AAN News
New Media Luring Money Away From Networksnew
New York Times (reg. req.) |
06-28-2006 6:44 am |
Industry News
Traditional Brands Waiting for the Dough on the Webnew
New York Times (reg. req.) |
06-28-2006 6:42 am |
Industry News
Alt-Weekly Food Journalists Tapped for Awards
AAN members dominate the "Restaurant Criticism" category of the Association of Food Journalists' 2006 Awards, the finalists in which were announced today. In the division for circulation 150,000 and under, all three Restaurant Criticism finalists are alt-weekly writers: Jonathan Kauffman of East Bay Express, Gail Shepherd from New Times Broward-Palm Beach and Bill Addison, who was nominated for work he did at Creative Loafing (Atlanta). L.A. Weekly's Jonathan Gold is also a Restaurant Criticism finalist in the larger-circulation division. Arturo Ciompi from Independent Weekly (Durham), Dara Moskowitz from City Pages (Twin Cities), Ron Russell from SF Weekly, and Zach Dundas from Willamette Week were named finalists in other categories. Winners will be announced September 16.
06-27-2006 1:43 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
Huston-Baer Leaves Santa Barbara, To Be Replaced by Robbins

Penelope Huston-Baer is leaving her position as director of new media for the Santa Barbara Independent to move back to her hometown, Memphis, but she is excited that Robby Robbins (pictured) is pulling up his Southern roots to take her place. She has been at the Independent for seven years, and in the alt-weekly industry for 16; Robbins is leaving the Independent Weekly in Durham after 12 years.
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Amy Gill |
06-27-2006 11:10 am |
Industry News
Dart Center Offers Fellowships in Journalism and Trauma
Dart Center Press Release |
06-27-2006 1:52 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial
Jackson Free Press Raises Concerns About Public Records Settlementnew
Jackson Free Press |
06-27-2006 11:26 am |
Industry News
Studios Spend Big as Web Surfers Actively Seek Out Trailersnew
Advertising Age (sub. req.) |
06-27-2006 8:05 am |
Industry News
Soda Sales Volume to Fall 1.5% Yearly as Alternative Drinks Flourishnew
Advertising Age (sub. req.) |
06-27-2006 8:02 am |
Industry News
Tags: Marketing, Retail Advertising
eMarketer Report: Local Growing, But Still Only 10% of Online Spendnew
Market Wire (press release) |
06-27-2006 7:58 am |
Industry News
Winning the Battle for Classified Adsnew
CBS News |
06-27-2006 7:52 am |
Industry News
Most Ad Money in Media Still Comes From Off Linenew
International Herald Tribune |
06-27-2006 7:28 am |
Industry News
New Mobile Coupons Service Launchesnew
Online Media Daily (reg. req.) |
06-27-2006 7:26 am |
Industry News
Yahoo Launches New Job Ad Servicenew
Online Media Daily (reg. req.) |
06-27-2006 7:24 am |
Industry News
Little Rock vs. Laura Fries: Convention Aftermath
While attending the AAN Convention two weeks ago, Creative Loafing's Laura Fries made regular blog posts about her experiences in the city of Little Rock. Arkansas Times posted a few of her pictures and a link to her coverage, but its readers were offended by Fries' failure to be impressed by the barbeque and her assertion that "Little Rock’s downtown ... consists of one street." "God have mercy on this idiot woman," one of the most generous commenters wrote. Fries then posted the meanest comments back on her own blog, under the title "HHHooo-wee! Little Rock bites back!"
06-26-2006 11:04 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Laura Fries
Boulder Weekly's Fake Expert Due for Sentencing
David Race Bannon, the man who claimed to have been an assassin for Interpol as well as an expert on child sex-trafficking, has pleaded guilty to one count of criminal impersonation and will likely face fines, not jail time, at his sentencing on Thursday, The Charlotte Observer reports. Back in February, Boulder Weekly Editor Pamela White published an apology to her readers for featuring Bannon in a 2004 cover story.
06-26-2006 10:52 am |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Boulder Weekly