Dallas Observer
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 An example of a cover from the Dallas Observer in 2005 |
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| Type | Alternative weekly |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Village Voice Media |
| Publisher | Stuart Folb |
| Editor | Mark Donald |
| Founded | October 2, 1980 |
| Headquarters | 2501 Oak Lawn Ave. Suite 700 Dallas, TX 75219  United States |
| Circulation | 100,319 (as of June 2006) |
| ISSN | 0732-0299 |
| Website | dallasobserver.com |
The Dallas Observer is a free alternative weekly newspaper distributed around the Dallas, Texas (USA) area with a circulation just over 100,000[1]. At its inception, it was conceived as a weekly local arts and cinema review publication, with the credo "Advocate for Excellence in the Arts" on the cover. For a time during the early years, the paper switched to a biweekly publishing scheduling. Eventually, the paper reverted to a weekly schedule, and began concentrating less on the arts. While it is now known for its investigative stories of the local government, it also covers local sports stories, restaurants, events, and concerts. It is also one of the few publications in the Dallas area that provides music reviews.
The former Mayor of Dallas, Laura Miller, previously worked as a reporter for the Dallas Observer.
Village Voice Media owns the paper, along with numerous other alternative weekly newspapers in the USA.
The Dallas Observer is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.
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[edit] Editorial Staff
- Mark Donald; Editor
- Patrick Williams; Managing Editor
- Pete Freedman; Music Editor
- Patrick Michels; Web Editor
- Merritt Martin; Night & Day Editor
- Noah W. Bailey; Night & Day Editor
- Jesse Hughey; Clubs Editor
- Michelle Mathews; Editorial Operations Manager
- Sarah Johnson; Editorial Assistant
- Alexa Schirtzinger; Editorial Fellow
[edit] Staff Writers
- Dave Faries; food columnist, City of Ate editor
- Megan Feldman
- Sam Merten
- Jim Schutze; city columnist
- Kimberly Thorpe
- Richie Whitt; sports columnist, Sportatorium editor
- Robert Wilonsky; Unfair Park editor
[edit] Contributors
- Danna Berger
- Christine Biederman
- Stephanie Durham
- John Thomas Freeman
- Bill Gallo
- Leah Gerchario
- Kelsey Guy
- Jesse Hughey
- Matt Hursh
- Emily Jacobs
- Geoff Johnston
- Melissa Levine
- Elaine Liner
- John MacCormack
- Jennifer Medina
- Stephanie Morris
- Jean Oppenheimer
- Rob Patterson
- Rhonda Reinhart
- Darryl Smyers
- J.D. Sparks
- Charissa N. Terranova
- Luke Thompson
- Jay Webb
- Sander Wolf
- Mikael Wood
Classified Department
- Dan Hyer
- Bailey Dhane
- Jennifer Markham Brown
- Marie Earley
- Tim Martin
- Warren Nash
- Jamal Abboud
- Pam D'Azzo
[edit] References
- "Dallas Observer". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. http://aan.org/gyrobase/Aan/viewCompany?oid=oid%3A21. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
- Dallas Observer Staff
- Dallas Observer About
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- The Dallas Observer
- Unfair Park news blog
- DC9 at Night music blog
- Sportatorium sports blog
- City of Ate food blog
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