AAN News
The Media Oxpecker: Notes From Beyond the Paywall
Why do people pay for the New York Times online when its paywall is so easy to get around? How much are people now willing to pay for news content? And why are some digital news startups branching out into print? READ ON.
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AAN |
08-19-2011 4:23 pm |
Media Roundup
New York Press Makes It Official, Will Close This Monthnew
Manhattan Media will close the 23-year-old New York Press at the end of August and launch a "magazine/community newspaper hybrid" in its place.
The New York Observer |
08-18-2011 2:40 pm |
Industry News
Free Webinar: Generating Revenue with Online Contests & Promotions
AAN is offering a free webinar on August 25, "Winning With Contests," which will show you how to generate revenue and online traffic with online contests and promotions.
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AAN |
08-18-2011 5:11 pm |
Industry News
Judge Dismisses Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Village Voice Medianew
A federal judge in St. Louis dismissed the suit brought by a teenage sex trafficking victim, affirming that websites cannot be held liable for content posted by users.
Missouri Lawyers Media Blog |
08-17-2011 4:48 pm |
Legal News
The Media Oxpecker: The Tragic, Untimely Death of Groupon's Adjusted CSOI
Groupon's adjusted CSOI is officially out. AOL's inexpensive shares are surprisingly in. And Gannett makes a bid to be next season's "it" brand.
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AAN |
08-12-2011 3:30 pm |
Media Roundup
The Big Deal: How Alts Are Responding to the Online Coupon Trend
A new day, a new daily deal site; Groupon, LivingSocial, BuyWithMe, Woot -- and probably 15 more since the start of this sentence.
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AAN |
08-11-2011 11:00 am |
Industry News
Demand Media Buys IndieClick, Will Sell Web Ads for Village Voice Medianew
Content company Demand Media's recently bought ad startup IndieClick Media and will soon sell advertising for Village Voice Media as a result.
Ad Age |
08-10-2011 12:31 pm |
Industry News
Tackling the Tablet: Advice from Three Early Adopters
With custom tablet publishing now the talk of the digital journalism world, we catch up with three AAN members -- NOW Magazine, Gambit and Colorado Springs Independent -- that have already unveiled apps for iPad and other e-readers to find out what they've learned.
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AAN |
08-08-2011 10:48 am |
Industry News
The Media Oxpecker: Groupon's Bullshit Accounting
The early success of the New York Times paywall, Groupon's "bullshit accounting" principles, and Gannett makes a play for the daily deal space.
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AAN |
07-29-2011 3:23 pm |
Media Roundup
Uncertain Future for the New York Pressnew
Weeks after losing its top two editors, word is circulating that the New York Press may be on the verge of closing.
The Village Voice |
07-29-2011 10:53 am |
Industry News
J-Lab's Knight-Batten Awards Honor Innovations in Social Medianew
J-Lab recently recognized Storify and other organizations for their use of social media, data and open source software.
J-Lab |
07-28-2011 3:28 pm |
Industry News
AAN Members Approve Name Change, Elect Zankowski As President
At the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies annual meeting on Saturday, July 23 in New Orleans, members voted unanimously to change the organization's name to Association of Alternative Newsmedia. The association also elected Colorado Springs Independent CEO Fran Zankowski as President and admitted its first online-only publication: The American Independent News Network.
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AAN |
07-26-2011 5:33 pm |
Association News
Baltimore City Paper Publisher Don Farley To Depart
Don Farley, group publisher of the Times-Shamrock Alternative Newsweekly Group and publisher of Baltimore City Paper, has accepted a promotion as the new Regional General Manager of Times-Shamrock's daily operations.
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Times Shamrock Communications |
07-26-2011 3:02 pm |
Press Releases
Kostizi Announces Updated Member Card
Multi-merchant, multi-use Kostizi Card is now open loop.
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Kostizi |
07-21-2011 2:00 pm |
Press Releases
Let AAN's Advertising Workshop Bring You Into The Future
In an industry where change is the only constant, sales teams can learn how to stay ahead of the curve with the Advertising Workshop on Thursday, July 21, from 2:30pm to 5:30pm at the AAN Convention in New Orleans.
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AAN Staff |
07-15-2011 12:04 pm |
Association News
