Houston Press
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| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Village Voice Media |
| Publisher | Stuart Folb |
| Editor | Margaret Downing |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | 1621 Milam Street, Suite 100 Houston, TX 77002 United States |
| Circulation | 92,658[1] |
| Website | houstonpress.com |
The Houston Press is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Houston, Texas.
The paper, a part of the Village Voice Media group [1], is supported entirely by advertising revenue and is free to readers. The newspaper draws a weekly readership of more than 300,000, verified by an independent media audit and referenced on their website.[2] The Press can be found in restaurants, coffee houses, and local retail stores. New weekly editions are distributed on Thursdays.
The Houston Press is one of the few alternatives to the mainstream Houston Chronicle.
The Houston Press is not to be confused with the newspaper of the same name that closed in 1964. The weekly Houston Press was founded locally in 1989 and bought out by New Times Media in 1996.
- Editor Margaret Downing
- Associate Editor Cathy Matusow
- Music Editor Chris Gray
- Web Editor Keith Plocek
The paper includes sections devoted to
- News: Includes local, regional and sometimes statewide short and long news stories
- Arts and Entertainment: Includes a weekly calendar, city events listings, a music section with a weekly music column, several music features, show previews, and CD reviews. Also includes a food column, DVD reviews, theater reviews, and the nightlife column Nightfly.
- Online Offerings: The Press launched three blogs in 2006 and 2007, a news blog called Houstoned, a music blog called Houstoned Rocks and a sports blog called Houstoned Ballz.
Awards from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
2007
- First Place, Feature Story[2]; Third Place, Investigative Reporting [3] Todd Spivak
- First Place, Music Criticism; Second Place, Arts Feature John Nova Lomax
- Second Place, News Story/Long Form, Craig Malisow
2005
- Honorable Mention, Column above 50,000: "Downing" by Margaret Downing
- 3rd Place, Education: Above 50,000: "HCCS's Gift Basket Bonanza" by Josh Harkinson
- 2nd Place, Food Writing: Above 50,000: "The Cow Says Oink" by Robb Walsh
- 3rd Place, News Story (1500 words or less): "Firing Line" by Josh Harkinson
2004
- 2nd Place, Column-Political: Above 50,000: Tim Fleck
- 1st Place, Food Writing: Above 50,000: Robb Walsh
- 3rd Place, Religion Reporting: Above 50,000: "Doing Time" by Scott Nowell
2003
- 1st Place, Media Reporting: Above 50,000: "Reality TV Bites" by Jennifer Mathieu
2001
- 2nd Place, Investigative Reporting: Above 54,000: "Paying the Price" by Bob Burtman
2000
- 1st Place, Column: Above 54,000: Margaret Downing
- 1st Place, Corrections Reporting: Above 54,000: "Trouble in Mind" by Steve McVicker
1999
- 1st Place, Online
1998
- 1st Place, Investigative Reporting: Above 54,000: "Easy Street" by Bob Burtman
- 1st Place, Web Site: "Webb Page Confidential"
Other recent awards of note include Todd Spivak's 2006 first place win [4]in the Investigative Reporters and Editors Association under 100,000 circulation weekly category, and Rich Connelly's first place in the humor category of the under 100,000 circulation bracket of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.
See also
References
- ^ "Houston Press". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
- ^ "Houston Press: About Us". Houston Press. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
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