AAN News
ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Miami New Times Reporter
Celeste Fraser Delgado was arrested on Nov. 20, 2003 while covering protests during the Free Trade Area of the Americas ministerial meetings in downtown Miami. On Thursday--the two-year anniversary of the event--the ACLU filed three lawsuits, including one on Delgado's behalf, charging that police officers had used excessive force to intimidate and unlawfully arrest innocent bystanders and protesters. Delgado, who wrote a 2700-word article about her experience, is no longer with Miami New Times.
11-18-2005 9:56 am |
Industry News
Dailies Expand Preprint Distribution Capabilitiesnew
Presstime |
11-18-2005 10:44 am |
Industry News
Car Dealers Raise Stakes on Each Othernew
Brandweek |
11-18-2005 10:39 am |
Industry News
Google Could Open New Online Real Estate Ad Possibilitiesnew
Inman News (sub. req.) |
11-18-2005 10:35 am |
Industry News
Survey Shows Better Auto Sales in Novembernew
BusinessWeek |
11-18-2005 10:31 am |
Industry News
Steve Bogira: Presenting Court Cases for Readers to Judge
Steve Bogira of the Chicago Reader writes primarily about urban poverty. One place where poor people's stories are told again and again, with unexpected nuances, is in the courtroom. Bogira's award-winning column, Courtside, recounts these stories, as does his recent book, Courtroom 302. This is the 16th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Isaiah Thompson |
11-17-2005 9:03 pm |
Association News
The Wave Magazine Connects Ads in Metro Silicon Valley to Prostitution Bust
It its column "The Buzz," a Metro Silicon Valley competitor, The Wave Magazine, describes court documents related to an undercover investigation of unlicensed San Jose massage parlors that allegedly were being operated as brothels and employing illegal immigrants. The Wave suggests that "these houses of ill repute got the word out and drummed up demand by placing so-called 'escort' and 'massage' ads in alternative newspapers, including the Metro Silicon Valley." The Wave then quotes a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as saying, "We do watch and monitor how those mediums are used to facilitate crime, one of those crimes being prostitution." The column goes on to discuss other incidents involving adult advertising at alternative weeklies.
11-17-2005 9:53 am |
Industry News
Tags: Classified Advertising
Programming Announced for AAN East and AAN West
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies today announced the speakers and events for our two staff training conferences, AAN West and AAN East. Registration materials are being mailed to member papers; they should arrive shortly after Thanksgiving, in plenty of time for the early registration deadlines. Check the conference Web sites often for updates.
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Amy Gill |
11-17-2005 2:04 pm |
Association News
Google Launches Free Classified Productnew
Editor & Publisher |
11-17-2005 9:13 am |
Industry News
Scholarships for Working Journalists to Take Courses in Religion
11-17-2005 9:11 am |
Press Releases
New York Times Misses Satire in New York Press Endorsement
The Nov. 16 issue of the Press contains a letter from its editors drolly scolding the editors of the Times. Apparently, a Nov. 6 article in the Times referenced the Press's endorsement of a mayoral candidate but missed the joke. The Press editors note, "Maybe The New York Times sees nothing suspicious or even funny when an alternative weekly writes, 'We're honored to add our name to this list [of endorsements], and offer the all-important escort-seeking demographic.'"
11-16-2005 3:35 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, New York Press
Tribune Co. Moving Metromix Into Other Markets
A blogger who works for Tribune Interactive announced that the company's Metromix Web sites are "going 'national' with local flavor and a sharper edge and voice." Metromix began as an online entertainment guide for Chicago residents but is now in Baltimore and Orlando markets as well. The story was picked up by a PoynterOnline blogger who compared the move to failed strategies from the dot-com boom but also noted that "The Tribune Co. isn't abandoning the newspaper's traditional brand names in local markets."
11-16-2005 12:39 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing
Survey: Blogs, Podcasts, Cellphones are Ad Market Toddlersnew
InformationWeek |
11-16-2005 9:24 am |
Industry News
Kelsey: Local Search Spending Lagsnew
Online Media Daily |
11-16-2005 9:13 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Marketing
Ayana Taylor: Gaining the Trust of Resistant Sources
In the same year that Ayana Taylor served as a diversity intern for the Jackson Free Press, she wrote three news stories that won her a first-place AltWeekly Award. She believes it's her persistence that has made interview subjects open up to her, even when they didn't want to talk to the media. This is the 15th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners.
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Derek Schleelein |
11-15-2005 8:56 pm |
Association News
