New York City’s alternative weekly newspaper, The Village Voice, birthed a generation of legendary writers. On this week’s On the Media, how the Voice transformed journalism and what’s being lost as alt-weeklies across the country die off. Plus, why the feds brought America’s most controversial alt-weekly mogul to court.[02:17] Host Micah Loewinger speaks with <a href="https://triciaromano.com/">Tricia Romano</a>, author of <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tricia-romano/the-freaks-came-out-to-write/9781541736399/">The Freaks Came Out to Write</a>, about the early days of The Village Voice, including one reporter’s mission to stop Robert Moses and its revolutionary music section. [15:09] Micah continues his conversation with Tricia Romano, getting into the Voice’s sale to Rupert Murdoch, the tensions within the paper, and how Craigslist led to its ultimate demise.[29:11] An alt-weekly mogul, Mike Lacey, became the Larry Flynt of the internet age. The hosts of the new Audible show <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Hold-Fast-Audiobook/B0CYNFZVXY">Hold Fast</a> conducted a series of interviews with Lacey to tell the story of the alt-weekly chain’s rise and fall. Further reading / listening:<ul><li><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tricia-romano/the-freaks-came-out-to-write/9781541736399/">The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture</a></li><li><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Hold-Fast-Audiobook/B0CYNFZVXY">Hold Fast: The Unadulterated Story of the World’s Most Scandalous Website</a></li></ul>
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