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Chicago Reader

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The Chicago Reader, or Reader (stylized as ЯEADER), is an American alternative weekly newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, noted for its literary style of journalism and coverage of the arts, particularly film and theater. [1]

63 relations: Alternative newspaper, American Association for the Advancement of Science, AOL, Arlington Heights, Illinois, Association of Alternative Newsmedia, Atlanta, Baltimore City Paper, Barcelona, Carleton College, Charlotte, North Carolina, Chicago, Columbia Journalism Review, Craigslist, Creative Loafing, Creative nonfiction, David Lynch, East Bay Express, Ed Zotti, Florida, Georgia (U.S. state), Harold Washington, Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, James Warren (journalist), Lake View, Chicago, Life in Hell, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Logan Square, Chicago, Los Angeles Reader, Matt Groening, Near North Side, Chicago, Netherlands, Newberry Library, Newspaper, North Carolina, Oregon, PC Magazine, Personal advertisement, Portland, Oregon, Racism, Robert A. Roth, Rogers Park, Chicago, Russ Smith (publisher), San Diego Reader, Sarasota, Florida, Seattle, Spain, Sun-Times Media Group, Tabloid (newspaper format), Tampa, Florida, ..., The Angriest Dog in the World, The Portland Mercury, The Straight Dope, The Stranger (newspaper), Time Out Group, Tom Wolfe, United States, Verified Audit Circulation, Washington (state), Washington City Paper, Website, Wicker Park, Chicago, Wrapports. Expand index (13 more) »

Alternative newspaper

An alternative newspaper is a type of newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of stylized reporting, opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting local people and culture.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the betterment of all humanity.

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AOL

AOL (formerly a company known as AOL Inc., originally known as America Online, and stylized as Aol.) is a web portal and online service provider based in New York.

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Arlington Heights, Illinois

Arlington Heights is a village in Cook County in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Association of Alternative Newsmedia

The Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN), formerly known as the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, is a trade association of alternative weekly newspapers in North America.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Baltimore City Paper

Baltimore City Paper was a free alternative weekly newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1977 by Russ Smith and Alan Hirsch.

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Barcelona

Barcelona is a city in Spain.

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Carleton College

Carleton College is a private liberal arts college founded in 1866 located in Northfield, Minnesota, about 40 miles south of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

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Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Columbia Journalism Review

The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) is an American magazine for professional journalists that has been published by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961.

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Craigslist

Craigslist (stylized as craigslist) is an American classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, for sale, items wanted, services, community, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums.

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Creative Loafing

Creative Loafing, also known as CL Inc., was an Atlanta-based publisher of alternative weekly newspapers in the United States, including several Creative Loafing titles, which operated 1972–2012.

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Creative nonfiction

Creative nonfiction (also known as literary nonfiction or narrative nonfiction) is a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives.

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David Lynch

David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, painter, musician, actor, and photographer.

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East Bay Express

The East Bay Express is an Oakland-based weekly newspaper serving the Berkeley, Oakland, and East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Ed Zotti

Ed Zotti (born 1951) is credited as being the "editor and confidant" of Cecil Adams, the pseudonym of the writer of the column "The Straight Dope" (published by the Chicago Reader and nationally syndicated since 1997).

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States.

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Harold Washington

Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Illinois who was elected as the 41st Mayor of Chicago.

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Hyde Park, Chicago

Hyde Park is a neighborhood and community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan seven miles (11 km) south of the Chicago Loop.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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James Warren (journalist)

James C. Warren (born January 4, 1953) is an American journalist, currently the Washington Bureau chief for the New York Daily News.

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Lake View, Chicago

Lake View, also spelled Lakeview, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's North Side.

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Life in Hell

Life in Hell is a comic strip by Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama, which was published weekly from 1977 to 2012.

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Lincoln Park, Chicago

Lincoln Park is a designated community area in North Side, Chicago, Illinois.

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Logan Square, Chicago

Logan Square is an official community area, historical neighborhood, and public square located on the northwest side of the City of Chicago.

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Los Angeles Reader

Los Angeles Reader was a weekly paper established in 1978 and distributed in Los Angeles, United States.

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Matt Groening

Matthew Abraham Groening (born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, animator, and voice actor.

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Near North Side, Chicago

The Near North Side is one of 77 defined community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Newberry Library

The Newberry Library is an independent research library, specializing in the humanities and located on Washington Square in Chicago, Illinois.

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Newspaper

A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.

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PC Magazine

PC Magazine (shortened as PCMag) is an American computer magazine published by Ziff Davis.

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Personal advertisement

A personal or personal ad is an item or notice traditionally in the newspaper, similar to a classified advertisement but personal in nature.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County.

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Racism

Racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another, which often results in discrimination and prejudice towards people based on their race or ethnicity.

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Robert A. Roth

Robert A. “Bob” Roth (born March 19, 1947) is an American publisher and art collector who lives in Chicago.

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Rogers Park, Chicago

Rogers Park is one of the 77 Chicago community areas on the far north side of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and is also the name of the Chicago neighborhood that constitutes most of the community area.

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Russ Smith (publisher)

Russ Smith (born 1955 in Huntington, New York) is a newspaper publisher and columnist best known for founding the Baltimore City Paper, Washington City Paper and New York Press.

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San Diego Reader

The San Diego Reader is the largest alternative press paper in the county of San Diego, distributed free in stands and private businesses throughout the county, funded by advertisements.

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Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota is a city in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Sun-Times Media Group

Sun-Times Media Group (formerly Hollinger International) is a Chicago-based newspaper publisher.

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Tabloid (newspaper format)

A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet.

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Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a major city in, and the county seat of, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.

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The Angriest Dog in the World

The Angriest Dog in the World is a comic strip created by film director David Lynch.

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The Portland Mercury

The Portland Mercury is an alternative weekly newspaper and media company founded in 2000 in Portland, Oregon.

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The Straight Dope

"The Straight Dope" was an online question-and-answer newspaper column published from 1973 to 2018 in the Chicago Reader and syndicated in eight newspapers in the United States.

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The Stranger (newspaper)

The Stranger is an alternative biweekly newspaper in Seattle, Washington, U.S. It runs a blog known as Slog.

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Time Out Group

Time Out Group is a British media company which is publisher of magazines and travel guidebooks covering events, entertainment and culture in cities around the world.

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Tom Wolfe

Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. (March 2, 1930Some sources say 1931; the New York Times and Reuters both initially reported 1931 in their obituaries before changing to 1930. See and – May 14, 2018) was an American author and journalist widely known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s and 1970s that incorporated literary techniques.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Verified Audit Circulation

Verified Audit Circulation is a United States company founded by Geraldine Knight in 1951 that conducts circulation audits of both free and paid print publications and of traffic figures for web sites.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Washington City Paper

The Washington City Paper is a U.S. alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

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Website

A website is a collection of related web pages, including multimedia content, typically identified with a common domain name, and published on at least one web server.

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Wicker Park, Chicago

Wicker Park is a neighborhood of about 26,000 residents within the West Town community area in Chicago, Illinois.

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Wrapports

Wrapports LLC is the American-based privately owned former publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Reader.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Reader

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