Results tagged “circulation”

Via Editor & Publisher, the Washington City Paper, along with the Chicago Reader, which the City Paper owns, has been sold to Atlanta-based company Creative Loafing, publisher of four other alternative weeklies in Atlanta, Tampa, Sarasota, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C. The City Paper name will remain in place, despite the other four papers all carrying the "Creative Loafing" name. In a post to the City Paper's staff blog, City Desk, Senior Editor Mike DeBonis said...

Last week the Washington City Paper unveiled a redesign featuring "more color and a new convenient size." Paper pushers were even out in force at several Metro stations pimping the new look. Once we got our hands on the issue though, these lofty promises fell a bit flat. Their Web site redesign early this year got our nod of approval, but after some thought the print edition has no such luck.

A new "old musical" may sound like a contradiction in terms, but that's exactly what Meet John Doe, now playing at Ford's Theater, is. At first, one might wonder if we need a show that takes us back to the days of classics like Kiss Me Kate and Sweet Charity, but with such intelligent lyrics and such a satisfying blend of hope and cynicism, John Doe is more than a nostalgia trip, and doesn't have...

In case you didn't hear, tonight's the night. Unbuckled. Pela. These United States. DC9, 9 p.m. You'll thank us later.

You've seen the ads in Metro tunnels, you've heard about all the fancypants editors and reporters they hired, and if you work on the Hill, today you may have seen the first paper editions floating around your office. The Politico, a new multimedia political news enterprise, officially launched today, and like many media-obsessed Washingtonians, we've long been wondering whether it could possibly live up to the pre-debut hype.

Does this mean we're a real city now? The Washington Post reports some fantastic news today -- they're teaming up with The Onion to provide free print versions of America's Finest News Source in news boxes and by newspaper sellers around D.C. starting in April. Washington will be The Onion's 10th city for paper distribution. The Onion, self-described as "America's Finest News Source," claims a national print circulation of 599,000. It says 67 percent of...

With all the excitement surrounding the District possibly getting a voting seat in the House of Representatives, some of the obvious logistical questions of such a momentous development have been ignored. Most importantly, our elected leaders have yet to tell us what will become of our "Taxation Without Representation" license plates, one million of which are now in circulation. After all, it won't exactly be accurate to say we're not represented, right? Fear not, D.C., for our friend Nikolas Schiller has come to the rescue. Without further delay, we present the new and updated license plate for a somewhat represented District:

Campus Progress is determined to keep you busy. Last week they hosted an early peek at an episode of The Wire. Tomorrow they'll be continuing their advance screening M.O., offering an opportunity to watch an episode of the civil rights documentary Eyes On The Prize prior to its return to PBS later this fall. A screening of a twenty year-old documentary may not sound like a big deal, but in this case it is. Despite...

If you're looking for something to do tomorrow night, you may as well put your money towards supporting local music with a mission. Street Sense, a newspaper written and distributed by the homeless, is holding its annual benefit show at the Black Cat on Saturday night (even after the club balked at letting the show happen). Heading up the night's bill will be ex-Fugazi bass player Joe Lally, supported by Unbuckled alums The Hard Tomorrows and Fairfax-based Jinxed at Twelve. Cover at the door will set you back a mere $10, and all the money raised will go straight to the newspaper.

When it comes to stemming the tide of decreases in daily circulation, the Post is willing to try just about anything. And today in the Metro section, they did just that.

Apparently, tourists do. A roving DCist reader/photographer caught this image of four tourists — well, we're guessing they're tourists, but then again, do District residents really read the Times? — valiantly struggling to work a newspaper dispenser. Word has it that the Times' circulation almost doubled yesterday. Thanks, guys.

Good morning, D.C. Seeing as we're in the midst of the annual summer spike in crime, you might be feeling a little vulnerable right now. Well, good news! It turns out that we can at least stop worrying quite so much about terrorist attacks — according to DHS, anyway. In order to justify the recent cuts to anti-terror funding for the District, the agency has begun explaining that we simply aren't that likely to be a target. Doesn't that make you feel better? Sniper Receives Six Life Terms: John Allen Muhammed received six consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole in Manassas Maryland yesterday, the Post reports. Muhammed had previously received a capital sentence in Virginia, where he is now imprisoned on death row. The sniper's prosecution may not yet be over: he could still face trial in Louisiana and Alabama. Post Cuts Its Rolls: Fishbowl reports on the latest news from 15th Street. Apparently the Washington Post is trying to trim its fat in the face of declining circulation. Despite our occasional complaining about the venerable paper, we're sorry to see the cornerstone of D.C. media paring itself down (we wish we could say we aren't part of the problem, but we stopped subscribing when our paper started getting stolen every morning). All told, seventy reporters, photographers and administrators have accepted early retirement offers — head over to Fishbowl for the set of names. You might be surprised to see who is (or isn't) on the list. Stadium Gets Commission's OK: WJLA brings word that the National Capital Planning Commission has approved the first phase of the Nationals' new stadium. Some board members expressed reservations related to the building's potential for blocking views of the Capitol, but the final vote was unanimous. This Day In DCist: One year ago today we focused on organizations that do good and took a second stab at guessing who would jump into the mayoral race. Briefly Noted: Alleged weekend carjackers arrested... BGE rate hike still being argued over... "Ursprache" is winning word at Scripps Spelling Bee... More delays at Wilson Bridge... Water restrictions coming for Howard & Anne Arundel counties... Times thinks yesterday's traffic jam was one of the worst of all time, presumably because it happened near their offices... Image posted to DCist Photos by Flickr user Burnt Pixel

It's never been much of a secret that Northern Virginia is heavily populated with Latin American immigrants, primarily of the Central American variety. But now it seems that immigration flows have started pushing further and further into Virginia's heartland -- so much so that the media has reacted. Richmond's newspaper of record, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, announced yesterday that they are kicking off a weekly Spanish-language version of the paper on May 12. To be called...

