Pop City
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| Former editors | Eve Picker [1] |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly (Wednesday) |
| Circulation | 39,000 (2014)[2] |
| Publisher | Issue Media Group LLC[3] |
| Founder | Brian Boyle[3] |
| First issue | March 2006[3] |
| Final issue | August 2015[4] |
| Website | popcitymedia |
Pop City is a defunct weekly online magazine whose content focused on news and features about Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] The content focused around talent, innovation, diversity and environment.[3]
History
Pop City was launched in March 2006 on a budget of $200,000.[3] The costs were defrayed by pledges from the Urban Redevelopment Authority, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and the Allegheny Conference on Community Development.[1]
The publication held 39,000 subscribers and a team of two dozen stringers. [5] Though Eve Picker was the first publisher, [1] Tracy Certo ran the publication for eight years. She would later found the spiritual successor NEXTPittsburgh.[6] [7]
References
- ^ a b c Shropshire, Corilyn (March 4, 2006). "Bits&Bytes: Sewickley venture capitalist preparing another fund". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ a b "About Pop City". Pop City.
- ^ a b c d e Daparma, Ron (Sep 23, 2007). "Pop City". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
- ^ Coyne, Justine (August 5, 2014). "Exclusive: Pop City to go on hiatus". Lebo Magazine.
- ^ Sciullo, Maria (December 13, 2007). "Web site aims to advance region by highlighting neighborhoods". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Morgans, Susan Fleming (March 4, 2006). "Bits&Bytes: Sewickley venture capitalist preparing another fund". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Morgans, Susan Fleming (June 24, 2014). "What's Next?". Lebo Magazine.
