AAN News
AAN Offers Discounted NewsU Training for Members in 2011
Building on the partnership established last year with Poynter's NewsU, AAN is offering several discounted webinars to members in the coming weeks and months.
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AAN |
01-18-2011 1:34 pm |
Association News
Pittsburgh City Paper Launches New Look in the New Year
Pittsburgh City Paper, the city’s leading arts & entertainment newsweekly, kicks off 2011 and its 20th year anniversary with a redesigned logo, layout and added features.
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Pittsburgh City Paper |
01-18-2011 12:12 pm |
Press Releases
Former San Antonio Current Editor Launches Subscription News Sitenew
Former San Antonio Current editor Elaine Wolff has launched a subscription news website -- Plaza De Armas -- with former San Antonio Express-News political reporter Greg Jefferson.
San Antonio Express-News |
01-17-2011 4:52 pm |
Industry News
Rachel Maddow Gives Shout-Out To Columbia Free Timesnew
A story by Corey Hutchins of the Columbia Free Times led a South Carolina company, which had been selling Joe Wilson inspired semi-automatic rifle components inscribed with “You lie,” to pull the parts off the market.
MSNBC |
01-14-2011 5:29 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Altperks: Local Deals For Local Publishers
Index Newspapers has announced the launch of Altperks LLC, a “deals” ad network for local publishers that is a hyperlocal alternative to Groupon and Living Social.
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The Stranger |
01-14-2011 3:47 pm |
Press Releases
Hometown Tragedy: Tucson Weekly and the Gabrielle Giffords Shooting
In an interview with AAN, Tucson Weekly editor Jimmy Boegle describes the events of Jan. 8 and reflects on a period he calls, "the four most emotionally draining days of my journalism career."
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AAN |
01-14-2011 12:42 pm |
Industry News
Has Salt Lake City Weekly Gone Hollywood?new
A copy of Salt Lake City Weekly managed to snag a role in the HBO Mormon-polygamist series, Big Love, and digital editor Bill Frost's words have been immortalized on house wall of Oxygen's The Bad Girls Club.
Salt Lake CIty Weekly |
01-12-2011 12:46 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Marketing, Salt Lake City Weekly
Three AAN Pubs Raise Over $2 Million For Local Non-Profits
Colorado Springs Independent, Monterey County Weekly, and Willamette Week have raised over $2 million for non-profit organizations in their communities through their respective "Give" campaigns.
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AAN |
01-11-2011 1:57 pm |
Industry News
Palo Alto Weekly Editor Steps Downnew
Palo Alto Weekly editor Jay Thorwaldson will retire at the end of January. Managing editor Jocelyn Dong has been named his successor.
Palo Alto Weekly |
01-10-2011 5:34 pm |
Industry News
Web Conf. Early Registration Discount Ends Today
The early registration discount for AAN's Web Conference ends today, Jan. 10. The rate for members is $250 per person, and the non-member rate is $400 per person. Both rates will go up by $50 tonight at midnight EST.
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01-10-2011 11:21 am |
Association News
SPD Features Another Set of 'Relentlessly Creative' AltWeekly Covers
As a follow-up to his Top 10 Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2010 post earlier this week, SPD's Robert Newman is featuring another two sets of what he calls "relentlessly creative, original, and provocative cover designs."
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Society of Publication Designers |
01-07-2011 12:50 pm |
Industry News
Village Voice Removes Fabricated Article From Sitenew
An article by freelancer Rob Sgobbo has been removed from the Village Voice website after the paper learned that Sgobbo "invented a character" in the story.
Village Voice |
01-07-2011 11:44 am |
Industry News
Artists Give East Bay Express Newspaper Boxes a Makeovernew
Arrested Motion |
01-07-2011 10:47 am |
Industry News
Amy Webb: Engage Local Readers With Mobile Scanning
In a conversation with AAN, digital strategist Amy Webb discussed some of the tech trends likely to dominate 2011 and gave a preview of what's in store for attendees of AAN's Web Conference in San Francisco.
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AAN |
01-06-2011 9:42 pm |
Association News
AAN Web Conference: Technology Entrepreneur Leonard Brody Confirmed As Keynote Speaker
Highly respected technology entrepreneur Leonard Brody is confirmed to open up AAN's Web Conference in San Francisco with a keynote speech during the opening session.
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01-05-2011 4:03 pm |
Association News
