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Founded in 1955 by a small group led by Norman Mailer, the Village Voice is the nation's original alternative newsweekly. The winner of three Pulitzers, the paper built a reputation for itself as an aggressive interrogator of the powers that be as well as a reliable resource for finding and promoting cutting-edge arts and culture. Over the years it has been home to a wide range of writers and artists, including literary luminaries e.e. cummings, Katherine Anne Porter, Ezra Pound, and James Baldwin, photographer Sylvia Plachy, cartoonist Lynda Barry, investigative journalists Wayne Barrett and Tom Robbins, “Dean of American Rock Critics” Robert Christgau, and film authority J. Hoberman, among many others.

Since 1978, LA Weekly has been decoding Los Angeles for its readers, infiltrating its subcultures, observing and analyzing its shifting rhythms, digging up its unreported stories and confronting the city's political leaders. From the beginning, the media company found success drawing in readers with comprehensive arts, food, film, music, and cultural event coverage, and keeping those readers loyal with bold news & political articles, along with in-depth feature stories by some of the country's finest writers, and has won more awards from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies than any other publication.

Since 1971, the Chicago Reader has served as Chicago's political conscience, cultural guide, and music authority. Known for its in-depth coverage of Chicago politics, the Reader explores and exposes the news and issues that affect city living. The Reader provides an essential guide to the city's most important cultural events. In addition to reviews and listings of dining, film, theater and the arts, the Reader is the leading voice of Chicago's vibrant music scene. The Chicago Reader reaches smart, opinionated people who make things happen.