The Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN) is a trade association of alternative weekly newspapers in North America. It provides services to many generally liberal or progressive weekly newspapers across the United States and in Canada. AAN also operates AltWeeklies.com — a web portal that highlights the best news stories, features, arts criticism, and political commentary from its member newspapers.

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Association of Alternative Newsmedia

Abbreviation	AAN
Formation	1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Tax ID no.	91-1250071[1]
Legal status	501(c)(6) nonprofit organization[1]
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S.[1]
Region served	metropolitan areas in 42 states, Washington D.C., 4 Canadian Provinces
Membership	Alternative Weekly Newspapers
President	Molly Willmott
Executive Director	Jason Zaragoza [2]
Affiliations	Alternative Newsweekly Foundation[1]
Revenue (2014)	$556,323[1]
Expenses (2014)	$796,491[1]
Employees (2014)	3[1]
Website	www.aan.org
Formerly called	Association of Alternative Newsweeklies

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The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies was founded in 1978 in Seattle, Washington, with 30 newspapers from America's largest cities.

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.^[3]

The association is made up of 131 newspapers which are published in 42 states, Washington D.C., and four Canadian provinces.^[4] States not represented are Alaska, Delaware, Kansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia.^[5]

• Alternative Press Syndicate