Last week, Stephen Buel, the editor and new co-owner of the East Bay Express e-mailed a letter to AAN to point out "several errors" in the Daily Planet's coverage of the paper's sale. The Daily Planet responded and countered with a number of questions for Buel and the other new Express owners about the ownership structure. Buel provided some answers, but they didn't satisfy the Planet.

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Between them, AAN members the Pacific Sun, Palo Alto Weekly, SF Weekly and the San Francisco Bay Guardian took home 11 first-place and eight second- or third-place awards from the Peninsula Press Club. The Guardian led the pack with five firsts, while SF Weekly had four and Palo Alto Weekly had two. Winners were announced at a reception Saturday evening.

Continue ReadingAlt-Weeklies Win 19 Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards

AAN members dominated three categories of the 2007 Association of Food Journalists Award Competition. In Best Newspaper Restaurant Criticism, Besha Rodell of Creative Loafing (Atlanta) and Gail Shepherd of New Times Broward-Palm Beach were both winners. In Best Newspaper Food Column, Blair Campbell of the East Bay Express and Malcolm Gay of Riverfront Times both won. And Besha Rodell won again in Best Newspaper Food Feature (circulation less than 150,000), along with Zack Dundas of Willamette Week. The placement of the winners will be announced August 25.

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