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AAN Editor Named NAJP Fellownew
Caryn Brooks, arts and culture editor at Willamette Week, has been named one of seven 2003-04 fellows of the National Arts Journalism Program at Columbia University. "In addition to pursuing coursework and other activities at Columbia, the fellows will participate jointly in a research project designed to inform news organizations, arts institutions and philanthropic organizations about important trends in the current U.S. artistic and journalistic environment," the program's release states.
National Arts Journalism Program |
05-19-2003 3:42 pm |
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Two AAN Writers Win Education Writers Association Awardsnew
Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette Week and Pete Kotz of the Cleveland Scene win special citations in the 2002 National Awards for Education Reporting. Kotz' citation was for opinion writing in the 100,000 and above division for "Welcome to Cheaptown." Jaquiss was recognized for feature writing in the under 100,000 division for his story “Anywhere, U.S.A.: Portland is in Danger of Losing the One Thing That Makes It Unique." He won a first place in this contest last year in investigative reporting.
Education Writers Association news release |
05-07-2003 9:54 am |
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Willamette Week Writer Wins Knight-Wallace Fellowshipnew
Assistant News Editor Chris Lydgate has
been chosen by the University of Michigan's Knight-Wallace Fellows program
to be one of 12 journalists who will take a nine-month sabbatical to
study in a field of their choice. Lydgate's specialty is emerging diseases and syndromes.
Knight-Wallace Fellowship news release |
05-01-2003 10:56 am |
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Tags: Editorial, Willamette Week
AAN Writers Win National Unity Awardsnew
Chris Lydgate of Willamette
Week, Laura Laughlin
of Phoenix New Times and David
Martin
of Cleveland Scene win national Unity
Awards in Media, competing against
media powerhouses like TIME Magazine
and the Wall Street Journal. Unity Awards
in Media, administered by Lincoln
University in Missouri, recognize
"accurate exposure of issues affecting
minorities and disabled persons."
Unity Awards in Media, Lincoln University |
04-04-2003 2:43 pm |
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Alt-Weekly Writers Win Education Awardsnew
Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette
Week and Pete Kotz of Cleveland Scene are awarded special citations by the Education Writers Association.
Education Writers Association |
02-26-2003 7:20 pm |
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Ethics Pundits Disagree on Willamette Week's Trashy Tacticsnew
Editor Mark Zusman tells E&P's Joe Strupp that going through the trash of city officials was "a straightforward and simple way to hold
their feet to the fire." After all, police had used evidence found in a police officer's trash to obtain a search warrant, saying that trash is public property once it reaches the curb. The Oregonian and Seattle Times disagree on whether the stunt was warranted, and journalism ethics experts are equally divided. The Poynter Institute's Keith Woods says it "borders on abuse of the tool
of journalism." Tim Gleason, dean of the School of Journalism &
Communications at the University of Oregon, however, finds it "quite appropriate."
Editor & Publisher |
01-08-2003 2:49 pm |
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Willamette Week Trash Search Raises Ire of Public Officialsnew
Several months ago, the Portland police,
without getting a
search warrant, poked through the
garbage of a fellow
officer that they were investigating. They
did so because, they argued,
trash is public once the can gets
to
the street. They used evidence found in
the garbage to indict the officer.
Testing the "garbage is public" thesis,
Willamette Week searched through the
trash of Portland's
police chief and a couple of other
public officials -- and they aren't
happy.
The Oregonian |
12-20-2002 3:21 pm |
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Tags: Editorial, Willamette Week
Willamette Week Has a Good Yearnew
Richard Meeker, publisher of
Willamette Week, says the alt-weekly
made pre-tax profits of $365,000 on
revenues of $6 million in the fiscal
year that ended March 31, 2002, and
expects to do equally well in the current
fiscal year. In his "annual report" to
readers, Meeker says the economy
"stinks" but his paper has been able to
hold its own because newsprint prices
have dropped and "
local papers like ours have been hurt
less than big dailies by the economy's
downturn." Meeker also estimates
the profits and revenues of The
Oregonian, the Portland Tribune, and his
alt-weekly rival, The Portland Mercury.
"Journalism isn't the Merc's focus; its real
appeal is attitude and
bargain-basement ad
rates," Meeker says.
Willamette Week |
11-06-2002 4:04 pm |
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AAN Food Writers Spoon up Awardsnew
Three AAN papers were awarded first-place in under 200,000 circulation division of the 2002
Association of Food Journalists competition: Robb Walsh of
Houston Press for food news
reporting; Marty Jones of
Westword for food columns and
Bonnie Boots, former food editor for the Weekly
Planet (Tampa), for restaurant criticism. Willamette Week takes three
awards from
the foodie group, a
second for restaurant criticism for
Roger Porter and a second and
third
for special sections edited by Arts &
Culture Editor Caryn
Brooks.
Association of Food Journalists |
10-04-2002 5:09 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 |
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Erstwhile AANies Elected Mayor in Minneapolis and Raleigh
The path between journalism and
politics is well worn, and now two
pols with alt-press connections have
taken over City Halls. R.T. Rybak,
erstwhile publisher of the defunct
Twin Cities Reader, was elected
mayor of Minneapolis, and Charles
Meeker, brother of Willamette
Week publisher Richard Meeker
and
a former Independent Weekly
shareholder, seized the reins in Raleigh,
N.C. Not since former Pacific Sun
reporter Barbara Boxer was
elected to the
U.S. Senate have AANies made such
political hay.
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
11-26-2001 4:30 pm |
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Stranger Tweaks Willamette Week on Plagiarism Chargenew
The Stranger |
11-01-2001 1:31 pm |
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Tags: Editorial, Willamette Week
Alternative Papers Rip Up Fronts to Cover Terrorist Nightmare
Across the country, alternative newsweeklies ditched their planned front pages as the awesome events of Tuesday unfolded. East Coast papers like The Village Voice and Washington City Paper are sharing stories and pictures with colleagues from Maine to California.
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
09-12-2001 4:11 pm |
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Tags: Editorial, Boston Phoenix, Cincinnati CityBeat, City Newspaper, Creative Loafing (Atlanta), Gambit, Nashville Scene, The Village Voice, Philadelphia City Paper, Metroland, Washington City Paper, Willamette Week, Colorado Springs Independent, The Local Planet Weekly, Monterey County Weekly, Illinois Times
Boise Weekly to be Sold to Owner-Operators (third item)new
The folks at Willamette Week have agreed to sell the paper to Mark "Bingo" Barnes, and his wife Sally Gay Barnes, according to a report in today's Boise Weekly. Bingo, director of creative services for the Greenspun Media Group’s newspaper division (which includes the non-AAN alternative Las Vegas Weekly), is a familiar face to those who have attended the last few AAN conventions.
Boise Weekly |
07-26-2001 11:51 am |
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Rocket Deal Crashes for City of Roses
Negotiations end as new competition arrives.
(FULL STORY)
Christine Iwan |
05-26-2000 11:50 am |
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