Alternative newspapers have long been on the economic endangered species list. But survival stories are getting harder to come by -- just this week, the nation's oldest gay newspaper closed up shop in Washington, D.C. We explore what alternative media will need to do to weather today's economic storm and what communities will lose if these outlets go extinct.
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The Economic Woes of Alternative Media
Listen Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. in Arts & Culture, DC, Economy, History, Leisure & Lifestyle, Maryland, Media, Politics, VirginiaGuests
Mark Jurkowitz
Associate Director, Project for Excellence in Journalism; former ombudsman of The Boston Globe.
Kevin Naff
Editor, The D.C. Agenda; Former Editor, Washington Blade
Richard Karpel
Executive Director, Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
Erik Wemple
Editor, "Washington City Paper"
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