AAN News
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 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.
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AAN |
05-11-2011 4:58 pm |
Association News
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.
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Creative Loafing Charlotte |
05-05-2011 11:36 am |
Press Releases
Missoula Independent Announces New Editornew
The Missoula Independent has named alt-weekly veteran Robert Meyerowitz as its new editor-in-chief. He replaces previous editor Skylar Browning.
Missoula Independent |
04-27-2011 11:38 am |
Industry News
The Media Oxpecker: How To Build A Fucking Website
The Awl turns two, the threat (and opportunity) of the Flipboard app, and the impending rise of The Machines.
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AAN |
04-22-2011 3:58 pm |
Media Roundup
Woody Harrelson and NOW Tweak Toronto Mayor on This Week's Cover
Woody Harrelson appears nude on the cover of this week's NOW Magazine, holding only a copy of the now-infamous NOW issue featuring a Photoshopped image of Toronto mayor Rob Ford.
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AAN |
04-21-2011 10:33 am |
Industry News
Mountain Xpress Director of Business Development Departs
Longtime advertising leader James Fisher is leaving the Mountain Xpress. Since joining the paper in 1995, he has been an ad rep, sales manager, ad director and most recently, director of business development.
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AAN |
04-20-2011 11:29 am |
Industry News
Boise Weekly Distributes Free Condoms in Latest Issue
In what publisher Sally Freeman is calling the "largest distribution of condoms ever" in Idaho's history, Boise Weekly is including a free condom in each copy of this week's issue.
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AAN |
04-20-2011 9:07 am |
Industry News
AAN-Commissioned 'Tax Myths' Piece Crashes Willamette Week's Website
Traffic to David Cay Johnston's piece on tax myths, which ran in 40 alt-weeklies last week, caused Willamette Week's website to crash for about three hours Monday.
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AAN |
04-20-2011 8:23 am |
Industry News
NOW Files Integrity Complaint Against Toronto Mayor
The publishers of NOW Magazine have filed a complaint with Toronto's integrity commissioner in response to Mayor Rob Ford's alleged attempt to have all copies of the March 31 edition of the magazine removed from city facilities.
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AAN |
04-19-2011 10:03 am |
Industry News
Miami New Times Columnist Running for Mayor
Miami New Times' most famous columnist -- former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell -- is running for mayor of Miami-Dade County.
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AAN |
04-19-2011 9:06 am |
Industry News
Willamette Week Brings On Award-Winning Investigative Reporter as News Editor
Brent Walth, who shared in a Pulitzer Prize for public service reporting while at The Oregonian, has been named Willamette Week's news editor. He replaces Hank Stern, who is leaving the paper to work for the county.
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AAN |
04-18-2011 8:30 am |
Industry News
Jackson Free Press Editor Donna Ladd Receives Fannie Lou Hamer Award
Jackson Free Press co-founder and editor Donna Ladd was one of "six exceptional individuals" who received a Fannie Lou Hamer Humanitarian Award on Friday. The awards, given out by Jackson State University's Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy, go to people who "have been instrumental in modeling a civil society" in Mississippi.
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Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy |
04-18-2011 8:12 am |
Press Releases
The Media Oxpecker: Copyright Wrong Turns
This week: new adventures in copyright law, Photoshop on your tablet, drama at Twitter, and much more.
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AAN |
04-15-2011 12:16 pm |
Media Roundup
Maui Time Publisher Videotapes His Own Assault by Police
"On the evening of April 12, I was assaulted by a member of reality star Duane 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' Chapman's security team," Maui Time publisher Tommy Russo writes. "Soon after, I was assaulted again, and had my First Amendment rights violated, by a member of the Maui Police Department."
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AAN |
04-15-2011 11:54 am |
Industry News
