Wisconsin Flooding Latest, The State Of Alt-Weekly Newspapers

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A road in Arcadia after July 2017 flooding
A road covered in water in Arcadia after July 2017 flash flooding.
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How are Wisconsin’s flood-ravaged communities faring? We check in with a reporter for the latest. Plus a longtime alternative New York newspaper is ceasing production. Since the 1955 creation of The Village Voice, hundreds of alternative papers have sprung up all over the country. We take stock of America’s alt-weeklies and look at what a community loses when its alternative paper shutters.

Featured in this Show

  • An Update On Flooding In Wisconsin

    How are Wisconsin’s flood-ravaged communities faring? We check in with a reporter for the latest.

  • Taking Stock Of America's Alt-Weekly Newspapers

    A longtime alternative New York newspaper is ceasing production. The Village Voice was widely credited as the first modern “alt-weekly,” and since its creation in 1955, hundreds of alternative papers have sprung up all over the country. But just how are they doing in today’s media landscape? We take stock of America’s alt-weeklies, and look at what a community loses when its alternative paper shutters.

Episode Credits

  • Carrie Kaufman Host
  • Laura Pavin Producer
  • Chris Malina Producer
  • Shamane Mills Guest
  • Dan Kennedy Guest

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