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How I Got That Story: The NYPD Tapes

Village Voice reporter Graham Rayman's five-part series, The NYPD Tapes, is a shocking portrait of how the New York Police Department operates behind closed doors. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  08-30-2011  12:05 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Reader's Digest Reprises Village Voice 9/11 Cover

In an homage to the classic post-9/11 cover of The Village Voice, next month's Reader's Digest features the same photo that originally appeared in the Voice ten years ago. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  08-17-2011  2:00 pm  |  Industry News

Strike Averted: Tentative Agreement Reached in Village Voice Labor Talks

Village Voice staff writer and union spokesperson Graham Rayman says that a tentative agreement has been reached in contract negotiations with management, averting a labor strike. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  06-30-2011  10:28 pm  |  Industry News

Village Voice Staff Authorize Strike, Set Up Alternate Website

Employees of the Village Voice have authorized a strike and set up an alternate website, The Real Voice, where they will publish if they cannot agree to a new contract with management by midnight on June 30. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  06-28-2011  5:28 pm  |  Industry News

Village Voice Investigative Series Wins Gold Keyboard Awardnew

The New York Press Club will give its top honor to Graham Rayman of the Village Voice for his investigative series, "The NYPD Tapes."
The Village Voice  |  05-16-2011  5:01 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Village Voice Names New Metro Columnistnew

The Village Voice has named Harry Siegel as metro columnist, filling the slot left vacant by Tom Robbins in January.
The Cutline  |  04-26-2011  4:45 pm  |  Industry News

Anti-Gay Politician Offended By Internet Comments, Hyperbolenew

In an open letter to the Village Voice, New York State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. accuses the paper of using its "editorial discretion to facilitate and encourage homicide."
Village Voice  |  04-25-2011  2:11 pm  |  Industry News

Six Alt-Weekly Stories Named IRE Finalists

Stories from five AAN-member papers and one series that ran in several papers have been named finalists in this year's Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) journalism contest. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-11-2011  9:06 am  |  Honors & Achievements

Village Voice 'Making This Right' and Paying Contributors to Comics Issuenew

Village Voice editor Tony Ortega announced today that he will pay all of the cartoonists who contributed to the paper's Comics Issue without compensation. The Voice faced harsh criticism this week for not paying the contributors.
The Village Voice  |  04-08-2011  1:20 pm  |  Industry News

Village Voice Comes Under Fire for Not Paying Contributors to Comics Issue

Several cartoonists are criticizing The Village Voice for not paying some contributors to its Comics Issue that came out this week. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-07-2011  12:06 pm  |  Industry News

Cartoonist Ward Sutton's Village Voice Cover Called a 'Glorious Menagerie of Mashups'

The Village Voice released its Comics Issue this week, with an inventive and eye-catching cover done by longtime alt-cartoonist Ward Sutton. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-06-2011  8:23 am  |  Industry News

Former Voice Reporter Tom Robbins Named Investigative Journalist in Residence at CUNYnew

The City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Journalism has named former Village Voice reporter Tom Robbins to the newly-created position of Investigative Journalist in Residence.
City Limits  |  03-07-2011  3:26 pm  |  Industry News

Village Voice Legend Wayne Barrett Profiled in New York Timesnew

A 2,500 word profile of Village Voice legend Wayne Barrett will appear in the Sunday print edition of the New York Times.
The New York Times  |  02-25-2011  5:23 pm  |  Industry 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

Village Voice, SF Weekly Change Publishersnew

Village Voice Media announced this morning that Village Voice publisher Michael Cohen is stepping down and will be replaced by SF Weekly publisher Josh Fromson. SF Weekly advertising director Gil Padia will take over for Fromson in San Francisco.
Marketwire  |  01-26-2011  10:30 am  |  Industry News

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