Association of Alternative Newsmedia

Association of Alternative Newsmedia

Abbreviation	AAN
Formation	1978
Tax ID no.	91-1250071[1]
Legal status	501(c)(6) nonprofit organization[1]
Headquarters	Traverse City, Michigan, United States[1]
Region served	metropolitan areas in 42 states, Washington D.C., 4 Canadian Provinces
Membership	Alternative Weekly Newspapers
President	Blair Barna[1]
Interim Executive Director	Jason Zaragoza [2]
Affiliations	Alternative Newsweekly Foundation[1]
Revenue (2014)	$556,323[1]
Expenses (2014)	$796,491[1]
Employees (2014)	3[1]
Mission	Helps member papers grow and flourish, promotes editorial excellence among members, facilitates access to information to raise level of professional and business performance, supports member marketing and advertising efforts, increases awareness of the alternative press, and advocates the interests of the industry.[1]
Website	www.altweeklies.com.
Formerly called	Association of Alternative Newsweeklies

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 a large number of 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]

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

Publication	City	State	Circulation
Arkansas Times	Little Rock	AR	30,087
Artvoice	Buffalo	NY	65,000
The Athens News	Athens	OH	18,018
The Austin Chronicle	Austin	TX	91,051
Baltimore City Paper	Baltimore	MD	80,000
Birmingham Weekly	Birmingham	AL	25,000
Black & White	Birmingham	AL	27,000
Boise Weekly	Boise	ID	30,000
Boston's Weekly Dig	Boston	MA	40,000
Boulder Weekly	Boulder	CO	25,000
Charleston City Paper	Charleston	SC	40,000
Chicago Reader	Chicago	IL	100,000
Chico News & Review	Chico	CA	36,957
Cincinnati CityBeat	Cincinnati	OH	40,000
City Newspaper	Rochester	NY	39,193
City Pages (Twin Cities)	Minneapolis	MN	92,000
Cityview	Des Moines	IA	29,618
Cleveland Scene	Cleveland	OH	52,000
The Coast	Halifax	NS	22,384
Colorado Springs Independent	Colorado Springs	CO	36,000
Columbia Free Times	Columbia	SC	35,823
Creative Loafing	Atlanta	GA	96,654
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)	Charlotte	NC	47,066
Creative Loafing (Tampa)	Tampa	FL	49,862
C-Ville Weekly	Charlottesville	VA	24,507
Dallas Observer	Dallas	TX	82,943
East Bay Express	Oakland	CA	49,766
Easy Reader	Hermosa Beach	CA	57,000
Eugene Weekly	Eugene	OR	40,123
Fairfield County Weekly	New Haven	CT	30,000
Fast Forward Weekly	Calgary	AB	27,179
Flagpole Magazine	Athens	GA	14,825
Folio Weekly	Jacksonville	FL	45,046
Fort Worth Weekly	Fort Worth	TX	47,500
Gambit Weekly	New Orleans	LA	40,000
The Georgia Straight	Vancouver	BC	119,971
Hartford Advocate	Hartford	CT	45,000
Honolulu Weekly	Honolulu	HI	36,142
Houston Press	Houston	TX	82,737
Illinois Times	Springfield	IL	29,958
Independent Weekly (NC)	Durham	NC	43,014
The Independent Weekly (Lafayette, La.)	Lafayette	LA	15,000
Inland Empire Weekly	Corona	CA	30,000
Isthmus	Madison	WI	54,947
Ithaca Times	Ithaca	NY	20,079
Jackson Free Press	Jackson	MS	17,000
JH Weekly	Jackson	WY	12,000
LA Weekly	Culver City	CA	174,011
Lagniappe	Mobile	AL	25,000
Lansing City Pulse	Lansing	MI	20,000
Las Vegas CityLife	Las Vegas	NV	72,206
Las Vegas Weekly	Henderson	NV	62,682
LEO Weekly	Louisville	KY	30,000
Long Island Press	Syosset	NY	80,726
Maui Time Weekly	Wailuku	HI	18,000
Memphis Flyer	Memphis	TN	51,615
Metro Pulse	Knoxville	TN	38,250
