Association of Alternative Newsmedia

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[non-primary source needed]}

Members

The association is made up of about 120 publications published in the 32 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Sydney, Australia.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Alternative Press Syndicate
• Institute for Nonprofit News

References

• "Propublica Nonprofit Explorer". Propublica.org. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

External links

• Official website