Association of Alternative Newsmedia
| Abbreviation | AAN |
|---|---|
| Formation | 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 |
| Membership | 120 |
| Jimmy Boegle | |
| Todd Stauffer | |
| Affiliations | Alternative Newsweekly Foundation |
| Revenue | $446,000<[3] (2023) |
| Expenses | $302,000[4] (2023) |
| Employees | 3 (2024) |
| Website | www |
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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]The association is made up of about 120 publications published in the 32 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Sydney, Australia.
| Publication | City | State |
|---|---|---|
| Afro LA | Los Angeles | CA |
| The American Prospect | National | US |
| Arkansas Times | Little Rock | AR |
| The Austin Chronicle | Austin | TX |
| Baltimore Beat | Baltimore | MD |
| BenitoLink | San Benito County | CA |
| Bentonville Bulletin | Bentonville | AR |
| Black Belt News Network | Dallas | GA |
| BlueDot Living | Martha's Vineyard | MA |
| Boise Weekly | Boise | ID |
| Boulder Weekly | Boulder | CO |
| Bucket List Community Cafe | Denver | CO |
| Bucks County Beacon | Bucks County | PA |
| Burlington Buzz | Burlington | MA |
| Canopy Atlanta | Atlanta | GA |
| Charleston City Paper | Charleston | SC |
| Chicago Reader | Chicago | IL |
| Chico News & Review | Chico | CA |
| Chronogram | Kingston | NY |
| Cincinnati CityBeat | Cincinnati | OH |
| City Magazine | Rochester | NY |
| Cleveland Scene | Cleveland | OH |
| Coachella Valley Independent | Palm Springs | CA |
| Creative Loafing (Tampa) | Tampa | FL |
| C-Ville Weekly | Charlottesville | VA |
| Dallas Observer | Dallas | TX |
| Dallas Voice | Dallas | TX |
| Dallas Weekly | Dallas | TX |
| Deceleration | San Antonio | TX |
| East Bay Express | Oakland | CA |
| Epicenter NYC | New York | NY |
| Erie Reader | Erie | PA |
| Eugene Weekly | Eugene | OR |
| Flagpole Magazine | Athens | GA |
| Folio Weekly | Jacksonville | FL |
| Fort Worth Weekly | Fort Worth | TX |
| Gambit Weekly | New Orleans | LA |
| Georgia Voice | Atlanta | GA |
| Good Times Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | CA |
| Houston Press | Houston | TX |
| Illinois Times | Springfield | IL |
| Indy Weekly | Durham | NC |
| Inlander | Pullman | WA |
| Isthmus | Madison | WI |
| Kingston Springs Gazette | Nashville | TN |
| J. Weekly | San Francisco | CA |
| Lagniappe | Mobile | AL |
| Lansing City Pulse | Lansing | MI |
| Las Vegas Weekly | Henderson | NV |
| LEO Weekly | Louisville | KY |
| Little Village | Iowa City | IA |
| Lookout | Phoenix | AZ |
| Memphis Flyer | Memphis | TN |
| Metro Silicon Valley | San Jose | CA |
| Metro Times | Detroit | MI |
| Miami New Times | Miami | FL |
| Mississippi Free Press | Jackson | MS |
| Monterey County Weekly | Seaside | CA |
| Mountain Xpress | Asheville | NC |
| Nashville Scene | Nashville | TN |
| New Times | San Luis Obispo | CA |
| Newsberg | Newberg | OR |
| North Bay Bohemian | Santa Rosa | CA |
| North Coast Journal | Eureka | CA |
| Oklahoma Gazette | Oklahoma City | OK |
| Open Vallejo | Vallejo | CA |
| Orlando Weekly | Orlando | FL |
| Pacific Sun | San Rafael | CA |
| Palo Alto Weekly | Palo Alto | CA |
| Phiadelphia Gay News | Philadelphia | PA |
| Phoenix New Times | Phoenix | AZ |
| The Pitch | Kansas City | MO |
| Pittsburgh City Paper | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Planet Detroit | Detroit | MI |
| The Portland Mercury | Portland | OR |
| QBurgh | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Queen City Nerve | Charlotte | NC |
| Random Lengths News | San Pedro | CA |
| Reno News & Review | Reno | NV |
| Reno News & Review | Reno | NV |
| Rockton-Roscoe News | Roscoe | IL |
| Rural Intelligence | Kingston | NY |
| Sacramento News & Review | Sacramento | CA |
| Salt Lake City Weekly | Salt Lake City | UT |
| San Antonio Current | San Antonio | TX |
| San Diego Reader | San Diego | CA |
| San Francisco Public Press | San Francisco | CA |
| Santa Barbara Independent | Santa Barbara | CA |
| Santa Fe Reporter | Santa Fe | NM |
| Santa Maria Sun | Santa Maria | CA |
| Sauce Magazine | St. Louis | MO |
| Seven Days | Burlington | VT |
| Shepherd Express | Milwaukee | WI |
| Smoky Mountain News | Waynesville | NC |
| Source Weekly | Bend | OR |
| STET News | Palm Beach | FL |
| Sydney Citu Hub | Sydney | AUS |
| The Stranger | Seattle | WA |
| Style Weekly | Richmond | VA |
| The 9th Street Journal | Durham | NC |
| The Almanac | Menlo Park | CA |
| The Bowie Sun | Bowie | MD |
| The Current | Lafayette | LA |
| The Daily Catch | Red Hook | NY |
| The Frisc | San Francisco | CA |
| The Jersey Vindicator | Trenton | NJ |
| The JOLT | Olympia | WA |
| The Lens | New Orleans | LA |
| The Paper | Albuqueque | NM |
| The Real News Network | Baltimore | MD |
| Toledo City Paper | Toledo | OH |
| Truthout | National | US |
| Tucson Sentinel | Tucson | AZ |
| Vallejo Sun | Vallejo | CA |
| Valley Sentinel | Spring Green | WI |
| Verified News Network | Broken Arrow | OK |
| Volume One | Eau Clare | WI |
| Washington City Paper | Washington | DC |
| Watermark Out News | Orlando | FL |
| Westword | Denver | CO |
| Windy City Times | Chicago | IL |
| Worcester Magazine | Worcester | MA |
| Yellow Scene | Boulder | CO |
Former members
[edit]| Publication | City | State | Status | Year Ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore City Paper | Baltimore | MD | Discontinued | 2017 |
| Boston Phoenix | Boston | MA | Publication discontinued | |
| Portland Phoenix | Portland | ME | Publication discontinued | |
| Providence Phoenix | Providence | RI | Publication discontinued | |
| Las Vegas CityLife | Las Vegas | NV | Publication discontinued | |
| Bay Guardian | San Francisco | CA | Publication discontinued | |
| Village Voice | New York | NY | Ownership change |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Propublica Nonprofit Explorer". Propublica.org. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Propublica Nonprofit Explorer". Propublica.org. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Propublica Nonprofit Explorer". Propublica.org. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Propublica Nonprofit Explorer". Propublica.org. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "About AAN • AAN Publishers". AAN Publishers. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Zaragoza, Jason (July 26, 2011). "AAN Members Approve Name Change, Elect Zankowski As President". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ Stauffer, Todd (2024-10-11). "AAN Publishers Grows in 2024 to Serve 125 Publications". AAN Publishers. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- "Propublica Nonprofit Explorer". Propublica.org. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2025.