Metro Silicon Valley	San Jose	CA	70,000
Metro Spirit	Augusta	GA	18,071
Metro Times	Detroit	MI	74,839
Metroland	Albany	NY	40,000
Miami New Times	Miami	FL	69,501
Missoula Independent	Missoula	MT	21,818
Monday Magazine	Victoria	BC	38,445
Monterey County Weekly	Seaside	CA	36,000
Montreal Mirror	Montreal	QC	68,888
Mountain Xpress	Asheville	NC	28,377
Nashville Scene	Nashville	TN	48,714
New Haven Advocate	New Haven	CT	43,884
New Times Broward-Palm Beach	Ft Lauderdale	FL	53,480
New York Press	New York	NY	22,310
Newcity	Chicago	IL	50,000
North Bay Bohemian	Santa Rosa	CA	29,925
North Coast Journal	Eureka	CA	20,000
Now	Toronto	ON	110,552
Nuvo	Indianapolis	IN	42,050
OC Weekly	Costa Mesa	CA	69,684
Oklahoma Gazette	Oklahoma City	OK	53,500
Orlando Weekly	Orlando	FL	40,000
The Other Paper	Columbus	OH	46,255
The Pacific Northwest Inlander	Spokane	WA	48,500
Pacific Sun	San Rafael	CA	31,000
Palo Alto Weekly	Palo Alto	CA	37,000
Pasadena Weekly	Pasadena	CA	30,076
Philadelphia City Paper	Philadelphia	PA	78,625
Philadelphia Weekly	Philadelphia	PA	89,046
Phoenix New Times	Phoenix	AZ	91,023
The Pitch	Kansas City	MO	45,000
Pittsburgh City Paper	Pittsburgh	PA	69,285
The Portland Mercury	Portland	OR	39,353
The Pulse	Chattanooga	TN	15,000
Random Lengths News	San Pedro	CA	22,500
The Reader	Omaha	NE	18,500
Reno News & Review	Reno	NV	26,584
The Riverfront Times	St. Louis	MO	76,597
Sacramento News & Review	Sacramento	CA	76,000
Salt Lake City Weekly	Salt Lake City	UT	60,000
San Antonio Current	San Antonio	TX	40,678
San Diego CityBeat	San Diego	CA	38,788
San Diego Reader	San Diego	CA	162,743
San Francisco Bay Guardian	San Francisco	CA	106,708
San Luis Obispo New Times	San Luis Obispo	CA	38,953
Santa Barbara Independent	Santa Barbara	CA	40,000
Santa Cruz Weekly	Santa Cruz	CA	33,000
Santa Fe Reporter	Santa Fe	NM	20,642
Seattle Weekly	Seattle	WA	84,203
See Magazine	Edmonton	AB	21,720
Seven Days	Burlington	VT	36,000
SF Weekly	San Francisco	CA	85,046
Shepherd Express	Milwaukee	WI	60,192
The Source Weekly	Bend	OR	14,635
The Stranger	Seattle	WA	80,992
Style Weekly	Richmond	VA	35,425
Syracuse New Times	Syracuse	NY	34,537
The Texas Observer	Austin	TX	8,500
Tucson Weekly	Tucson	AZ	45,583
Urban Tulsa Weekly	Tulsa	OK	31,819
Valley Advocate	Northampton	MA	40,923
Ventura County Reporter	Ventura	CA	30,480
The Village Voice	New York	NY	197,098
Vue Weekly	Edmonton	AB	25,915
Washington City Paper	Washington	DC	71,030
Wausau City Pages	Wausau	WI	15,517
Weekly Alibi	Albuquerque	NM	42,848
Westword	Denver	CO	81,866
Willamette Week	Portland	OR	90,000
Worcester Magazine	Worcester	MA	33,950
Yes! Weekly	Greensboro	NC	43,000

Former Members

Publication	City	State	Status
Boston Phoenix	Boston	MA	Printing Discontinued
Portland Phoenix	Portland	ME	Printing Discontinued
Providence Phoenix	Providence	RI	Printing Discontinued

References

1. "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Association of Alternative Newsmedia. Guidestar. December 31, 2014.
2. "Contact us". altweeklies.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
3. About AAN
4. http://www.altweeklies.com/aan/directories/Newsweeklies
5. Zaragoza, Jason (July 26, 2011). "AAN Members Approve Name Change, Elect Zankowski As President". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved May 17, 2012.