The Association of Alternative Newsmedia ("AAN Publishers") is a trade association of alternative weekly newspapers and other local publishers in North America. 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 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.
In July 2022, it listed 88 members on its website, down from 135 in 2009.
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.
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 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 GABlueDot LivingMartha's VineyardMA Boise Weekly Boise ID Boulder Weekly Boulder COBucket List Community CafeDenverCOBucks County BeaconBucks CountyPABurlington BuzzBurlingtonMACanopy AtlantaAtlantaGA Charleston City Paper Charleston SC Chicago Reader Chicago IL Chico News & Review Chico CAChronogram 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 TXDallas VoiceDallasTXDallas WeeklyDallasTXDecelerationSan AntonioTX East Bay Express Oakland CA Epicenter NYC New York NYErie ReaderEriePA 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 GAGood Times Santa CruzSanta CruzCAHouston PressHoustonTX 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 Philadelphia Gay News Philadelphia PA Phoenix New Times Phoenix AZ The Pitch Kansas City MO Pittsburgh City Paper Pittsburgh PAPlanet DetroitDetroitMI The Portland Mercury Portland OR QBurgh Pittsburgh PAQueen City NerveCharlotteNC Random Lengths News San Pedro CA Reno News & Review Reno NVReno News & ReviewRenoNVRockton-Roscoe NewsRoscoeILRural IntelligenceKingstonNY 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 WISmoky Mountain NewsWaynesvilleNC Source Weekly Bend ORSTET NewsPalm BeachFLSydney Citu HubSydneyAUS 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 LAThe PaperAlbuquerqueNMThe Real News NetworkBaltimoreMDToledo City PaperToledoOH Truthout National USTucson SentinelTucsonAZVallejo SunVallejoCAValley SentinelSpring GreenWIVerified News NetworkBroken ArrowOKVolume OneEau ClareWI Washington City Paper Washington DCWatermark Out NewsOrlandoFL Westword Denver CO Windy City Times Chicago IL Worcester Magazine Worcester MA Yellow Scene Boulder CO
Former members PublicationCityStateStatusYear Ended Baltimore City Paper Baltimore MDDiscontinued 2017Boston PhoenixBostonMAPublication discontinuedPortland PhoenixPortlandMEPublication discontinuedProvidence PhoenixProvidenceRIPublication discontinuedLas Vegas CityLifeLas VegasNVPublication discontinuedBay GuardianSan FranciscoCAPublication discontinuedVillage VoiceNew YorkNYOwnership change
See also Alternative Press Syndicate Institute for Nonprofit News
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