Association of Alternative Newsmedia

The Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN), formerly known as the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, is a trade association of alternative weekly newspapers in North America. It was founded in 1978 in Seattle, Washington, with 30 newspapers from America's largest cities. Today, it provides services to many generally liberal or progressive weekly newspapers across the United States and in Canada. The association is made up of 131 newspapers which are published in 42 states, Washington D.C., and four Canadian provinces.[3] States not represented are Alaska, Delaware, Kansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia[4]

Association of Alternative Newsmedia
AbbreviationAAN
Formation1978 (1978)
91-1250071[1]
Legal status501(c)(6) nonprofit organization[1]
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States[1]
Region served
metropolitan areas in 42 states, Washington D.C., 4 Canadian Provinces
Membership
Alternative Weekly Newspapers
Molly Willmott
Jason Zaragoza [2]
AffiliationsAlternative Newsweekly Foundation[1]
Revenue (2014)
$556,323[1]
Expenses (2014)$796,491[1]
Employees (2014)
3[1]
Websitewww.aan.org.
Formerly called
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies

In July 2011, the organization's name was changed from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies to the Association of Alternative Newsmedia, by a vote of members attending the group's annual meeting.[5]

AAN also operates AltWeeklies.com—a Web portal that highlights the best news stories, features, arts criticism and political commentary from its member newspapers.

