AAN News
AAN.org Web Traffic Skyrockets
Big search engines drive the increase
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
03-05-2002 1:06 pm |
Association News
Gigante Problems on the Waterfrontnew
The Village Voice this week tells a story that sounds old but is brand new: mob control of New York City's waterfront. "Nearly 50 years after On the Waterfront, a dozen years after [a]
prosecutorial full-court press, here was the Brooklyn U.S. attorney last month,
flanked by the local head of the FBI and the city's top organized-crime cops, at a
press conference announcing the indictment of no less a figure than Genovese
crime family boss Vincent "the Chin" Gigante, his son, and six other alleged mob
figures in a new round of waterfront crimes," Tom Robbins writes in the Voice.
New Weekly To Debut in Pittsburghnew
Catherine Nelson, former publisher of In Pittsburgh, is returning to the market with a new weekly, Pulp, scheduled to launch March 15. Indiana Printing and Publishing Co., the owner, plans a local news, arts and entertainment publication. Steel City Media, owner of Pittsburgh City Paper, bought In Pittsburgh in September and closed it.
Pittsburgh Business Times |
03-04-2002 9:22 am |
Industry News
Tags: Management, Catherine Nelson
Diversity Grant Deadline April 15
Summer/Fall grants to
be announced in May
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
03-04-2002 4:32 pm |
Association News
Tags: Editorial, Management
Charter Schools: Education or Segregation?new
Miami New Times looks into the controversy around charter schools. In "Resegregation Now, Resegregation Forever," Rebecca Wakefield takes apart the pitch to "go charter" at Snapper Creek Elementary School in Dade County. "As [charter schools] have grown in popularity,
most of their grassroots elements have been replaced by a
new industry of national management companies, many
fueled by venture capital and marketing hype reminiscent of
the late-90s dot-com boom," she writes.
Narco News Blasts AlterNetnew
Narco News published a "white paper"
today on what it calls ethics
problems at AlterNet. "Today I explain
for our readers why Narco News and I will
no longer allow Alternet to republish our
work," writes Al Giordano, who
charges the alternative-news syndicate
and its director, Don Hazen, with
a variety of conflicts and
misrepresentations.
Narco News |
03-01-2002 1:27 pm |
Industry News
Boston News Rack Ruling Imminentnew
A ruling on whether Boston can ban news-boxes in the Back Bay may be handed down as early as Monday, the Boston Phoenix, a plaintiff in the case, reports. "As far as the Back Bay is concerned, aesthetics are far more important than the exchange of ideas," Seth Gitell writes in the Phoenix.
Boston Phoenix |
03-01-2002 9:58 am |
Industry News
Tags: Boston Phoenix
Predatory Lenders Devour the Unwarynew
In "Swimming with Sharks," the Colorado Springs Independent looks into how predatory lenders are eating credit-hungry debtors alive in this faltering economy. Terje Langeland writes that, "Julio Bonilla just wanted to borrow $4,000 to pay for some
improvements to his split-level home ... By the time he walked out of the loan office, the 47-year-old Bonilla
-- who speaks limited English -- had been talked into refinancing
both of his mortgages, consolidating various credit-card debts and
purchasing thousands of dollars worth of insurance, all rolled into
one new loan totaling $164,000." Now his wife has lost her job, and they can't make the payments on the high-interest loan. Worse yet, the practice is perfectly legal.
Hundreds Attend Memorial Service for AAN Founder
At least 350 friends and relatives of Darrell Oldham gathered for a memorial service Monday in Seattle to mark the passing of one of the most beloved members of the alternative newsweekly tribe. Oldham died Feb. 16 of lung cancer. He was co-founder of Seattle Weekly and one of the original organizers of the National Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, now known as AAN.
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
02-26-2002 2:02 pm |
Industry News
