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Fla. State Attorney Insults Reporter's Appearance in Response to Critical Blog Postnew

Florida State Attorney Angela Corey is angry about a Folio Weekly blog post which suggested she violated a state law by pressuring employees to sign a petition for her reelection.
Folio Weekly  |  02-17-2012  4:58 pm  |  Industry News

Video Series Turns Moneymaker For Seven Daysnew

Burlington, Vt.-based Seven Days built a decent online following on the strength of its quirky, personality-driven video series "Stuck in Vermont," and has turned the site into a money maker primarily from display ads and classifieds.
NetNewsCheck  |  02-13-2012  10:49 am  |  Industry News

Sunlight Foundation Offering Scholarships for Two-Day 'Investigating Super PACs' Trainingnew

The two-day training session for journalists will take place April 21-22, 2012, in Washington, D.C.
Sunlight Foundation  |  02-13-2012  12:21 pm  |  Industry News

The Media Oxpecker: Return of the Buyouts

Washington Post employees face another round of buyouts. Gannett employees over the age of 56 are encouraged to retire early. And a pioneering citizen journalism site closes up shop. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  02-10-2012  1:38 pm  |  Media Roundup

The Media Oxpecker: Mo Subscribers, Mo Problems

Does Facebook have a spam-subscriber problem? Is there a glass ceiling for social media professionals in the newsroom? And science tells us how to not suck at Twitter. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  02-03-2012  4:45 pm  |  Media Roundup

Baltimore City Paper Cleared in Libel Casenew

Maryland’s high­est court has upheld lower courts' dis­missals of a four-year-old libel suit filed against Baltimore City Paper.
Baltimore City Paper  |  01-24-2012  11:53 am  |  Legal News

The Media Oxpecker: With Social Media, Timing is Everything

When is the best time to Tweet? How far apart should Facebook posts be spaced? And is it time to start a 'Daily Deal Death Watch' website? (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  01-20-2012  1:54 pm  |  Media Roundup

The Media Oxpecker: Should Newspapers Stop Innovating?

The end of album reviews in SPIN magazine; Facebook's timeline format as an opportunity to reach out to readers; and are newspapers innovating too quickly? (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  01-13-2012  1:03 pm  |  Media Roundup

Willamette Week Recuses Itself From Covering Oregon Attorney General Racenew

Editor Mark Zusman says the paper has a conflict of interest in covering the race between Dwight Holton and Ellen Rosenblum, who is married to Willamette Week publisher Richard Meeker.
Willamette Week  |  01-11-2012  12:59 pm  |  Industry News

Project White House Candidates Dominate Ariz. Presidential Primary Ballot

Tucson Weekly's Reality Journalism Competition Puts Al "Dick" Perry in fourth spot on AZ ballot, while Texas Gov. Rick Perry is in the seventeenth slot. (FULL STORY)
Tucson Weekly  |  01-11-2012  12:04 pm  |  Press Releases

The Media Oxpecker: Cynical Traffic-Trawling is Bad for the Soul (and other lessons learned while favela paintballing)

David Carr explains why SOPA is a bad idea; Gannett equips its employees with iPads and iPhones; and a surprise candidate for the Most Sought-After Demographic Group of 2012. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  01-06-2012  2:54 pm  |  Media Roundup

Village Voice Lays Off Longtime Film Critic Jim Hoberman

Award-winning film critic Jim Hoberman has been laid off by The Village Voice, where he has been a staff writer for 29 years. (FULL STORY)
Village Voice  |  01-05-2012  11:10 am  |  Industry News

2012 AltWeekly Awards Now Accepting Entries

The 2012 AltWeekly Awards is now accepting entries. The deadline to submit entries to the contest site is Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 11 pm (EST). (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  01-04-2012  4:55 pm  |  Association News

2011: Oh, the Stories You've Viewed!

'Tis the season of lists, so let's count down the most-viewed AAN News stories of 2011. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  12-27-2011  11:06 am  |  Honors & Achievements

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