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1. 11/26/2012 9:00:00 AM Alabama Tourism Publishes Official Book for the “Year of Alabama Food”
   published by PR Web
   It’ s based on the popular“ 100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama Before You Die” brochure and emphasizes unique and original Alabama restaurants, the growth of the farm-to- table movement, and native Alabama foods. Alabama native Patricia“ Sister” Schubert of homemade rolls fame, who wrote the foreword, will sign copies at the Governor’ s Mansion on Dec. 3 during the Christmas...
   
2. 11/21/2012 2:09:00 PM FBC Iron Bowl Picks
   published by Associated Press
   Alabama is the favorite of 22 out of 23 state editors and college football writers heading into Saturday's game with Auburn. The average score from their annual Iron Bowl predictions: Alabama 40.6, Auburn 8.7. Last year, Alabama was the pick of all 22 voters by an average score of 32.6-12.1 and won 42-14..
   
3. 11/21/2012 2:09:00 PM Sports writers, editors favor UA to win Iron Bowl
   published by Associated Press
   Alabama is the favorite of 22 out of 23 state editors and college football writers heading into Saturday's game with Auburn. The average score from their annual Iron Bowl predictions: Alabama 40.6, Auburn 8.7. Last year, Alabama was the pick of all 22 voters by an average score of 32.6-12.1 and won 42-14..
   
4. 10/28/2012 6:55:00 AM Rural communities left behind as some state newspapers focus on digital production
   published by Anniston Star (AL)
   Oct. 28-- DELTA-- Russell Summerlin reads the paper every day. All told, about 33 percent of Alabama households in 2010 didn't have reliable access to high-speed Internet, a 2010 U.S. Census Bureau report shows. "It's definitely a longer term challenge," said Kevin Wendt, vice president of online content for Alabama Media Group, which publishes the news site al.com, plus...
   
5. 10/18/2012 2:44:00 PM Ala. immigration law rehearing rejected
   published by UPI Top Stories
   The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected Alabama's request to rehear the invalidation of parts of the state's immigration law. In August the court invalidated several sections of the law, including provisions that made contracts with illegal immigrants unenforceable and made it a crime to "harbor, conceal or shield" undocumented immigrants from...
   
6. 9/23/2012 12:01:00 AM Answers for readers
   published by Huntsville Times (AL)
   Jerry Seinfeld once commented "It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper." First, one of the places we've seen terrific participation, is in reporting prep sports scores to our High School Sports Network. During each Friday night's Alabama high school football action, for example, al.com...
   
7. 9/22/2012 2:56:00 AM Carl Pelini hopes Nick Saban's teachings of discipline at Alabama rub off on FAU
   published by South Florida Sun-Sentinel (FL)
   Sept. 22-- BOCA RATON-- Carl Pelini put to rest all the efforts to drum up excitement around FAU football when he came clean this week, saying he wants his players to play boring football. FAU's opponent Saturday, Alabama, has a number as a prefix to their name-- No. 1-- that's a testament to discipline. Open the Alabama media guide and, on the inside cover, next to a picture of a...
   
8. 9/21/2012 5:36:00 PM Carl Pelini hopes Nick Saban's teachings of discipline at Alabama rub off on FAU
   published by South Florida Sun-Sentinel (FL)
   Sept. 21-- BOCA RATON-- Carl Pelini put to rest all the efforts to drum up excitement around FAU football when he came clean this week, saying he wants his players to play boring football. FAU's opponent this week, Alabama, has a number as a prefix to their name-- No. 1-- that's a testament to discipline. Open the Alabama media guide, and on the inside cover, next to a picture of a...
   
9. 9/17/2012 1:35:00 PM Alabama Media Group Announces Sales and Marketing Leadership
   published by PR Web
   The Alabama Media Group has announced key members of its sales and marketing leadership team overseeing digital and print advertising solutions for al.com, The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times, Mobile Press-Register and The Mississippi Press. Natalie Pruitt will be appointed as Vice President, Sales and will lead multimedia sales efforts and ad...
   
