AAN News

AAN Releases 2015 Diversity and Demographics Survey Results

Thirty-seven AAN member publications completed the survey, sharing information on staff demographics, readership, and diversity in coverage. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  09-08-2015  1:30 pm  |  Association News

Coachella Valley Independent Launches Crowdfunding Campaignnew

Editor/Publisher Jimmy Boegle asks community for help in expanding news coverage and strengthening distribution.
Indiegogo  |  11-20-2014  11:55 am  |  Industry News

Tucson Weekly Editor Jimmy Boegle Leaving to Launch New Publicationnew

Tucson Weekly editor Jimmy Boegle will step down at year's end to launch an alternative publication in Southern California's Coachella Valley.
Tucson Weekly  |  11-13-2012  3:26 pm  |  Industry News

AAN Releases Diversity Best Practices

AAN's Diversity Committee has compiled a 3-page list of tips on fostering diversity and inclusion within the alternative news industry. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-12-2012  3:30 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

Revamped Diversity Committee Accepting Grants on a Rolling Basis

AAN's Diversity Committee is continuing its work to make alt-weeklies more diverse as it tries to move the panel's mission beyond editorial and reconfigures the process for applying for Diversity Grants. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-14-2011  8:10 am  |  Association News

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." (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  01-14-2011  12:42 pm  |  Industry News

AAN Opens Door to Non-Print Publications, Fills Eleven Board Seats

AAN members voted on several key matters during the association's annual meeting on Saturday, July 17. Eleven seats on the Board of Directors were filled, three publications were admitted into the association, and a bylaws amendment allowing online-only publications to apply for membership was passed by an overwhelming majority. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  07-20-2010  1:31 am  |  Association News

AAN Board Elections Taking Place Today

Elections for several positions on the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Board of Directors will be held today (Saturday, July 17), during the association's annual meeting in Toronto. (FULL STORY)
07-17-2010  9:58 am  |  Association News

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