Dallas Observer
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| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Voice Media Group |
| Editor | Patrick Williams[1] |
| News editor | Kelly Dearmore[1] |
| Founded | October 2, 1980 |
| Headquarters | 2030 Main Street, Suite 410 |
| City | Dallas, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 43,810 (as of June 2016)[2] |
| ISSN | 0732-0299 |
| OCLC number | 7095491 |
| Website | dallasobserver |
Dallas Observer is a free digital and print publication based in Dallas, Texas.[3] The Observer publishes daily online coverage of local news, restaurants, music, and arts, as well as longform narrative journalism. A weekly print issue circulates every Thursday. The Observer has been owned by Voice Media Group since January 2013. The Observer is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia.
History
[edit]The Observer was started in October 1980 by partners Ken Kirk, Bob Walton, Jeff Wilmont, and Gregg Wurdeman as a weekly local arts and cinema review publication. In 1991, the Observer was bought by New Times Media.[4]
In 1995, the H.L. Mencken Writing Award went to columnist Laura Miller, who went on to become the mayor of Dallas after leaving the Observer.[5]
In 2005, New Times both acquired and adopted the corporate name of Village Voice Media.[6] In September 2012, Village Voice Media executives Scott Tobias, Christine Brennan, and Jeff Mars bought Village Voice Media's papers and associated web properties from its founders and formed Voice Media Group.[7][8]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dallas Observer | Staff". Dallas Observer. n.d. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. December 31, 2013. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Dallas Observer | About Us". Dallas Observer. n.d. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Vane, Sharyn (November 1998). "Consider the Alternative". American Journalism Review. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ Goad, Kimberly (May 1999). "WHO IS LAURA MILLER AND WHY DOES SHE HATE DALLAS?". Dallas Magazine. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Richard Siklos (24 October 2005). "The Village Voice, Pushing 50, Prepares to Be Sold to a Chain of Weeklies". The New York Times. eISSN 1553-8095. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Village Voice Media Execs Acquire The Company's Famed Alt Weeklies, Form New Holding Company". Tech Crunch. September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ Mooney, Michael J. (24 October 2012). "Why the Dallas Observer Was Sold". D Magazine. ISSN 0161-7826. LCCN sn78000457. OCLC 4020946. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
Further reading
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website
- "Dallas Observer". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2007.