |
02-17-2011 11:44 am |
Industry News
Boston's Weekly Dig Announces 'Boston to Austin' Party at SXSWnew

Boston's Weekly Dig has teamed up with Converse to produce the Boston to Austin event, which will take place at South By Southwest (SXSW) on March 17.
Weekly Dig |
02-16-2011 2:09 pm |
Industry News
Retha Hill Lauds Diversity of AAN Web Conference Speakersnew

Retha Hill, director of new media at ASU's Cronkite School of Journalism, has lauded the "very inclusive group of speakers" at AAN's recent Web Conference in San Francisco, where she was a keynote speaker.
PBS MediaShift |
02-16-2011 12:08 pm |
Association News
AAN Invests $75K In Media Development Loan Fund

The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies has invested $75,000 with the Media Development Loan Fund, a New York-based non-profit that provides loans to independent news outlets in countries with a history of media oppression.
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AAN |
02-14-2011 5:50 pm |
Association News
Willamette Week Redesigns Website

Willamette Week recently launched its new and much-improved website, debuting a far more user-friendly face for local and national readers.
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Willamette Week |
02-14-2011 8:00 am |
Press Releases
Former AAN President and Alt-Weekly Veteran Clif Garboden Dies at 62

Clif Garboden, former Boston Phoenix senior managing editor and former AAN president, has passed away at the age of sixty-two.
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AAN |
02-11-2011 3:14 pm |
Industry News
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Today's Bouncy Loon: Joe MacLeodnew

Baltimore City Paper art director Joe MacLeod has been named to The Awl's "20 People To Follow On Twitter" list.
The Awl |
02-11-2011 11:51 am |
Honors & Achievements
Web Conference Enlightens, Terrifies Attendees
Attendees witnessed demos of some of the hottest new apps, strategized on how to capitalize on the boom of "Daily Deal" sites, and were shaken by how easy it is for others to extract personal information with just a few clicks.
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AAN |
02-10-2011 1:51 pm |
Association News
AAN Announces Partnership With Knowledgewebb

AAN members now receive a 30% discount off of Knowledgewebb.net membership and unlimited access to all of its webinars, live events, hands-on lessons and resources.
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AAN |
02-09-2011 2:31 pm |
Association News
Tags: Editorial, Electronic Publishing
A Good Alt-Weekly is "Like the Journalistic Equivalent of Umami"new

Design consultant Ron Reason chats with Washington Post style writer Hank Stuever.
Deisgn With Reason |
02-08-2011 4:53 pm |
Industry News
LEO Weekly Names New Publishernew
LEO Weekly parent company SouthComm, Inc. has named Lowell Sun advertising director Lauren Feldman as publisher.
LEO Weekly |
02-08-2011 3:55 pm |
Industry News
North Coast Journal Editor Resignsnew
Hank Sims, who was replaced as editor of North Coast Journal just over a week ago, has resigned.
The Humboldt Herald |
02-07-2011 1:13 pm |
Industry News
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Mara Shalhoup Named Editor of Chicago Readernew

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) editor Mara Shalhoup has been named to the same position at sister paper Chicago Reader.
Chicago Reader |
02-07-2011 11:51 am |
Industry News
Registration is Open for the Career Expo at Columbia University Journalism School
Sponsored post by Associate Member Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
02-07-2011 12:54 pm |
Press Releases