Association of Alternative Newsmedia

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Association of Alternative Newsmedia ("AAN Publishers")
AbbreviationAAN
Formation1978;47 years ago (1978)
91-1250071 [1]
Legal status 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization [2]
Headquarters Jackson, Miss., U.S.
Region served
metropolitan areas in 32 states, Washington D.C., Sydney, Australia
Membership120
Jimmy Boegle
Todd Stauffer
AffiliationsAlternative Newsweekly Foundation
Revenue$446,000< [3] (2023)
Expenses$302,000 [4] (2023)
Employees3 (2024)
Website www.aan.org
Formerly called
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies

The Association of Alternative Newsmedia ("AAN Publishers") is a trade association of alternative weekly newspapers and other local publishers in North America. [5] It provides services to many independently owned and operated publishers focused on local politics, investigations, arts, entertainment and nightlife coverage. AAN also operates AANWire.com, an aggregator of AAN Publisher content.

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History

The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies was founded in 1978 in Seattle, Washington, with 30 newspapers from America's largest cities.

In July 2011, the organization's name was changed to the Association of Alternative Newsmedia by a vote of members attending the group's annual meeting. [6] In July 2024, the name was updated to AAN Publishers to reflect the increasing diversity of its roughly 120 member publications, including a number of non-profit, LGBTQ+ focused and smaller Web-only newsrooms. [7]

Members

The association is made up of about 120 publications published in the 32 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Sydney, Australia.

PublicationCityState
Afro LALos AngelesCA
The American ProspectNationalUS
Arkansas Times Little RockAR
The Austin Chronicle AustinTX
Baltimore BeatBaltimoreMD
BenitoLinkSan Benito CountyCA
Bentonville BulletinBentonvilleAR
Black Belt News NetworkDallasGA
BlueDot LivingMartha's VineyardMA
Boise Weekly BoiseID
Boulder Weekly BoulderCO
Bucket List Community CafeDenverCO
Bucks County BeaconBucks CountyPA
Burlington BuzzBurlingtonMA
Canopy AtlantaAtlantaGA
Charleston City Paper CharlestonSC
Chicago Reader ChicagoIL
Chico News & Review ChicoCA
ChronogramKingstonNY
Cincinnati CityBeat CincinnatiOH
City Magazine RochesterNY
Cleveland Scene ClevelandOH
Coachella Valley Independent Palm SpringsCA
Creative Loafing (Tampa)TampaFL
C-Ville Weekly CharlottesvilleVA
Dallas Observer DallasTX
Dallas VoiceDallasTX
Dallas WeeklyDallasTX
DecelerationSan AntonioTX
East Bay Express OaklandCA
Epicenter NYCNew YorkNY
Erie ReaderEriePA
Eugene Weekly EugeneOR
Flagpole Magazine AthensGA
Folio Weekly JacksonvilleFL
Fort Worth Weekly Fort WorthTX
Gambit Weekly New OrleansLA
Georgia VoiceAtlantaGA
Good Times Santa CruzSanta CruzCA
Houston PressHoustonTX
Illinois Times SpringfieldIL
Indy Weekly DurhamNC
InlanderPullmanWA
Isthmus MadisonWI
Kingston Springs GazetteNashvilleTN
J. WeeklySan FranciscoCA
Lagniappe MobileAL
Lansing City Pulse LansingMI
Las Vegas Weekly HendersonNV
LEO Weekly LouisvilleKY
Little VillageIowa CityIA
LookoutPhoenixAZ
Memphis Flyer MemphisTN
Metro Silicon Valley San JoseCA
Metro Times DetroitMI
Miami New Times MiamiFL
Mississippi Free PressJacksonMS
Monterey County WeeklySeasideCA
Mountain Xpress AshevilleNC
Nashville Scene NashvilleTN
New Times San Luis ObispoCA
NewsbergNewbergOR
North Bay Bohemian Santa RosaCA
North Coast Journal EurekaCA
Oklahoma Gazette Oklahoma CityOK
Open VallejoVallejoCA
Orlando Weekly OrlandoFL
Pacific Sun San RafaelCA
Palo Alto Weekly Palo AltoCA
Phiadelphia Gay NewsPhiladelphiaPA
Phoenix New Times PhoenixAZ
The Pitch Kansas CityMO
Pittsburgh City Paper PittsburghPA
Planet DetroitDetroitMI
The Portland MercuryPortlandOR
QBurghPittsburghPA
Queen City NerveCharlotteNC
Random Lengths NewsSan PedroCA
Reno News & Review RenoNV
Reno News & ReviewRenoNV
Rockton-Roscoe NewsRoscoeIL
Rural IntelligenceKingstonNY
Sacramento News & Review SacramentoCA
Salt Lake City Weekly Salt Lake CityUT
San Antonio Current San AntonioTX
San Diego Reader San DiegoCA
San Francisco Public PressSan FranciscoCA
Santa Barbara Independent Santa BarbaraCA
Santa Fe Reporter Santa FeNM
Santa Maria SunSanta MariaCA
Sauce MagazineSt. LouisMO
Seven Days BurlingtonVT
Shepherd Express MilwaukeeWI
Smoky Mountain NewsWaynesvilleNC
Source WeeklyBendOR
STET NewsPalm BeachFL
Sydney Citu HubSydneyAUS
The Stranger SeattleWA
Style Weekly RichmondVA
The 9th Street JournalDurhamNC
The AlmanacMenlo ParkCA
The Bowie SunBowieMD
The CurrentLafayetteLA
The Daily CatchRed HookNY
The FriscSan FranciscoCA
The Jersey VindicatorTrentonNJ
The JOLTOlympiaWA
The LensNew OrleansLA
The PaperAlbuquequeNM
The Real News NetworkBaltimoreMD
Toledo City PaperToledoOH
TruthoutNationalUS
Tucson SentinelTucsonAZ
Vallejo SunVallejoCA
Valley SentinelSpring GreenWI
Verified News NetworkBroken ArrowOK
Volume OneEau ClareWI
Washington City Paper WashingtonDC
Watermark Out NewsOrlandoFL
Westword DenverCO
Windy City TimesChicagoIL
Worcester Magazine WorcesterMA
Yellow SceneBoulderCO

Former members

PublicationCityStateStatusYear Ended
Baltimore City Paper BaltimoreMDDiscontinued2017
Boston Phoenix BostonMAPublication discontinued
Portland Phoenix PortlandMEPublication discontinued
Providence Phoenix ProvidenceRIPublication discontinued
Las Vegas CityLife Las VegasNVPublication discontinued
Bay GuardianSan FranciscoCAPublication discontinued
Village VoiceNew YorkNYOwnership change

See also

References

{{Reflist|refs= [8]

  1. ↑ "Propublica Nonprofit Explorer". Propublica.org. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Propublica Nonprofit Explorer". Propublica.org. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Propublica Nonprofit Explorer". Propublica.org. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Propublica Nonprofit Explorer". Propublica.org. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "About AAN • AAN Publishers". AAN Publishers. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  6. ↑ Zaragoza, Jason (July 26, 2011). "AAN Members Approve Name Change, Elect Zankowski As President". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  7. ↑ Stauffer, Todd (2024-10-11). "AAN Publishers Grows in 2024 to Serve 125 Publications". AAN Publishers. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  8. ↑ "Propublica Nonprofit Explorer". Propublica.org. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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