AAN News
Iowa State Students Concerned about Gannett Plan to Distribute Free Papers on Campusnew
Student government representatives are debating whether the Gannett Newspaper Readership Program is a threat to the student paper, the Iowa Daily State. Gannett is asking student government to approve distribution of four newspapers on campus—the Gannett-owned Des Moines Register and USA Today as well as the Chicago Tribune and New York Times. Funding would come from a student fee of about $5 per semester. Mark Witherspoon, the student paper's adviser, tells Daily reporter Luke Jennett that Gannett aims to increase circulation so it can boost advertising rates. "Gannett is asking students to pay $270,000 to hurt campus life—to injure themselves," Witherspoon says.
Iowa State Daily |
02-02-2004 11:49 am |
Industry News
Casey Medals to Honor Coverage of Children and Families
02-02-2004 2:01 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial
Newspaper Ad Spending Rises, But Recovery Remains Uncertainnew
Three more of the nation's publicly traded newspaper companies on Thursday reported higher advertising revenues in the fourth quarter, although a long hoped-for, all-out newspaper recovery hasn't materialized yet. Print advertising revenues at The Washington Post rose 3 percent to $572.2 million in 2003 compared to the year before, and increased 4 percent to $155.9 million in the fourth quarter compared to a year ago. General and preprint advertising revenues rose in the fourth quarter and full year and offset declines in classified and retail. And although classified revenue was down at The Post, help-wanted revenues actually rose $800,000 or 6 percent in the fourth quarter, even though volume was flat. It was the first rise in revenues in employment classifieds since 2000.
Media Daily News |
01-30-2004 9:05 am |
Industry News
Coast Weekly Writer Covers Battle for Hearts and Minds in Iraq
Andrew Scutro wanted to see how well American troops communicated with Iraqis when he went to the suffering Middle East nation but confronted some communication barriers of his own. He would have loved to accompany an Iraqi handyman to his neighborhood but was warned that being seen with an American could endanger the man. Freelance writer Whitney Joiner interviews Scutro about the weeks he spent embedded with a civil affairs unit.
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Whitney Joiner |
01-29-2004 3:01 pm |
Industry News
Alt-Weeklies Position Their News Racks to Defend against Gannettnew
Daily papers have treated alternative newsweeklies with contempt, but it seems "that even that small share of local advertising revenue that is often a weekly paper's sole means of support is now coveted by the big boys," writes News Editor James Shannon in a MetroBEAT cover story. In February, Gannett's Greenville News will launch a youth-oriented weekly, The Link, to compete with the Greenville, S.C., alternative paper. Alt-weekly publishers in other cities tell Shannon how they dealt with the Gannett challenge. Boise Weekly Editor-in-Chief Bingo Barnes says he "spent the first month driving around and moving our racks and newsstands back into prime locations."
MetroBEAT |
01-29-2004 11:20 am |
Industry News
CityBeat Reporter to Honor Cincinnati City Council's Subpoenanew
CityBeat Editor/Co-Publisher John Fox got a lot of advice, both solicited and unsolicited, after reporter Leslie Blade was subpoenaed to testify before the council's Law and Public Safety Committee. It's only the second time in 10 years the council has issued a subpoena to anyone. Blade caught the council's attention with her Dec. 10 cover story on cops who double-billed the city and housing authority. In an editorial this week, Fox says Blade should be proud to discuss the expose with the council, but she won't be sharing names of sources or information not included in her story.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
01-28-2004 7:09 pm |
Industry News
Being Boring Is Way to Win the White House, Jerry Brown Says at AAN West
Ruth Hammond |
01-28-2004 6:37 pm |
Association News
Still the Buzz: Washington Post Writer Kicked at AAN Conventionnew
Reporters who kick butt can get their butt kicked, too. It happened to Richard Leiby at the 1994 AAN convention in Boston. Leiby's recent appointment as the Post's gossip columnist spurred Press Action editor Mark Hand to try to get to the bottom of the juicy story. Who put out the hit on Leiby? Who delivered the kick? What was the motive? Has all been forgiven? Leiby graciously tells Hand he would love to attend another AAN gathering, but "I'll be sure to pack my ass armor…just in case." The outfit he wore in Iraq might do.
Press Action |
01-27-2004 6:58 pm |
Industry News
New Haven Register to Launch Weekly for Younger Setnew
The New Haven Advocate becomes the latest AAN member to face a challenge from a daily with its eye on alternative weeklies' young readers. Play, which begins publishing March 3, will be "fun, informative and a little bit edgy," says its editor, Jonathan Cooper. The new tabloid, aimed at 18- to 34-year-olds, will also give New Haven advertisers "further access to a highly attractive audience," says Robert M. Jelenic, head of the Journal Register Company, which owns the Register and 22 other newspapers.
New Haven Register |
01-27-2004 4:31 pm |
Industry News
AAN Membership Applications Available for 2004
AAN Staff |
01-21-2004 4:38 pm |
Association News
Three Alt-Weekly Journalists Win Arts Reporting Fellowshipsnew
All their hard work demystifying the arts is being rewarded. Village Voice art critic Kim Levin, Independent Weekly arts editor olufunke moses and L.A. Weekly film critic Ella Taylor are among the seven writers chosen to receive USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Fellowships this year. Nearly 100 mid-career arts and culture journalists from the United States and eight foreign countries applied.
USC Annenberg |
01-20-2004 2:34 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial
Leading Journalists Awarded Fellowships from USC Annenberg & Getty Trust
01-20-2004 7:06 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial
San Francisco Bay Guardian Lays Off Several Employeesnew
Veteran reporter Savannah Blackwell is among those whose jobs were eliminated. Several other workers had their hours cut. Executive Editor Tim Redmond blames the downsizing on "a brutal economy that the president isn't making any better and a very difficult national ad sales environment." REDMOND TELLS AAN: "The Chronicle and E&P stories weren't accurate; the number of layoffs was fewer than six."
San Francisco Chronicle |
01-19-2004 6:22 pm |
Industry News
Alternative Newsweekly Readers Come from All Kinds of Neighborhoods, Research Firm Reportsnew
Newsweekly readers tend to be single, educated and hot to party. This much we know. Now we also know what sorts of neighborhoods they live in and how they like to spend their money. Some of the papers' most loyal readers are suburban couples raising kids, urban immigrants in multi-racial communities, active older people who like to travel, single city dwellers of all ethnicities and lower-income African-American single parents. Research firm Claritas profiled our diverse readership for Alternative Weekly Network.
AWN AdRap |
01-16-2004 1:48 pm |
Industry News
