AAN News
Hitchcock's the One to Blame
Aaron Wolfe, former owner of Icon |
06-21-2002 3:13 pm |
Letters to the Editor
Why the Admissions Process Works
Richard Karpel |
06-21-2002 10:49 am |
Association News
Cowles Family Sends Subpoenas Flying in Spokanenew
“The Family” is taking on new meaning in
Spokane, Wash. The Local Planet
Weekly reports that the Cowles
family, developers of River Park
Square mall in downtown Spokane, has
filed subpoenas in the long-running
legal battle over the public-private
partnership established to remodel
the mall and adjoining parking garage.
The Cowles family also owns Spokane’s
daily newspaper, The
Spokesman-Review, as well as the local
business journal and NBC television
affiliate. The subpoenas target
political opponents, including The
Local Planet Weekly and anyone who
helped with its AAN first-place
award-winning story, "All in the Family,"
which details the Cowles family's
conflicts of interest.
Local Planet Weekly |
06-20-2002 8:11 pm |
Industry News
Tags: Editorial, The Local Planet Weekly
Missile-Defense Whistleblower Firednew
Biff Baker blew the whistle on abuse in the U.S. missile-defense program. Then, he got fired. "The national missile-defense system is supposed to
protect America against a nuclear attack. Biff Baker's
job was to protect American taxpayers against
getting ripped off by the agencies and contractors
developing the system. When he did his job too well,
he says, he was fired," reports Colorado Springs
Independent's Terje Langeland. "Now, federal investigators are looking
into Baker's allegations that agencies working on the missile-defense program are engaging in fraud, waste and abuse."
New Times Names New Publisher in LAnew
Jane Dalea-Kahn, former LA advertising director for Vogue magazine, has been
named publisher of New Times Los Angeles, New Times announced today. She replaces Jim Rizzi, who "will be leaving New Times after contributing many
years of work toward the company's growth in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver and Phoenix," the company says in a news release.
Josh Cooperman, formerly a sales executive for Clear
Channel radio powerhouses KFI and KLAC, joins the paper as retail sales director.
New Times Newspapers news release |
06-19-2002 4:54 pm |
Industry News
Bay Guardian Editor Named Knight Science Fellownew
Annalee Newitz, culture editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, joins nine other reporters from around the world in the 2003-03 class of Knight Science Journalism Fellows. Newitz is also author of the syndicated column, "Techsploitation," which she describes as "rants about high tech media and everyday life." She founded the online publication Bad
Subjects in 1992. In 1997 she co-edited "White Trash: Race and Class in America," a small-press best seller.
Knight Science Journalism Fellowships |
06-19-2002 2:31 pm |
Industry News
New Times Names New Sales Team in Los Angeles
June 19, 2002
(FULL STORY)
06-19-2002 3:14 pm |
Press Releases
Convention Tapes Still Available
Most sessions were taped
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
06-19-2002 1:58 pm |
Association News
Kravitz Digging for Genghis Khan's Treasurenew
Chicago attorney Maury Kravitz may be on the verge of finding Genghis Khan's tomb -- along with the greatest cache of treasure the world has ever seen, reports Chicago Newcity's Josh Schonwald. "Indiana" Kravitz already
has TV and movie deals about the hunt for a treasure that would dwarf the discovery of King Tut's tomb. "King Tut? King Tut isn't a postage stamp compared to this. You've got to understand... This is the greatest conqueror in the world. He never lost a battle," Kravitz tells Schonwald.
