Alternative Weekly Network

Our longtime friend and colleague David Comden has decided it's time to retire from publishing. In his own words... https://www.vcreporter.com/2019/08/a-point-in-time/

Blog post by twotrees (Alt publisher David Comden) on Media Medusa April 17, 2018. Worn Down But Not Out.

Not entirely a surprise but more of an indication where AltMedia and print in particular is headed.

LAST WEEK TONIGHT on Journalism The future of journalism & newspapers? John Oliver begins the 18 minute segment comparing real and fictional journalists, creates numerous laughs introducing TRONC (Tribune Publishing) and ends with a journalism movie of the future. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Journalism (HBO)

Forgot to post this after the new year. http://sales.awn.org/where-we-are-in-the-years/

We're sad to read this kind of news about an alternative weekly in a market known for it's independent edit voice.

AWN posts some good news from New England http://sales.awn.org/alt-media-updates-from-super-bowl-bou/

We remember those AOL disks very well. Trying to distribute those slippery disks through Alt weeklies as advertising inserts was tricky business. http://www.theverge.com//1/4/74884/facebook-is-the-new-aol

Liking SF Giants advance to World Series, not liking the closure of three long-time alt weeklies. http://sales.awn.org/trio-of-alts-depart-publishing-world-/

Current AWN crew celebrates Sheila's BD at http://www.sampinostownefoods.com Same lineup as 1997.

Two rivals join forces in Detroit after 15 years. http://sales.awn.org/metro-times-merges-with-real-detroit-/

Ligia's last day working in our office. She's been such a positive part of our team and known to many in our AWN network. She's on a career path that will bring her into the lives of many more people where her gifts will be appreciated.

Here's something worth sharing about AWN's long-time President from Chicago. If you hadn't already heard about Hieggelke's venture into the movie-making.