AAN News

Writing, Classified Conferences Set

AAN's fifth annual Medill Alternative Journalism Writing Workshop is scheduled for Sept. 21-23 in Evanston, Ill., and the second Classified Conference is booked for Minneapolis Nov. 2-3. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  06-08-2001  11:50 am  |  Industry News

Columbia College's School for Scandalnew

Chicago Reader  |  06-08-2001  11:51 am  | 

Libel Suit Against Creative Loafing Droppednew

Less than a month after filing a libel lawsuit against Creative Loafing, state Rep. Terry Coleman has backed down from the action.
Creative Loafing Atlanta  |  06-06-2001  11:50 am  |  Industry News

Seattle Style with Dan Savagenew

Seattle Style: A Contradiction in Terms?
New York Times  |  05-27-2001  11:50 am  |  Industry News

Impact Weekly On Bad Writingnew

Weekly paper sponsors bad-writing competition.
Dayton Business Journal  |  05-25-2001  11:51 am  |  Industry News

SFBG Vindicated Over Pacific Gas & Electricnew

Was the Bay Guardian Right All Along About PG&E?
San Francisco Magazine  |  05-24-2001  11:51 am  |  Industry News

Big Party Planned for Big Easy

It’s a good thing the AAN convention seminars are starting an hour later this year. “The attendees are going to be up late,” says Margo DuBos, publisher of host paper Gambit Weekly. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  05-23-2001  11:51 am  |  Association News

Editorial Contest Renamed "Alternative Newsweekly Awards"

AAN decided not to name its annual editorial contest after Seldes because a significant number of AAN members, given a choice between Seldes and fellow late journalist Andrew Kopkind, voted in favor of not naming the contest at all. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  05-23-2001  11:51 am  |  Association News

Michele Laven Named New Times President, COO

Michele Laven takes the position of president and chief operating officer of NT Media ("New Times"), Jim Larkin, CEO of the company, announced today. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  05-18-2001  11:51 am  |  Industry News

City of Roses Puts Boise Weekly on the Block

Less than 18 months after acquiring Boise Weekly and shepherding the paper through a significant redesign, City of Roses Newspaper Co. announced early this week that the nine-year-old publication is once again on the trading block. (FULL STORY)
John Ferri  |  05-18-2001  11:49 am  |  Industry News

Artvoice, OC Weekly Receive Diversity Grants

AAN announced today that Artvoice and OC Weekly are the recipients of the first two AAN Diversity Internship grants, instituted by the association this year to help alternative weeklies hire and train top-quality minority journalists. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  05-11-2001  11:51 am  |  Industry News

Dan Savage Takes Editorial Reins at The Stranger

"Who wouldn't want him?" publisher asks. (FULL STORY)
Eileen Murphy  |  05-09-2001  11:50 am  |  Industry News

Schneiderman Deserves Credit for Voice Turnaroundnew

The Village Voice was a hothouse of left-wing factional politics that became an advertising-money machine. So why won't anyone give David Schneiderman credit for it?
NY Magazine  |  05-08-2001  11:49 am  |  Industry News

Worcester Phoenix Closes Doors

AAN-competitor Worcester Magazine still standing. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  05-02-2001  11:49 am  |  Industry News

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