AAN News
Newspapers Face Image Problems, Marketers Saynew
Newspapers are still struggling to regain their revenue footing after the advertising recession. Now they face an image problem, too: They seem slow and stodgy when compared with some of their media rivals -- namely, cable and the Web.
Wall Street Journal |
12-16-2004 1:09 pm |
Industry News
AAN Papers Cover Iraq War's Psychological Impact on Veterans
This week, almost two dozen Association of Alternative Newsweeklies member papers published "Soldier's Heart," an article by freelance reporter Dan Frosch that casts a critical eye on the Department of Veterans Affairs' ability to properly treat Iraq War veterans with serious psychological problems. The article will appear in more than 40 AAN papers in coming weeks. Many of the participating weeklies will supplement the article -- AAN's latest collaborative story project -- with additional reporting to reflect the issue's regional and local impact. The collective stories can be found in a dedicated section of AltWeeklies.com.
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Ryan Learmouth |
12-16-2004 12:47 pm |
Industry News
"Junk" Fax Rule Pointers
Alice Neff Lucan |
12-14-2004 3:06 pm |
Legal News
Former Newsday Columnist Ed Lowe Joins the Long Island Press
12-14-2004 4:39 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Long Island Press
Sacramento News & Review Political Reporter Found Deadnew
Gary Webb, an award-winning investigative journalist and Sacramento News & Review political reporter, was found dead in his home on Friday morning of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head, reports the Sacramento Bee. Webb is best known for his work at the San Jose Mercury News, specifically a controversial series of articles called "Dark Alliances," which reported connections between crack dealers in South Central Los Angeles, the Nicaraguan Contra rebels and the Central Intelligence Agency. The News & Review hired Webb in August 2004 to cover politics and state government. He is survived by three children.
The Sacramento Bee |
12-13-2004 3:16 pm |
Industry News
Washington City Paper Editor Dishes on State of Journalism, Altsnew
Interviewed by the Columbia Journalism Review's Campaign Desk, Washington City Paper editor Erik Wemple says the reports of his profession's death are greatly exaggerated. "I just am not buying into this journalistic apocalypse," he says. He thinks a lot of papers, including the one he edits, serve their communities well. Turning a critical eye on alt-weeklies, Wemple cites predictability as the root of "whatever malaise might exist" in the industry. "Alt-weeklies do descend from a certain tradition where it's no surprise that the editorial is slamming Bush or supporting Kerry or Nader," he says.
CJR Campaign Desk |
12-13-2004 1:54 pm |
Industry News
Staff Departures Raise Questions About L.A. Weekly's Visionnew
Recently departed L.A. Weekly writers like education reporter Howard Blume have been left baffled as to why they were fired or forced out. Pasadena Weekly reporter Joe Piasecki delves into changes at the 26-year-old Los Angeles alternative weekly that have led to staff anxiety and the filing of union grievances. Writer and union shop steward Erin Aubry Kaplan says the overall emphasis of the paper has gone to "softer stuff," but Editor-in-Chief Laurie Ochoa denies there is any trend toward "fluffier features and blander politics."
Pasadena Weekly |
12-09-2004 9:26 pm |
Industry News
Broad Vision, Focused Effort Yield Chicago Reader's New Look
Predictability took a tumble at the Chicago Reader Sept. 17 when the paper adopted a fresh new design. Freelance writer Nora Ankrum tells the story behind the 33-year-old paper's transformation, accomplished through a collaboration between the paper's staff and Spanish design firm Jardà + Utensil. While some readers may miss the old Reader, advertisers say they like the way the new look captures readers' eyes.
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Nora Ankrum |
12-09-2004 12:50 pm |
Industry News
New Weekly Launches in North Carolinanew
According to the Outer Banks Sentinel, Yes! Weekly, "an alternative newspaper" that "will focus on the cultural, political and artistic aspects of [Greensboro, N.C.]" is set to begin publication in January 2005. The paper is a venture of Womack Newspapers, Inc., which is a division of Womack Publishing Co., a publisher of 21 papers -- two of them dailies -- in Virginia, North Carolina and Colorado. Yes! will be distributed free to more than 300 racks and business locations throughout the city.
Outer Banks Sentinel |
12-07-2004 4:19 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
Online Employment Ads Soarnew
For the third quarter in a row, the three top online job boards showed far greater year-over-year revenue growth from classified listings than did print newspapers, according to Corzen, Inc., a niche market research firm.
Media Daily News |
12-07-2004 10:46 am |
Industry News
2005 Alternative Newsweekly Awards Contest Site Is Launched
Ruth Hammond |
12-07-2004 5:26 pm |
Association News
Media Services Assists with Five AAN Hires in 2004
12-07-2004 10:35 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Media Services, LLC
Study Shows Adding Newspapers to National Ad Campaign Doubles Impactnew
Newspaper Marketing Association |
12-06-2004 1:00 pm |
Industry News
Newspaper Ad Spending Expected to Increase 4.1% in '05new
Reuters via CNN Money |
12-06-2004 12:56 pm |
Industry News
Lineup Set for Creative Loafing's Dec. 8 Political Party
12-06-2004 11:31 am |
Press Releases