Members
PublicationCityStateCirculation
Arkansas TimesLittle RockAR30,087
ArtvoiceBuffaloNY65,000
The Athens NewsAthensOH18,018
The Austin ChronicleAustinTX91,051
Baltimore City PaperBaltimoreMD80,000
Birmingham WeeklyBirminghamAL25,000
Black & WhiteBirminghamAL27,000
Boise WeeklyBoiseID30,000
DigBostonBostonMA40,000
Boulder WeeklyBoulderCO25,000
Charleston City PaperCharlestonSC40,000
Chicago ReaderChicagoIL100,000
News & Review (defunct)ChicoCA36,957
Cincinnati CityBeatCincinnatiOH40,000
City NewspaperRochesterNY39,193
City PagesMinneapolisMN92,000
CityviewDes MoinesIA29,618
Cleveland SceneClevelandOH52,000
The CoastHalifaxNS22,384
Colorado Springs IndependentColorado SpringsCO36,000
Columbia Free TimesColumbiaSC35,823
Creative LoafingAtlantaGA96,654
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)CharlotteNC47,066
Creative Loafing (Tampa)TampaFL49,862
C-Ville WeeklyCharlottesvilleVA24,507
Dallas ObserverDallasTX82,943
East Bay ExpressOaklandCA49,766
Easy ReaderHermosa BeachCA57,000
Eugene WeeklyEugeneOR40,123
Fairfield County WeeklyNew HavenCT30,000
Fast Forward WeeklyCalgaryAB27,179
Flagpole MagazineAthensGA14,825
Folio WeeklyJacksonvilleFL45,046
Fort Worth WeeklyFort WorthTX47,500
Gambit WeeklyNew OrleansLA40,000
The Georgia StraightVancouverBC119,971
Hartford AdvocateHartfordCT45,000
Honolulu WeeklyHonoluluHI36,142
IcepeopleLongyearbyenNorway500
Illinois TimesSpringfieldIL29,958
Independent Weekly (NC)DurhamNC43,014
The Independent Weekly (Lafayette, La.)LafayetteLA15,000
Inland Empire WeeklyCoronaCA30,000
IsthmusMadisonWI54,947
Ithaca TimesIthacaNY20,079
Jackson Free PressJacksonMS17,000
JH WeeklyJacksonWY12,000
LA WeeklyCulver CityCA174,011
LagniappeMobileAL25,000
Lansing City PulseLansingMI20,000
Las Vegas WeeklyHendersonNV62,682
LEO WeeklyLouisvilleKY30,000
Long Island PressSyossetNY80,726
Maui Time WeeklyWailukuHI18,000
Memphis FlyerMemphisTN51,615
Metro PulseKnoxvilleTN38,250
Metro Silicon ValleySan JoseCA70,000
Metro SpiritAugustaGA18,071
Metro TimesDetroitMI74,839
MetrolandAlbanyNY40,000
Miami New TimesMiamiFL69,501
Missoula IndependentMissoulaMT21,818
Monday MagazineVictoriaBC38,445
Monterey County WeeklySeasideCA36,000
Montreal MirrorMontrealQC68,888
Mountain XpressAshevilleNC28,377
Nashville SceneNashvilleTN48,714
New Haven AdvocateNew HavenCT43,884
New Times Broward-Palm BeachFt LauderdaleFL53,480
New York PressNew YorkNY22,310
NewcityChicagoIL50,000
North Bay BohemianSanta RosaCA29,925
North Coast JournalEurekaCA20,000
NowTorontoON110,552
NuvoIndianapolisIN42,050
OC WeeklyCosta MesaCA69,684
Oklahoma GazetteOklahoma CityOK53,500
Orlando WeeklyOrlandoFL40,000
The Other PaperColumbusOH46,255
The Pacific Northwest InlanderSpokaneWA48,500
Pacific SunSan RafaelCA31,000
Palo Alto WeeklyPalo AltoCA37,000
Pasadena WeeklyPasadenaCA30,076
Philadelphia City PaperPhiladelphiaPA78,625
Philadelphia WeeklyPhiladelphiaPA89,046
Phoenix New TimesPhoenixAZ91,023
The PitchKansas CityMO45,000
Pittsburgh City PaperPittsburghPA69,285
The Portland MercuryPortlandOR42,000
The PulseChattanoogaTN15,000
Random Lengths NewsSan PedroCA22,500
The ReaderOmahaNE18,500
Reno News & ReviewRenoNV26,584
The Riverfront TimesSt. LouisMO76,597
Sacramento News & ReviewSacramentoCA76,000
Salt Lake City WeeklySalt Lake CityUT60,000
San Antonio CurrentSan AntonioTX40,678
San Diego CityBeatSan DiegoCA38,788
San Diego ReaderSan DiegoCA162,743
San Francisco Bay GuardianSan FranciscoCA106,708
San Luis Obispo New TimesSan Luis ObispoCA38,953
Santa Barbara IndependentSanta BarbaraCA40,000
Santa Cruz WeeklySanta CruzCA33,000
Santa Fe ReporterSanta FeNM20,642
Seattle WeeklySeattleWA84,203
See MagazineEdmontonAB21,720
Seven DaysBurlingtonVT36,000
SF WeeklySan FranciscoCA85,046
Shepherd ExpressMilwaukeeWI60,192
The Source WeeklyBendOR14,635
The StrangerSeattleWA80,992
Style WeeklyRichmondVA35,425
Syracuse New TimesSyracuseNY34,537
The Texas ObserverAustinTX8,500
Tucson WeeklyTucsonAZ45,583
Urban Tulsa WeeklyTulsaOK31,819
Valley AdvocateNorthamptonMA40,923
Ventura County ReporterVenturaCA30,480
The Village Voice (defunct)New YorkNY197,098
Vue Weekly (defunct)EdmontonAB25,915
Washington City PaperWashingtonDC71,030
Wausau City PagesWausauWI15,517
Weekly AlibiAlbuquerqueNM42,848
WestwordDenverCO81,866
Willamette WeekPortlandOR90,000
Worcester MagazineWorcesterMA33,950
Yes! WeeklyGreensboroNC43,000

Former members
Publication City State Status
Boston Phoenix Boston MA Printing Discontinued
Portland Phoenix Portland ME Printing Discontinued
Providence Phoenix Providence RI Printing Discontinued
Las Vegas CityLife Las Vegas NV Printing discontinued

References
  2. "Contact us". aan.org. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. "About AAN - AltWeeklies.com". www.altweeklies.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. "AAN Publications". www.altweeklies.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. Zaragoza, Jason (July 26, 2011). "AAN Members Approve Name Change, Elect Zankowski As President". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
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