If you are told something you already know, can it still be called news? If you're a reader of OC Weekly, you already know that Rebecca Schoenkopf, who is as brilliant as she is beautiful, and the remarkable and indefatigable Gustavo Arellano are the best at what they do, so is there any point in telling you they are the best? A conundrum to be sure, but let's go ahead and err on the side of caution.
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) is holding its annual conference in Little R
On newstands now is what we wrote about last month: A Nation piece by UC Irvine professor Jon Wiener criticizing the Weekly's new ownership and the tumultuous turnover here earlier this year. Rumor has it the Nation will print a response by Weekly jefe Ted Kissell, which means our own must be out of the running. But Village Voice Media acolytes aren't the only critics of Wiener's piece. We turn the floor over to Richard Karpel, executive director of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (t
In 2005, our sister paper, the Phoenix New Times, published Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's home address on its website and was subsequently threatened with felony prosecution. After an adjoining jurisdiction declined to press charges, the sheriff's political pal, Attorney Andrew Thomas, convened a grand jury to "investigate" charges the paper broke the law when it published the latter.
Last week, we noted that Village Voice Media execs and New Times founders Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin w
Am about to return to la naranja after a week in Philadelphia for the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies' annual convention. Am happy to report yours truly won the Best Column award for alt-weeklies with a circulation over 55,000 for the second time in three years. And il cappo di tutti capi of investigative reporters, R. Scott Moxley, finished second in the prestigious public service category for getting disgraced former Orange County sheriff Mike Carona out of office. Do consider Moxley a
The LA Weekly is announcing that Editor in Chief Laurie Ochoa and the paper are parting ways after eight years.
A former intern, contributor, and special sections editor at the LA Weekly from 1984-1988, Ochoa returned to take over the editor in chief role in 2001.
LA Weekly wishes her luck in all future endeavors.
LA Weekly is actively searching for Editor in Chief candidates who will continue LA Weekly's legacy of journalistic excellence while expanding its online presence.
Since 1978, LA
Congrats, Gustavo! The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies has nominated "¡Ask a Mexican!" as a finalist in the Column (circulation 50,000 and over) category for 2009. He won the award last year, and the AAN press release says this is his "third award" -- though it's not clear whether that includes simple nominations or not. I'd ask the hombre for clarification, but he aint in the office right now. Probably signing some books, accepting an award or eating a burrito somewhere.[5/20: Correcte
Gustavo Arellano and his ¡Ask a Mexican! column was honored in the large ciculation category at last week's 2009 AltWeekly Awards presentation during the
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) convention in Tuscon,
Arizona. Arellano received honorable mention in the "Column: circulation 50,000 and over" category for his ¡Ask a Mexican! columns "Why won't Mexicans vote for a black man?," "Is It Racist to Call a Mexican Working at a Coffee Shop a 'Beaner'?" and "Cherry-Picking César Chá
Am in Chicago right now for an Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) conference, and during a meeting at a bar, three good ol' boys went up to me. "So you're from Orange County, California," one drawled. Yep. "Home of the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history?" Why yes. "We're going to beat you!"Turns out the Southern gentlemen were staffers from Birmingham Weekly, and they're right. Jefferson County in Alabama (where Birmingham sits) has a debt of nearly $5 billion, which
