Join AAN and the American Association for Public Opinion Research for a webinar on how to use polls to add context to compelling anecdotes, upturn conventional wisdom and add keen insight to your writing.

AAN has partnered with the American Association for Public Opinion Research for two critical presentations on demystifying, and writing about, public opinion polls.

Join us on Thursday, March 15, for the webinar, "Creating A Circle of Influence," presented by Jacqui Sakowski. Jacqui will discuss the networking strategies she has used to build a successful career and explain how to be an effective networker.

AAN is proud to be an official partner of Sunshine Week 2012, a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.

AAN is excited to announce the launch of an Ad Bank for members to share ad design ideas and target potential advertisers.

The AltWeeklies Content Exchange allows AAN members to collect a stream of video and photo content from their local communities, share content with other weeklies, and giving weeklies the tools to generate a new revenue stream by licensing their media to national and international outlets.

AAN members are eligible for a 25% discount on Street Fight's white paper research report, "The Local Merchant: Inside the Minds and Motivations of the Business Owners Driving a $43 Billion Advertising Market."

The application deadline for publications to apply for membership to the Association of Alternative Newsmedia is Friday, Feb. 17.

The 2012 AltWeekly Awards is now accepting entries. The deadline to submit entries to the contest site is Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 11 pm (EST).