Today's photo was taken by Flickr user willpwillp. The photo was taken with something called a "DV 4500 DV 3500," which I'm guessing is one of these. The EXIF data is here. It's too bad that isn't a copy of the Washington Times, then we could make up a joke about how they are inflating their already low circulation numbers.

Fishbowl D.C. draws our attention today to MediaWeek's annual look at the local media outlets, which came out on Monday. There are plenty of interesting notes in MediaWeek's coverage, but the one that caught our eye (because Fishbowl D.C. pointed it out to us) relates to the circulation of a local sushi mogul's pet paper.

It was just last week that the City Paper debuted a new, snazzier website, and a little further down memory lane that the Washington Times undertook its own online upgrade. Now the Examiner has followed suit, presenting the District with its fresh yet simple new website today.

Let us tell you, it's a real pain to be popular. You'd be amazed at how many propositions we get from attractive suitors and the sheer number of Vicky Seeks panties thrown at us on a daily basis. Just look at our comment section: an unmitigated outpouring of love and adoration. We take solace that we're not alone in our suffering, however. Ray's the Steaks in Clarendon Rosslyn has the same affliction. The similarities end...

If area newspapers decided Virginia's upcoming gubernatorial race, Republican candidate Jerry Kilgore would take the cake 2-1. Now, if one placed additional weight on a paper's circulation, Democratic candidate Tim Kaine would have enough votes to rule unchallenged for the next 30 years. Either way, newspapers don't decide elections, but they do offer up editorial endorsements.

As we in the DCist newsroom say, you can never have too many society magazines. Via U.S. News & World Report's Washington Whispers, we hear that Capitol File, a new Washington society magazine, hits the streets tomorrow. According to editor-in-chief Anne Schroeder, the new magazine reveals that "Washington is fun and sexy." Not to self-promote, but we at DCist have been publishing that fact for the better part of the last year. Or making fun...

Maybe the owners of The Washington Times were getting tired of their online look, maybe they were trying to play catch up to the Post, which underwent its own re-tooling a few months back -- either way, a new, sharper looking Washington Times has made its online debut.

Newspapers tend to place multiple filters between the reporter and the final published piece (blogs are different, of course.) -- being that their reputations are based on credible reporting of the facts, every claim is often double or triple checked. Of course, there are times that this system falls apart and mistakes seep through, some small, some big. The Examiner, Washington's newest daily newspaper, has had a rough first few months in circulation. First...

The U.S. Treasury unveiled a new bison nickel today at a ceremony on Capitol Hill with various government leaders and a 2,000 lb buffalo named Cody. The AP reports the new nickel, third in a series of four to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, features a "jazzed-up" profile of Jefferson and the word "liberty" in his own handwriting. The new nickels are available for purchase on the U.S. Mint's website, and the 97 million new coins should find their way into circulation around the country in the next two weeks.

Now this should be interesting newspaper war. Tuesday will be the first day that the Washington Post Company's free commuter daily, the Express, will have some heated competition. The Washington Examiner, owned by the billionaire publisher of San Francisco Examiner, will hit the ground running with bright red distribution boxes, a nameplate branded with an eagle and an ambitious circulation game plan. And ads promoting the newspaper -- using side-by-side photos of a girl playing...

This morning's Post reports that the Journal Newspapers, a chain of free suburban tabloids based in Alexandria, will begin distributing a free daily newspaper in D.C. on Feb. 1. This widens the front for the battle between the Washington Post's Express newspaper and the Journal Newspapers that has been raging since the introduction of the Post's free commuter daily.

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them," Mark Twain's saying goes. And according to a study put out by the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, D.C.'s got plenty of people who read the good books, despite the fact that 37 percent of D.C. adults read at or below a third grade level.

The Common Denominator, D.C.'s "Independent Hometown Newspaper," is still in financial trouble. Despite an outpouring of support from readers and others since the publisher in an Oct. 18 editorial cast doubt on the newspaper's survival, The Common Denominator is still publishing for now, but needs an infusion of cash, fast. Among its needs, the newspaper needs to bolster its advertising and circulation departments and needs local ownership partners....

The Washington Post has recently announced that it will be increasing the circulation of the EXPRESS at the one year anniversary of that "commuter paper," from 150,000 per day to 175,000 per day. DCist thought now was the perfect time for one of those misleading, alarmist bar graphs. While the circulation of its free, flaky tabloid paper may be up, the circulation of the real thing over at the Washington Post is decidedly not. In...