AAN News
Salt Lake City Weekly Gives Mormons/Jim Beam Equal Timenew
Utah has liberalized its liquor
advertising laws, and Salt Lake
City Weekly has lost no time in
snagging a Jim Beam ad. It
appears on page 7; on page 25, in a
full-page ad donated by the paper, the
Church of Latter Day Saints is
given space to argue that alcohol
advertising is a threat to society.
Publisher John Saltas tells the
Salt Lake City Tribune the timing was a
coincidence.
Salt Lake City Tribune |
11-29-2001 11:57 am |
Industry News
News Racks Corralled in Phillynew
News racks in downtown Philadelphia have been corralled by a non-profit charged with developing the center city. Philadelphia City Paper Publisher Paul Curci was supposed to be part of the committee planning the installation, but he says he got no chance to comment and was told only the day before the corrals were installed. Nevertheless, Curci says he has no complaints about them.
Philadelphia City Paper |
11-29-2001 11:34 am |
Industry News
Heartbroken and Debt-Ridden: Indian Teachers in Phillynew
When Daniel Brook read that the Philadelphia school district was recruiting teachers from India, he noticed something no other reporter in Philly felt was worth pursuing—they wouldn't be members of the teachers' union. “It seemed like a situation ripe for exploitation (in hindsight, a very good hunch),” Brook tells AAN News. Brook interviewed the teachers after they had been in Philadelphia a while and got an earful: problems with debt, health insurance, wages, and working conditions. The dailies reported that there were Indian teachers in Philadelphia, but their plight was a Philadelphia City Paper exclusive.
Decline in Ad Revenue Worsensnew
The Wall Street Journal reports that the advertising market continues to slacken, with revenue in October and November falling even faster than it did in September, according to estimates from publishers and analysts. Merrill Lynch says newspaper advertising suffered an 11.5% decline in October, with help-wanted ads down as much as 50% at some papers.
The Wall Street Journal |
11-28-2001 3:18 pm |
Industry News
Seattle Weekly Publisher Quits
Seattle Weekly Publisher Alisa
Cromer has resigned, citing
disagreements with Village Voice
Media management about how the
paper should be run. VVM CEO David
Schneiderman tells AAN News
Cromer's resignation "did not have to do
with any financial, budgetary, or
personnel issues." The shake-up means
Schneiderman will spend time out West
to oversee Seattle Weekly and LA Weekly,
while Group Publisher Albie Del
Favero will concentrate on papers in
Minneapolis, Cleveland and Nashville.
(FULL STORY)
John Ferri |
11-28-2001 10:41 am |
Industry News
GWU Intern Joins AAN Staff
Cristina Craig mulls career in political journalism
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
11-28-2001 11:53 am |
Association News
Resumes Rolling in for City Paper Editor's Jobnew
Washington City Paper is getting
great resumes for Howard Witt's old
editor's job, and for sales positions,
because of media layoffs, says Jane
Levine, CEO of City Paper's parent,
Chicago Reader Inc. Levine tells the
Washington Business Journal: "It's a
great time to be hiring. There aren't many
silver linings to the clouds that
are out there, but this is one of them."
Washington Business Journal |
11-27-2001 3:22 pm |
Industry News
New Publisher at New York Press
A New York Press veteran takes the helm as publisher. Kim Granowitz succeeds Michael Cohen, who has returned to Miami New Times.
(FULL STORY)
AAN Staff |
11-27-2001 1:09 pm |
Industry News
Julie Lobbia: A Heart as Big as New Yorknew
Julie Lobbia, a writer for The Village Voice, died of ovarian cancer Thanksgiving Day. She also worked for Riverfront Times, rising to managing editor there before going to the Voice. The diminuitive columnist, who routinely biked 100 miles a week, crusaded to save the city's rent laws, which she maintained preserve New York's rich diversity. "Injustice set her on fire," says Voice Editor in Chief Don Forst, calling her "a giant unyielding in her pursuit of the truth."
Village Voice |
11-27-2001 9:37 am |
Industry News
