Philadelphia City Paper
| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Independent |
| Publisher | Nancy Stuski |
| Editor | Theresa Everline |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | 123 Chestnut St., Third Floor Philadelphia, PA 19106  United States |
| Circulation | 83,299[1] |
| ISSN | 0733-6349 |
| Official website | citypaper.net |
Philadelphia City Paper is a free alternative news weekly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in November 1981 as a spin-off of the now defunct WXPN Express newsletter. New issues are released every Thursday.
City Paper regularly covers topics pertaining to news, arts, entertainment, food, and city life in Philadelphia. It also maintains schedules and listings of local events, like concerts, festivals, live performance art and think-tank events.
The paper is circulated around Philadelphia, its suburbs, and southern New Jersey. Within the city limits, copies may be obtained from the paper's signature orange-colored boxes. The Philadelphia City Paper is found on many of the street corners in Center City Philadelphia as well as many points throughout the city and the surrounding region. It can also be found in many local cafes and small businesses, and the dormitories of Philadelphia's many universities.
Its readership is 381,185, which has been verified by Media Audit.
Contents |
[edit] Print Edition
City Paper is broken into a variety of different sections.
Naked City: The paper's news section regularly features A Million Stories, an offbeat analysis of current events in the city, the Bell Curve, the city’s “quality-o-life-o-meter" and staff writers Isaiah Thompson and Dan Denvir's columns Man Overboard and Hostile Witness, respectively.
Cover Story: Typically a long-form feature, news, or service package, taking on various writing forms such as narrative, question-and-answer, and explanatory. The paper’s front page art or design is usually centered around the cover story’s content.
Arts: Reviews and short show previews of both local and national talent. The section covers a broad swath of genres, including music, photography, performing arts, books and visual arts. Regular columns include Robin Rice’s Re:View, Justin Bauer's Shelf Life, John Vettese’s Full Exposure and M.J. Fine’s Reconsider Me.
Movies: Reviews and picks of local, independent and mass-produced films. Lead reviews are usually written by Sam Adams, Shaun Brady, Drew Lazor or Cindy Fuchs. The section also includes movie shorts (200-word graded reviews) and local repertory film listings.
The Agenda: A calendar of noteworthy events in the city, highlighting everything from clothing boutiques and book signings to festivals and music performances with quick, witty previews. Regular columns include Julia West's Shopping Spree, Josh Middleton's Queer Bait and Meg Augustin's Sexy Time.
Food: Reviews and features centered around local restaurants, cafes and bars, and also chronicles the goings-on of Philadelphia’s restaurant community, such as openings and closings. Reviews are mostly handled by critic Adam Erace. Drew Lazor writes the weekly restaurant beat column Feeding Frenzy.
Other regular features include I Love You I Hate You, a section where readers submit short anonymous messages to anyone person or group; Tom Tomorrow's weekly political comic strip This Modern World; and Emily Flake's comic Lulu Eightball.
[edit] Online Edition
City Paper’s website features the digital version of the print edition, along with links to blogs and social networking pages.
[edit] Blogs
The Naked City: The news blog, covering anything from breaking news to quirky stories from the community.
Critical Mass: An A&E blog covering the local arts & culture scene.
Meal Ticket: The paper's food and drink blog.
[edit] Social Networking
City Paper has regularly updated profiles on Twitter and Facebook.
[edit] Masthead
Editor in Chief Theresa Everline
Senior Editor Patrick Rapa
News Editor Samantha Melamed
Associate Editor and Web Editor Drew Lazor
Associate Editor Josh Middleton
Senior Staff Writer Isaiah Thompson
Staff Writer Dan Denvir
Assistant Copy Editor Carolyn Wyman
Editorial Art Director Reseca Glasser
Senior Editorial Designer Alyssa Grenning
Senior Designer Evan M. Lopez
Editorial Designer Matt Egger
Staff Photographer Neal Santos
[edit] Awards
In 2011, City Paper won two Association of Alternative Newsweeklies awards[2]
- First Place: Arts Feature, circulation 50,000 and over
- Holly Otterbein for The Island
- First place: Food Writing, circulation 50,000 and over
- Drew Lazor for Minette Men, Here Come The Rooster and Waiting For Good Dough
Also in 2011, City Paper was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Awards[3]:
- Excellence in Non-Deadline Reporting (Non-Daily Publication)
- Ralph Cipriano for The Billion-Dollar Boondoggle
In 2010, City Paper won six Newspaper of the Year (NOY) awards, including the prestigious newspaper of the year honor[4]:
- First Place: Newspaper of the Year (Non-Daily)
- First Place: News Writing Excellence
- First Place: Layout & Design
- First Place: Editorial/Opinion Page Excellence
- Second Place: Best Use of Photography
- Second Place (tie): Special Section
- Second Place (tie): Advertising Excellence
Also in 2010, City Paper won six Keystone Press Awards, awarded by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association[5]:
- First Place: Investigative Reporting
- Isaiah Thompson for Steamrolled
- First Place: Special Projects
- Brian Howard for The Big Vision Issue
- First Place: Sports Story
- E. James Beale for The Prospect
- First Place: Personality Profile
- Carolyn Huckabay & Neal Santos for She's On a Mission
- First Place: Feature Beat Reporting
- Trey Popp for Food Beat
- Second Place: Specialty Award for Distinguished Writing
- Isaiah Thompson for Cop Detect; Believe It or Not; Meet Your New Neighbor
In 2009, City Paper won three Newspaper of the Year (NOY) awards[6]:
- First Place (tie): General and Departmental News Coverage
- First Place: Advertising Excellence
- Second Place: Layout & Design
In 2008, City Paper won three Association of Alternative Newsweeklies awards[7]:
- First Place: Editorial Layout, circulation 55,000 and over
- Reseca Glasser for "Truth in Prints"
- First place: Photography, circulation 55,000 and over
- Michael T. Regan for "Stenton Avenue Reprise"
- Second place: Media Reporting/Criticism, circulation 55,000 and over
- Doron Taussig for "The Deluge"
Also in 2008, City Paper won 13 Keystone Press Awards, awarded by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association[8]:
- First place: Distinguished Writing
- Tom Namako
- Second Place: Distinguished Writing
- Doron Taussig
- First place: Investigative Reporting
- Winnie Atterbury and Stacia Friedman’s "F for Felony"
- First place: Business or Consumer Story
- Ted Hesson’s "Betting the House"
- First place: News Beat Reporting
- Doron Taussig’s coverage of immigration
- Second place: News Feature
- Doron Taussig’s "The Prodigy"
- Second place: Feature Photo
- Michael T. Regan’s "We’re Taking Poe Back"
- Second place: Photo Story
- Michael T. Regan and Rick Valenzuela’s "Stenton Avenue Reprise"
- Second place: Front Page Design
- Reseca Glasser and Evan M. Lopez
- Second place: Page Design
- Reseca Glasser
[edit] References
- ^ "Philadelphia City Paper". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A70. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
- ^ "Association of Alternative News Weeklies". http://www.altweeklies.com/aan/2011-altweekly-awards-winners-announced/Article?oid=4549589.
- ^ "Society of Professional Journalists". http://spj.org/sdxa10.asp.
- ^ http://www.pa-newspaper.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/PDFs/Contests/division5%20winners.pdf
- ^ http://www.pa-newspaper.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/PDFs/Contests/WEB%202010%20Keystone%20winners-DVI.pdf
- ^ http://www.pa-newspaper.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/PDFs/Contests/NOYDiv_5.pdf
- ^ [1] 2008 AAN Awards
- ^ [2], 2008 Keystone Awards
