AAN News
Program Announced for AAN-Medill Writers Workshop
From young reporters needing basic skills to veteran editors in need of a recharge, alt-weekly writers of all experience levels will find training and inspiration at AAN's eighth annual Alternative Journalism Writers Workshop, on August 11-12 at Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Ill. Presenters will include Laura Dell, Bruce Shapiro, Michael Tisserand, Alan Prendergast, and AAN editors Patricia Calhoun, Julia Goldberg and Donna Ladd.
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AAN Staff |
07-10-2006 1:44 pm |
Association News
Tags: Editorial
Writer Turns Alt-Weekly Experience Into Crime Novel
It's no mystery why Cornelia Read chose to make the protagonist of her debut novel an alt-weekly journalist: Read drew from her own experience at Syracuse New Times. The similarities end there, however, as the heroine of "A Field of Darkness" not only writes, she also solves a double homicide. "Mystery lovers will enjoy 'A Field of Darkness,'" says Diane La Rue of The Citizen in Auburn, N.Y., and the book will keep them "guessing as to what happens next."
07-10-2006 1:37 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
Village Voice Media Papers Dominate NABJ Finalists
The finalists in the National Association of Black Journalists' 2006 Salute to Excellence Awards were announced Friday, and six of the nine nominations in the "Newspaper - Circulation Under 150,000" division are Village Voice Media newspapers. The other three finalists are not alt-weeklies. Riverfront Times is the leader with three nominations: "Newspaper - Enterprise" for Randall Roberts' "It Was Just Like Beverly Hills"; "Newspaper - Sports" for Mike Seely's "Alley Cat"; and "Newspaper - Features" for Ben Westhoff's "Rap vs. Rapture." Dallas Observer has two contenders in the "Newspaper - Sports" category: Keven McAlester for "Balls Out" and Paul Kix for "Alone No More." Finally, Chuck Strouse of Miami New Times is nominated in the "Newspaper - Commentary" category for "Free this Priest." The awards recognize exemplary coverage of people or issues in the African diaspora. Winners will be announced August 19 at the NABJ convention in Indianapolis.
07-10-2006 8:48 am |
Industry News
Laura Miller Not Seeking Re-Election as Dallas Mayor
Former Dallas Observer columnist Laura Miller has been the city's mayor since 2002. CBS 11 News reports that she has decided not to run again next year because she would like to spend more time with her family. That is good news for other candidates, such as Zac Crain -- also an erstwhile Observer writer.
07-10-2006 7:04 am |
Industry News
Online News Stories Have 36-Hour Half-Lifenew
PhysicsWeb |
07-10-2006 1:02 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing
Upholding Core Values Keeps Newspapers Alivenew
The Roanoke Times |
07-10-2006 8:19 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing
Analysts Vary on Outlook for North American Newsprintnew
Editor & Publisher |
07-10-2006 7:36 am |
Industry News
Nearly Half of Hiring Managers to Recruit New Workers in the Third Quarternew
Yahoo! Finance (press release) |
07-10-2006 7:33 am |
Industry News
Tags: Classified Advertising
Net Changing Rules of Music Marketingnew
Boston Globe |
07-10-2006 7:29 am |
Industry News
Use of Internet Video Is Growing at a Faster Clipnew
L.A. Times |
07-10-2006 7:12 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing
Kurtz: Political Ads Could Shift to YouTube-Style Viral Marketingnew
Washington Post |
07-10-2006 7:06 am |
Industry News
Condé Nast to Launch Shopping by Mobile Phonenew
New York Times (reg. req.) |
07-10-2006 6:54 am |
Industry News
P&G Targets Young Consumers With Viral Marketingnew
New York Times (reg. req.) |
07-10-2006 6:50 am |
Industry News
Live Nation to Purchase House of Bluesnew
New York Times (reg. req.) |
07-08-2006 7:47 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Marketing, Retail Advertising
Opinion: Clinton's Remarks on 2004 Election Deserved More Coverage
Michael Collins at "Scoop" Independent News makes much of Bill Clinton using the adjective "persuasive" to describe Robert Kennedy Jr.'s Rolling Stone article on fraud in the 2004 election. Clinton addressed the subject during the question-and-answer session following his keynote speech at the AAN Convention on Saturday, June 17. "Clinton’s response might have gained front page status or at least editorial page controversy if the United States had a function [sic] media. It does not," Collins writes. He notes that Clinton would have set off a "fire storm by endorsing the argument that 2004 was stolen," but he argues that "regardless of what was not said, Clinton said enough to cause a major controversy."
07-07-2006 7:54 am |
Industry News
