AAN News
Minnesota Election Reflects the Nationnew
The bizarre morphing of Sen. Paul
Wellstone's memorial into a political rally
tilted Minnesota, and maybe other states,
into the Republican column Tuesday,
Steve Perry concludes in a City
Pages (Twin Cities) story. Perry doesn't
hold out much hope the Democrats will
rise from the ashes of this defeat. He
speculates centrist Dems will "broker the
candidacies of another wave of pale
Republican wanna-be's," part of a
trend that had turned even the fiery
Wellstone " into a love slave of the party."
City Drops Request for Gag Ordernew
Faced with a challenge from the ACLU,
the City of Colorado Springs cancels a
hearing on its request for an
injunction against the
Colorado Springs Independent and
drops all charges against the paper. The
city was trying to
block the paper from publishing any
information from Detective Jeffrey
Huddleston's personnel file. By mistake,
the detective's entire file was given to
Editor Cara Degette and
reporter John Dicker, who were
working on an investigative piece. When
the mistake was discovered, the City
demanded that Dicker turn over the
notes he'd been taking.
ACLU Foundation of Colorado |
11-08-2002 4:57 pm |
Industry News
Colorado Springs Drops Effort to Obtain Gag Order Against Weekly Newspaper
ACLU Foundation of Colorado |
11-08-2002 2:50 pm |
Legal News
RedEye Gets the Rotten Tomatonew
Chicago Media Examiner spoofs the Chicago Tribune's new "alternative" weekday tabloid, RedEye. Chicago Red Face has a cool Top Ten Reasons to Read This Web Site list, a whining sports column, lots of blocks of type and pix and a paean to its readers: "You, dear reader, rule the Earth!!!
You are most definitely the most coolest person ever ... We love you. We want to perform oral homage on you. We just can't put into
words how amazingly incredible you are and how honored we are by your existence. Keep up the
good work! "
Chicago Media Examiner |
11-07-2002 2:06 pm |
Industry News
Will It Be Edwards 2004?new
As he positions himself for a run for the
White House, Sen. John
Edwards, D-N.C., is getting his
military tickets punched. But he says
that's not behind his support for a war in
Iraq. Jon Elliston of Independent
Weekly looks at the North Carolina
senator who some compare to the slain
Kennedy brothers or a professional
quarterback who can "see the holes"
and make snap plays. His appeal to
others is more visceral. "I love that man,"
Ellison quotes a middle-aged woman as
cooing. "He's so good-looking."
ACLU Challenges City Government's Bid for Gag Order Against Colorado Springs Newspaper
ACLU Foundation of Colorado |
11-07-2002 4:46 pm |
Legal News
Willamette Week Has a Good Yearnew
Richard Meeker, publisher of
Willamette Week, says the alt-weekly
made pre-tax profits of $365,000 on
revenues of $6 million in the fiscal
year that ended March 31, 2002, and
expects to do equally well in the current
fiscal year. In his "annual report" to
readers, Meeker says the economy
"stinks" but his paper has been able to
hold its own because newsprint prices
have dropped and "
local papers like ours have been hurt
less than big dailies by the economy's
downturn." Meeker also estimates
the profits and revenues of The
Oregonian, the Portland Tribune, and his
alt-weekly rival, The Portland Mercury.
"Journalism isn't the Merc's focus; its real
appeal is attitude and
bargain-basement ad
rates," Meeker says.
Willamette Week |
11-06-2002 4:04 pm |
Industry News
Selling Water Rightsnew
At 79, Gaynor Bracewell stands to make $100,000 a year from selling his rights to water from the Apalachee River in North Georgia, Michael Wall writes in Creative Loafing Atlanta. Bracewell's boon could usher in an era, "where water becomes subject to the same rules of commerce as peaches, DVD players and automobiles," Wall writes. In an example of a struggle that's playing out around the globe, "access to water would be not so much an inalienable right as it would be a commodity, delivered to the highest bidder."
Honolulu Weekly, Baltimore City Paper Receive AAN Diversity Grants
Josef Sawyer |
11-06-2002 2:38 pm |
Association News
Confessions of the Beirut Banditnew
Joe Loya ripped off dozens of
banks in the late '80s, netting about
$250,000. Now Loya, dubbed the
"Beirut Bandit" because of his dark
complexion, has a book deal
and a
starring role in his own show, Justin
Berton writes in East Bay Express. "Loya
is a
well-read sophisticate, but he's
also an ex-con who can walk up to
a stranger
on the street and call him 'homeboy'
without sounding like
a guidance
counselor," Berton says.
"Dog's Tale" Wins for Santa Fe Reporter
Santa Fe Reporter |
11-05-2002 3:29 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: Editorial, Santa Fe Reporter
Business Trends Survey: Q3 an "Up Quarter"
AAN Staff |
11-05-2002 9:36 am |
Association News
Tags: Financial, Management
