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Beastly Boss Tale From Former Alternative Weekly Staffer

Colleen Lynn won the Seattle Times' "Worst Boss" contest with a vivid description of her boss at an unnamed alternative weekly in Houston, where Lynn briefly worked as an unpaid intern 15 years ago. The boss called Lynn a "dog" and forced her to crawl, but Lynn retaliates by describing the boss's bestial attributes.
11-09-2005  2:40 pm  |  Industry News

AAN Develops 'No More Tears' Contest Rules and Web Site

Last year, for the first time, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies conducted its editorial contest online. Although there were some frustrating glitches, entrants overwhelmingly favored the online method of entering the AltWeekly Awards. This year, AAN used feedback from member papers and judges to make improvements, including more specific instructions to make uploading PDFs easier. The 2006 AltWeekly Awards Web site will be launched on Dec. 5. (FULL STORY)
Ruth Hammond  |  11-09-2005  2:50 pm  |  Association News

Do Blog Ads Create Buzz? Execs Weigh Innew

Online Media Daily  |  11-09-2005  10:38 am  |  Industry News

Google Automat to Spew Classifieds?new

InternetNews.com  |  11-09-2005  10:03 am  |  Industry News

Industry Leaders, Scholars to Explore Film Industry's Futurenew

Business Wire (press release)  |  11-09-2005  9:51 am  |  Industry News

Lisa Sorg: Taking on Mainstream Media Conglomerates

When Lisa Sorg found out a Federal Communications Commission panel had scheduled a hearing in San Antonio, she wanted her community to be well prepared to talk about how media ownership affects what news they hear -- and don't hear. So the editor of the San Antonio Current and her small staff tackled the issue of conglomerates taking over the airwaves, turning out a two-part, multi-story series that won an AltWeekly Award for Media Reporting/Criticism. This is the 12th in a "How I Got That Story" series highlighting the AltWeekly Awards' first-place winners. (FULL STORY)
Derek Schleelein  |  11-08-2005  6:47 pm  |  Association News

ABC to Start Reader Profile FAS-FAXnew

Editor & Publisher  |  11-08-2005  8:39 am  |  Industry News

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