AAN News
New Times Writers Dominate NABJ Awardsnew
The recipients of this year's National Association of Black Journalists Awards were announced Oct. 9 in Washington, D.C. New Times writers fared impressively, winning nine of the 22 awards handed out to newspapers with a circulation of 150,000 or less. Dallas Observer, Cleveland Scene, Phoenix New Times and New Times Broward-Palm Beach each had writers take home awards, while Riverfront Times writers won four awards -- including a clean sweep of the business category by Randall Roberts and Mike Seely. According to the NABJ, the awards recognize "outstanding coverage of people or important issues in the African diaspora."
National Association of Black Journalists |
10-18-2004 2:43 pm |
Industry News
In Harm's Way, Alt-Weeklies Weather Hurricanes
Readers of Gambit Weekly, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Miami New Times, Weekly Planet (Tampa), Weekly Planet (Sarasota), Folio Weekly and Orlando Weekly have lately seen Mother Nature at her worst. Distributed in areas affected by the hurricanes that have pounded Florida and surrounding states since August, these alt-weeklies have come out on schedule -- thanks to determined staffers and contingency plans.
(FULL STORY)
Ann Hinch |
09-17-2004 6:06 pm |
Industry News
New Times Fares Well in Salute to Excellence Awardsnew
Finalists have been announced in the annual Salute to Excellence Awards sponsored by the National Association of Black Journalists. More than half of the finalists named for papers with a circulation under 150,000 are from New Times papers. The Riverfront Times of St. Louis has four stories nominated, including two by staff writer Mike Seely. The Cleveland Scene boasts two finalists. Phoenix New Times, Dallas Observer and New Times Broward-Palm Beach are also represented on the short-list. Winners will be announced at the NABJ's awards banquet Oct. 9 in Washington, D.C.
National Association of Black Journalists |
09-02-2004 6:08 pm |
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Florida Businessman Slaps New Times with Lawsuitnew
Last month, New Times Broward-Palm Beach reporter Sam Eifling visited the office of Steven West. The paper had run a story about the South Florida businessman in August 2002, tracing his career path from department-store raider to convicted felon. This time, the reporter wanted to ask West about a controversial firing of one of West's office workers. Instead of a quote, New Times got a lawsuit. Filed without aid of an attorney, the suit claims the 2002 story "willfully omit[ted] positive information and willfully ignore[d] positive interviews." Eifling writes that West might simply be practicing what his company's Dilbertian policy manual expounds: "Do Not Get Pushed Around."
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
08-27-2004 4:35 pm |
Industry News
New Times Broward-Palm Beach Wins Two EWA Awards
03-10-2004 10:28 am |
Press Releases
New Times Broward-Palm Beach Invents Anarchists’ Storynew
New Times reveals its exclusive story
claiming that antiglobalization anarchists planned to
infiltrate the Republican Governors Association
meeting in Boca Raton, Fla., was a ruse. Supposed
author Greg O’Shube himself was a hoax;
the name is an anagram for George Bush. O’Shube’s
surrogate even created a Web site for the invented
group, Anarchists for a
Better State. “It’d be easy to say this story is
about some bigger issue, like the fact that reporters
all too often base stories on e-mails and websites,
with little actual reporting…. But, hell, what it really
was about was simply pulling one over on
smarty-pants scribes and TV reporters,” O’Shube writes.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
12-03-2003 4:24 pm |
Industry News
New Times Dominates NABJ Awardsnew
Newspapers in the Phoenix-based alt-weekly chain
picked up seven of the 11 awards handed
out last month in the under 150,000 circulation
category of the National Association of Black
Journalists' annual contest. Dallas Observer's Jim
Schutze and Julie Lyons, Cleveland
Scene's Thomas Francis and Riverfront
Times' Jeannette Batz all were named
first-place winners.
