AAN News
AAN President Ken Neill's Remarks in Presenting the Molly Ivins Award
This was the introduction given by AAN president Ken Neill as he awarded Keith Olbermann the first annual Molly Ivins Award on Wednesday, May 9, 2007.
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AAN |
05-14-2007 10:50 am |
Association News
Nineteen Papers Apply for AAN Membership
That's almost twice as many as last year, and the most since 2001, when 22 papers applied. This year's hopefuls are spread across 14 states and one Canadian province, and include many repeat applicants and several other papers with pre-existing connections to AAN. And in a new twist in the admissions process, AAN prepared a report that provides background information on the companies and individuals who hold ownership stakes in each paper.
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AAN News |
05-02-2007 3:27 pm |
Association News
AAN Diversity Intern Uses Stereotypes as Motivationnew
"Being pregnant doesn't change the fact that there are issues in Jackson that I can bring to light through this newspaper," writes 19-year-old Melishia Grayson in her introductory column for the Jackson Free Press. Grayson is one of four recipients of AAN's Diversity Internship grants for the Winter/Spring 2007 cycle. The other grant recipients this cycle are Amanda Miller at Washington City Paper, Tuyet Nguyen at Westword, and Lauren Parajon at the Oklahoma Gazette. Established in 2001, the AAN Diversity Internship program awards four annual grants of up to $2,500 to talented young journalists of color.
Jackson Free Press |
03-15-2007 3:59 pm |
Association News
AAN to Name Annual Award After Molly Ivins
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies will honor Ivins' contribution to journalism by bestowing an annual First Amendment award to a North American journalist whose work best embodies the spirit of Ivins' legacy. "She got her basic training at one of our
member newspapers, and when she left she continued to speak truth to power
with wit and style. Her work speaks for itself, and speaks volumes about how much difference one courageous journalist can make," says Kenneth Neill, AAN President and publisher of The Memphis
Flyer.
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Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Press Release |
03-13-2007 11:20 am |
Press Releases
Changes -- Big and Small -- Afoot at AltWeeklies.com
It's been almost three years since AAN launched AltWeeklies.com as a web portal for alt-weekly content and a story-sharing site for AAN member papers. As web journalism and the news industry evolve, AltWeeklies.com is taking steps to move forward as well.
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AAN News |
03-09-2007 9:20 am |
Association News
Welcome to Our New Home Page
AAN's executive director describes some of the changes and explains why they were made.
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Richard Karpel |
11-13-2006 1:36 pm |
Association News
Interns Render Mission-Critical Assistance
Shabiroon Jumaralli (pictured) and Jarrett Keohokalole, recipients of 2006 AAN Diversity Internship grants, contributed far more to their papers than their names and the cachet of diversity. For two months, Jumaralli served as sole staff photographer while Atlanta's Creative Loafing was filling the position. And Keohokalole proved a journalist of all trades at the Honolulu Weekly, where he distinguished himself in articles capturing the distinct flavor of island politics. Both interns applied their educations not just on the job but on the run, learning things, as Keohokalole put it, that you can't learn in a classroom.
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10-24-2006 7:29 am |
Association News
AAN Hires New Editor
A 15-year veteran of D.C.-based publications, Davolt (pictured) will be responsible for the content of AAN.org and AltWeeklies.com. He served as a writer and editor at the Washington Business Journal from 1999-2005, followed by a
stint at Employee Benefit News. Davolt is eager to bring his diverse experience to bear on his new job. "Given the forces of darkness arrayed against the free press right now, this is an exciting time to support alternative newsweeklies," he says.
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AAN Staff |
10-06-2006 8:29 am |
Association News
Bill Clinton to Speak at AAN Convention
The former President has agreed to be the featured speaker at this year's convention in Little Rock, Ark., which will be held June 15-17. The three-day convention will also feature an opening night reception at the Clinton Presidential Library.
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AAN Staff |
02-20-2006 8:08 am |
Association News
AAN Hires New Assistant Editor
Amy Gill's primary responsibility will be the association's aan.org Web site. She comes to AAN from the Gulf Restoration Network, an environmental advocacy nonprofit where she had been the director of operations. She was also previously a staff writer at Impact News/Southern Voice, a New Orleans-based GLBT weekly.
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AAN Staff |
11-02-2005 11:38 am |
Association News
AltWeeklies.com's September Traffic Surpasses 250,000
A 33 percent increase in the monthly traffic count enabled AAN's collaborative news site to pass the quarter-million mark in unique visitors. AltWeeklies.com traffic has increased exponentially since April, when the number of unique visitors was less than 10,000. Most of that growth has come from AAN members who run AltWeeklies.com teasers, which have also increased traffic on their own sites.
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Ruth Hammond |
10-03-2005 3:14 pm |
Association News
AltWeeklies.com Can Now Sort Stories for Relevance
Ruth Hammond |
09-26-2005 6:33 pm |
Association News
AltWeekly Awards Book Released
This year AAN put out no ordinary awards book. Among the honored first-place entries is a Pulitzer Prize-winning story by Willamette Week's Nigel Jaquiss. "Best AltWeekly Writing and Design 2005" offers a wide selection of riveting reading, produced by some seasoned writers and others just beginning to make their mark. The bookstore-quality volume is designed to reach a wider audience than ever.
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Ruth Hammond |
09-21-2005 6:20 pm |
Association News
Survey Says: 2005 AAN Convention a Success
Yeah, the hotel elevators were slow and some of the speakers rambled. But according to the results of an online survey, AAN members overwhelmingly considered this year's convention in San Diego an overall success -- thanks largely to informative seminars and lively parties like the one pictured above. Here's a rundown of members' responses.
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Lindsay Kishter |
08-08-2005 2:35 pm |
Association News
Welcome to the New AAN Web Site
For years now, AAN.org has had interesting features and content, but a great deal of it was hidden behind an opaque interface. The redesign unveils these formerly hidden features; starting today, you should be able to figure out how to use them without an instruction manual. There's still work to do, but the redesigned site clearly is simpler, requires less scrolling, and offers faster access to important content. Also new: AAN Wire and the AAN Library.
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Richard Karpel |
04-10-2005 12:37 am |
Association News
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