AAN News
Three Alt-Weekly Arts Writers Selected for NEA Fellowshipnew
Freelancers Sherry Deatrick of Louisville Eccentric Observer and Jennifer Smith of Isthmus, and Byron Woods, theater and dance critic for the Independent Weekly (Durham, N.C.), have each received fellowships to attend the third National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater at the USC Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles. "All the American arts depend on media coverage and intelligent criticism," says NEA chairman Dana Gioia. "The NEA Arts Journalism Institutes provide professional development to improve both the quantity and quality of this country's arts journalism." The Institute, a $1 million NEA initiative, will be conducted next year from Jan. 30 - Feb. 9.
National Endowment for the Arts via Ascribe Newswire |
12-19-2006 4:12 pm |
Honors & Achievements
LEO's Yarmuth Elected to Congressnew
Democratic challenger John Yarmuth edged out 10-year incumbent Rep. Ann Northup to win Kentucky's Third Congressional District. In a taut race, Northup assailed Yarmuth for opinions expressed in columns written for the Louisville Eccentric Observer, an AAN member newspaper he founded; Yarmuth's campaign depicted Northup marching in lockstep with President Bush on Iraq, health care, education and the economy.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
11-08-2006 8:04 am |
Industry News
Yarmuth, Northup a 'Toss-Up' in Ky. Congressional Countdownnew
Louisville Courier-Journal |
11-06-2006 9:07 am |
Industry News
In Tightening Ky. Race, Rival Digs Deep for Ammo in Yarmuth's LEO Columnsnew
Associated Press via New York Times |
11-01-2006 10:28 am |
Industry News
Tags: LEO Weekly, John Yarmuth
NYT Says Yarmuth Is Closing on GOP Incumbent
Democratic congressional candidate and LEO publisher John Yarmuth seems to have gained some ground in his challenge to five-term Republican Rep. Anne M. Northup. A New York Times article indicates that the GOP stronghold of Kentucky's third Congressional District may now be less so. The Times observes that CQPolitics.com has downgraded the race from "Republican Favored" to "Leans Republican," while another poll gives Yarmuth a 48-47 point advantage over Northup. Northup's zealous support of the war in Iraq and the congressional-page scandal appears to have eroded Northup's voter base, the Times suggests.
10-23-2006 4:38 pm |
Industry News
LEO Founder's Opponent Uses Columns Against Him
In a press conference Friday, U.S. Rep. Anne Northup criticized her opponent John Yarmuth, founder of the Louisville Eccentric Observer, for the "goofy" ideas in his columns, The Courier-Journal reports. Northup pointed to specific issues, such as legalizing marijuana and eliminating Social Security, but she also cited a 2004 column in which Yarmuth laid out a "damage control playbook for embarrassing statements." Northup suggested he would follow his own advice and either ignore the claims or say they were taken out of context. Her campaign has created a Web site, theyarmuthrecord.com, specifically to post the most controversial statements from Yarmuth's columns and speeches.
09-26-2006 3:05 pm |
Industry News
Tags: LEO Weekly, John Yarmuth
LEO Weekly Hires New Sales Director -- From Local Faux-Altnew
Louisville Eccentric Observer |
09-26-2006 2:03 pm |
Industry News
LEO Founder Accused of Contradicting His Columns
John Yarmuth, founder of the Louisville Eccentric Observer and Democratic candidate for the 3rd District seat in the House of Representatives, has accused his opponent of "mudslinging," The Courier-Journal reports. Ads for Republican incumbent Anne Northup compare statements Yarmuth has made on the campaign trail to those he made in his LEO column, which ran until Yarmuth declared his candidacy in January. Yarmuth says the quotes were taken from old columns, and circumstances have changed since their publication. Northup "talk[s] about something her opponent may have done 15 years ago" instead of discussing her own record, Yarmuth says.
09-19-2006 2:30 pm |
Industry News
Tags: LEO Weekly, John Yarmuth
National Democratic Campaign Doesn't Plan Ads for LEO Founder Yarmuthnew
The Courier-Journal |
08-07-2006 7:18 am |
Industry News
LEO Agrees To Lend Copies of Back Issues to Northup Campaignnew
The Courier-Journal |
07-06-2006 2:21 pm |
Industry News
Tags: LEO Weekly, John Yarmuth
LEO Editor's Letter From Little Rock and the AAN Conventionnew
Louisville Eccentric Observer |
06-30-2006 7:36 am |
Association News
Yarmuth and Opponent Are Both Wealthy, Differ on Financial Policiesnew
The Courier-Journal |
06-26-2006 10:35 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, LEO Weekly
Ky. Governor Blocks Access to Blog, Sets Off Political Firestorm
Kentucky state employees were prevented from accessing BluegrassReport.com today, a day after the blog's author criticized Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher in an article in the The New York Times. When Mark Nickolas, a Louisville Eccentric Observer columnist and former Democratic political consultant, wrote this morning that his blog had been blocked by the Fletcher administration, his report was picked up by political bloggers like DailyKos and Atrios. It was soon discovered that other blogs had been blocked as well and were no longer accessible to Kentucky state employees. By this afternoon, a spokesperson for Fletcher admitted that the sites had been blocked, but claimed that the action was part of the state's routine Web-monitoring plan to prevent state employees from visiting "non-business-related" Web sites during working hours.
06-21-2006 2:41 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, LEO Weekly
LEO Founder Wins Primary for House of Representatives Seatnew
John Yarmuth captured 54 percent of the vote and will face Republican incumbent Anne Northup for Kentucky's 3rd District seat in the fall, The Courier-Journal reports. Yarmuth sold the Louisville Eccentric Observer in 2003, but he continued writing a political column for the weekly until he announced his candidacy in January. Northup's campaign chairman called Yarmuth's victory "very underwhelming" and said that Yarmuth "may represent the majority view of that offbeat newspaper of his, The LEO, but it is a certain fact he doesn't represent the majority view of the voters in Jefferson County." Yarmuth, in his victory speech, said that he "welcome[s] a contest which pits [Northup's] perspective on the way the world works and mine."
The Courier-Journal |
05-17-2006 8:31 am |
Industry News
Former LEO Owner's Medicare Plan Attacked in Congressional Racenew
AP via Contra Costa Times |
05-12-2006 8:13 am |
Industry News
Tags: LEO Weekly, John Yarmuth
