The Rise and Fall of Alt-Weeklies, and Backpage.com vs The Feds

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🗓️ 12 April 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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What has American journalism lost with the decline of alt-weeklies?

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0:00.0	Hi it's me Katia EP on the media so over the last couple of weeks we've been in your ears asking for help to support the show
0:08.1	You've heard from Brooke you've heard from Micah now it's my turn.
0:12.6	As the manager of this outfit, I am not going to dress it up for you.
0:15.6	I'm going to tell you how it is.
0:18.1	If every single one of you, every single one of our listeners,
0:21.4	gave $1 to the show right now
0:24.5	we'd have enough to cover the budget for a couple of years.
0:26.9	But that's just not a realistic goal.
0:28.7	What is a realistic goal is getting the 2% of you who donate up to 3%.
0:34.0	It's just 1% difference.
0:36.3	Maybe you're listening to me now and you're thinking,
0:38.3	oh, I'll get to it later.
0:40.0	Or it's just too complicated to make a donation or even someone else will do it.
0:45.2	Well here's what I have to say to you don't put it off do it now.
0:50.1	It's super easy at a website. It's literally one click.
0:54.0	Do you expect someone else to pay for your New York Times subscription or your Netflix account?
1:00.0	No, right? So, it's time to pay for it on the media. We're counting on you guys. Thanks.
1:08.3	The Village Voice is no more. After more than four decades in print, the city paper is shutting down.
1:15.0	A weekly connection to Twin Cities culture, now just a 41 year chapter in its journalistic history.
1:22.0	What happened to the Off B irreverent alt-weeklies that used to populate newsstands across the country?
1:28.0	From WNYC in New York, this is on the media, I'm Michael Lohanger.
1:32.6	On this week's show, an ode to the village voice.
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