Chicago Reader

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Chicago Reader is an American weekly city ​​magazine based in Chicago . It is known for its coverage of art, especially film and theater.

history

The magazine was founded in 1971 by political science student Robert A. Roth and a few friends who raised a total of 16,000 US dollars (about 100,000 US dollars in 2019, adjusted for inflation) and published the first 16-page issue on October 1, 1971. After numerous changes of ownership, the newspaper is currently (as of 2019) a private investor group around the journalist Dorothy Leavell. [outdated]

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dollartimes.com: Calculate the value of $ 1.00 in 1971. Retrieved July 12, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Jon Anderson: A publisher who is proud of his Readers . In: Chicago Tribune . March 14, 1986, p. 1.
  3. ↑ SunTimes.com: Chicago Reader sold to group led by Chicago Crusader publisher. Retrieved June 2, 2019 .