Lets hear it for “independent” media!
June 25th, 2007 by Atomictumor
Big Mike Silence lays it down for you, direct from the Knoxville News-Sentinel publisher:
I am pleased to announce that the Scripps BC Development Company (the same division of Scripps that bought the Shopper-News and started Skirt! magazine) is now acquiring Metro Pulse and Knoxville Magazine. This is effective July 1, 2007.
Metro Pulse will keep their editorial and advertising independence. At some point in the future, we will be printing our new weekly product.
Balls to that.
More opinions here.
Man, after seeing the possibilities that Knoxville has during the Saturday Night at the Square business, where it’s finally getting a downtown that can be something I’d be proud to almost call a town near me, its highly disappointing to see this. Metro Pulse has been an institution I’ve respected the 12 or so years I’ve been living in the area, and the fact that it wasn’t beholden to corporations like freakin Scripps has been a big reason for that respect.
Welcome to a one paper town, Knoxville, hope you enjoy it.
June 25th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
It is disappointing that Scripps has a monopoly on newspapers in this town. I’m also still ticked off that Scripps killed Knoxville520.com.
In other news, here is some music news AT (or at least Masta G will like). In July, on PBS,
Austin City Limits: Saturdays at 11 p.m.
The Pixies July 7
Death Cab for Cutie July14
Franz Ferdinand July 21
Modest Mouse and Guided By Voices July 28
June 25th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Dude, that sucks. My readership of the Metro Pulse declined quite a bit once I moved to the Oak Ridge, but it’s always been a publication I’ve appreciated.
June 26th, 2007 at 9:50 am
I’m surprised it’s taken Scrips this long to buy the pulse. I don’t see how this will make Ktown any better.
Honestly I think the pulse declined when it was first sold three or four years ago.
http://www.aan.org/gyrobase/Aan/ViewArticle?oid=oid:117317
June 26th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Hi, I’m Catherine. I’m freakin’ the *bleep* out! :O
June 26th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
WTF????
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
That is all.