10. 9/16/2012 12:01:00 AM Press leaders named Gulflive.com and The Mississippi Press Clary Hunter Rosetti- Applewhite
    published by Press-Register (Mobile, AL)
    PASCAGOULA- The Alabama Media Group has announced key members of its content, sales and marketing leadership team overseeing digital and print advertising solutions for gulflive.com and The Mississippi Press. Gareth Clary, who has been editor of The Mississippi Press since August 2008, will serve as Community News Director, beginning in October.
    
11. 9/16/2012 12:01:00 AM INSIDE TODAY Come October, expect robust print editions of The Mississippi Press that will be about 100 pages long -
    published by Press-Register (Mobile, AL)
    INSIDE TODAY Come October, expect robust print editions of The Mississippi Press that will be about 100 pages long- and each paper loaded with 12 to 24 pages of Mississippi content. INSIDE TODAY Come October, expect robust print editions of The Mississippi Press that will be about 100 pages long- and each paper loaded with 12 to 24 pages of Mississippi content.
    
12. 9/16/2012 12:01:00 AM Answers for readers
    published by Huntsville Times (AL)
    Before we get to some follow-up questions from last week's column about college sports, let's have a discussion about prep sports. Obviously, the traditional Friday night football report in print is being disrupted when The Birmingham News, Mobile Press-Register, Mississippi Press and The Huntsville Times transition to Wednesday, Friday and Sunday print...
    
13. 9/16/2012 12:01:00 AM AMG names key members of sales, marketing team
    published by Huntsville Times (AL)
    Alabama Media Group this week announced key members of its sales and marketing leadership team overseeing digital and print advertising solutions for al.com, The Huntsville Times, The Birmingham News, Mobile Press-Register and The Mississippi Press. "We're building a team of highly talented professionals to grow our content and serve our advertising...
    
14. 9/16/2012 12:01:00 AM Wendt Stand-alone Mississippi Press due in October
    published by Press-Register (Mobile, AL)
    The Mississippi Press may be part of Alabama Media Group, but when you receive the new print edition in October, you will find a paper committed to community news in Jackson County. This will be highlighted by a stand-alone Mississippi Press each Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with content completely focused on the Jackson County audience, and a web presence,...
    
15. 9/16/2012 12:01:00 AM New team ALABAMA MEDIA GROUP New team named for sales and marketing
    published by Press-Register (Mobile, AL)
    Alabama Media Group announced today key members of its sales and marketing leadership team, including Vicki Applewhite, who has been named vice president for strategy and marketing, and Marcy Maholovich, who will serve as sales director in Mobile. The new team, representing more than two dozen new hires and promotions statewide, will oversee digital and print...
    
16. 9/9/2012 12:01:00 AM Answers for readers
    published by Huntsville Times (AL)
    That means this team of more than a dozen provides the content that you see at al.com- which includes text alerts and email blasts- and in the print editions of The Birmingham News, Mobile Press-Register, Mississippi Press and The Huntsville Times. Football U "is where you'll continue to find coverage of Auburn and Alabama and other major college football news,...
    
17. 9/9/2012 12:01:00 AM Wendt Expect timely, robust football coverage
    published by Press-Register (Mobile, AL)
    Expect timely, robust football coverage. That means this team of more than a dozen provides the content that you see at al.com- which includes text alerts and e-mail blasts- and in the print editions of The Birmingham News, Mobile Press-Register, Mississippi Press and The Huntsville Times. Because the transition to the Alabama Media Group and our new print...
    
18. 9/2/2012 12:01:00 AM Wendt Online storm news peaked at 2 million hits
    published by Press-Register (Mobile, AL)
    Online storm news peaked at 2 million hits. Newspaper offered an aggressively digital approach to the hurricane. As Hurricane Isaac inched toward southern Alabama and Mississippi this past week, our newsrooms in Mobile and Pascagoula shifted into disaster mode.
    
19. 8/29/2012 8:14:00 AM Ink editions of newspapers drying up
    published by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)
    Aug. 29-- Months after winning its first Pulitzer Prize, Harrisburg's Patriot-News announced Tuesday it will begin printing the paper three times a week. The Patriot-News and its digital website, PennLive.com, will merge to become one news-gathering and advertising organization known as PA Media Group. The Patriot-News is owned by Advance Publications, which...