National Association of Black Journalists |
09-24-2003 1:05 pm |
Industry News
AAN Papers Take Four Firsts in Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awardsnew
Dallas Observer won two first place awards in the 2003 Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards, and The Village Voice and Phoenix New Times each took one. East Bay Express won second place in the General Excellence category for papers with circulations 50,001 to 100,000, and New Times papers were finalists in nine other categories.
Missouri School of Journalism |
06-17-2003 2:04 pm |
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New Times Columnist Outs Gay Republican, Causes a Stirnew
New Times Broward-Palm Beach columnist Bob Norman ignited the Internet last week when he revealed what is already common knowledge among "political and media types": That Palm Beach County Republican Congressman Mark Foley (see photo) is gay. The column was immediately posted on at least 20 Web sites, and the story was then picked up by gay newspapers and received a mention in Hotline, a popular inside-the-beltway political fixation. Now even mainstream local papers like the Sun-Sentinel appear to be closing in.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
05-23-2003 11:16 am |
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AAN Papers Dominate Green Eyeshade Awardsnew
Six AAN member papers in the Southeast
picked up 61 percent of the awards in
SPJ's Green Eyeshade Awards' print
(weekly/monthly) division. SPJ has
announced the finalists for the awards,
and the order of finish will be announced
at the Green Eyeshade Banquet April 5.
Creative Loafing Atlanta and New Times
Broward-Palm Beach picked up six each,
while Miami New Times snagged four.
Memphis Flyer has two nominations, and
Mountain Xpress and Creative Loafing
Charlotte came in with one each.
SPJ news release |
03-26-2003 12:41 pm |
Industry News
New Times Writer Wins Prestigious Awardnew
Bob Norman, a staff writer for New Times Broward-Palm Beach, recently took home the 2001 Livingston Award for national reporting for his investigative series "Admitting Terror." The series revealed how incompetence and a
skewed set of priorities at the federal Immigration and
Naturalization Service helped set the stage for the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Norman's recognition is the latest notch in New Times Media's belt in what they are calling a "banner year."
NT Media "New Times" |
06-07-2002 11:40 am |
Industry News
AAN Papers Bat .625 in SPJ-Southeast Contestnew
Bob Norman of New Times
Broward/Palm Beach was the big winner
in
this year's Green Eyeshade
competition, picking up three awards,
including two first-places. Norman wasn't
alone; AAN members captured 15
of the 24 awards handed out in the
weekly/monthly category of SPJ's
Southeast region contest: Miami New
Times picked up six, New Times
Broward/Palm Beach won five,
Creative Loafing Atlanta took
home three, and the Nashville
Scene received one.
Society of Professional Journalists |
04-25-2002 4:28 pm |
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AAN Writers Win Education Reporting Awardsnew
Four writers at AAN newspapers have
won awards in the 2001 National
Awards for Education Reporting from
the Education Writers Association. They
are: Nigel Jaquiss, Willamette
Week, first prize in investigative
reporting for "The
Poisoning of Whitaker";
Margaret Downing, Houston
Press, first prize in opinion writing for
"But Who's Counting"; Emily
Bliss,
New Times Broward-Palm Beach,
second prize in feature writing for "
A Scout for Life"; Mike Mosedale,
City Pages (Minneapolis/St. Paul),
special citation for "Take Till It
Hurts."
Education Writers Association |
03-08-2002 4:59 pm |
Industry News
Reflections on a "Mutiny" Observednew
Two former New Times employees write in the Daily Business Review about staff unrest at New Times Broward-Palm Beach. According to Julie Kay and Harris Meyer, the NTB-PB staff wrote a "manifesto" to Editor Chuck Strouse asking for greater editorial independence, among other things.
Daily Business Review |
10-24-2001 10:15 am |
Industry News
Editors Leaving at Four AAN Papers
Newsrooms in Seattle, L.A., Pittsburgh and Broward-Palm Beach to lose editorial helmsmen.
(FULL STORY)
Christine Iwan |
08-17-2000 11:49 am |
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