AAN News
Alt-Weekly Reporter Scores Right-to-Know Victorynew
Reporter Stephen James is the first Californian to win a court case granting access to government information under Proposition 59, the state's open-records initiative approved by voters in November 2004. Hoping to write an article about parolees for Sacramento News & Review, he asked the California Department of Corrections for the names and addresses of recently released inmates. The department refused his request, citing privacy concerns -- even though its Web site states that an inmate's name, age, birthplace and other background information can be released to the public. A Superior Court judge ruled that the department must turn over the requested information.
Sacramento News & Review |
01-12-2005 1:13 pm |
Industry News
Wealthy Gen X-ers Rely on the Internetnew
Affluent young adults between the ages of 25 and 34 are more familiar with--and dependent on--the Internet than other online consumers, which leads them to engage in a broader range of online activities, according to a report from JupiterResearch.
The report, "Young Affluents Online," finds that young adults who earn more than $75,000 a year use the Web, on average, 43 percent more than the average online consumer for Web browsing, entertainment and media consumption, shopping and e-commerce, and other online activities. Their less prosperous counterparts between the ages of 25 and 34 use the Web the same amount as average online consumers in all age groups, according to the report.
The report, "Young Affluents Online," finds that young adults who earn more than $75,000 a year use the Web, on average, 43 percent more than the average online consumer for Web browsing, entertainment and media consumption, shopping and e-commerce, and other online activities. Their less prosperous counterparts between the ages of 25 and 34 use the Web the same amount as average online consumers in all age groups, according to the report.
MediaDailyNews |
01-12-2005 9:56 am |
Industry News
Advocate Faces No Listings Competition
01-12-2005 10:25 am |
Letters to the Editor
Tags: Editorial, Hartford Advocate
Craigslist Considers Fee for Realty Listingsnew
MediaDailyNews |
01-11-2005 11:00 am |
Industry News
High Plains Reader Publisher Faces Legal Fightnew
John Strand sued North Dakota's Cass County in February 2003, hoping to save an old jail from demolition. According to In-Forum, his legal expenses now stand at more than $60,000. The county is also seeking $39,000 in what Strand says is a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, or SLAPP suit. His attorney, John Goff, claims that such actions have "a significant chilling effect on people's First Amendment rights." High Plains Reader applied for membership to the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies last year and in 2002.
In-Forum |
01-10-2005 5:37 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Management, High Plains Reader
Metro Pulse Co-Founder Steps Downnew
Ian Blackburn, who in 1991 began the Knoxville, Tenn., alt-weekly with Ashley Capps, Rand Pearson and Margaret Weston, is leaving the paper. In an article titled "Farewell, Ian," associate editor Jack Neely calls Blackburn, who's held the title of systems manager in recent years, a "computer nerd with a wild bohemian heart." According to the article, Blackburn's departure is due, at least in part, to the discontinuation of MetroBlab, the paper's online chat room. Neely calls MetroBlab "a subject of contention" and explains that associate publisher John Wright "pulled the plug on it last month."
Metro Pulse |
01-10-2005 5:24 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Metro Pulse, Ian Blackburn
UMD Offers Journalism Fellowships in Child and Family Policy
01-10-2005 5:32 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial
Village Voice Real Estate: The Renovations are Complete!
01-10-2005 1:43 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: The Village Voice
Village Voice Enhances and Expands Web Site
VillageVoice.com to include daily editorial content, nearly 12,000 entertainment and shopping listings, and an expanded real estate and classified section
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01-10-2005 1:40 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: The Village Voice
Knight Ridder's Miami Faux Alt Goes Undernew
Miami New Times reports that the Miami Herald has closed Street Weekly, which began its run in 1999. According to the report, the free tabloid "was meant to engage young readers and compete directly with Miami New Times."
Miami New Times |
01-06-2005 5:30 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, Miami New Times
Metro Times Announces Return of Reader's Choice Music Awards
01-06-2005 11:51 am |
Press Releases
Kick Off 2005 With CL's Political Party!
01-06-2005 11:41 am |
Press Releases
The Listings Calendar: Alts' Mainstay Faces Stiff Competition
Hartford Advocate Editor Alistair Highet calls the listings calendar his paper's "universal point of interest." The calendar is -- and long has been -- indispensable for most alt-weeklies, attracting readers who don't necessarily agree with a paper's perceived political stance. But the marketplace is increasingly crowded with online and print publications listing concerts and theater times. Freelance reporter Charlie Deitch speaks with AAN members to find out what they're doing to fend off competitors' attempts to infringe on the alts' longtime stronghold.
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Charlie Deitch |
01-05-2005 12:29 pm |
Industry News
AAN Members to Receive Special Report on Online Classifieds
AAN Staff |
01-05-2005 5:57 pm |
Association News
COG1 and Ruxton Join Forces to Maximize Reach to Gen X/Y Audiences
01-05-2005 4:00 pm |
Press Releases
