Metroland (newspaper)
Encyclopedia
Metroland is an alternative newspaper
that is published weekly in Albany, New York
and mainly serves the Capital District
area. Distributed free of charge, the paper offers local arts and music scene coverage, news and feature articles, and political columns with a mostly liberal
bent. It bills itself as "The Capital Region's Alternative Newsweekly".
Every week, Metroland includes an opinion column, several local news stories, a cover story, and a comprehensive calendar of events (with a movie clock). In addition, it publishes reviews of movies, restaurants, concerts, recordings, art exhibitions, dance performances, and plays. Metroland columnists include Paul Rapp, Miriam Axel-Lute, and Jo Page. Regular syndicated features include This Modern World
, Savage Love
, Partially Clips, Slowpoke, and Free Will Astrology. The paper also publishes special features such as "Best of the Capital Region", Readers Poll, fashion issues, dining guides, and "Inside Saratoga".
Metroland is edited and published by Stephen Leon and was founded in 1978 by Peter Iselin. The newspaper is published by Lou Communications, Inc. and is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
that is published weekly in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
and mainly serves the Capital District
Capital District
New York's Capital District, also known as the Capital Region, is a region in upstate New York that generally refers to the four counties surrounding Albany, the capital of the state: Albany County, Schenectady County, Rensselaer County, and Saratoga County...
area. Distributed free of charge, the paper offers local arts and music scene coverage, news and feature articles, and political columns with a mostly liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
bent. It bills itself as "The Capital Region's Alternative Newsweekly".
Every week, Metroland includes an opinion column, several local news stories, a cover story, and a comprehensive calendar of events (with a movie clock). In addition, it publishes reviews of movies, restaurants, concerts, recordings, art exhibitions, dance performances, and plays. Metroland columnists include Paul Rapp, Miriam Axel-Lute, and Jo Page. Regular syndicated features include This Modern World
This Modern World
This Modern World is a weekly satirical comic strip by cartoonist and political commentator Tom Tomorrow that covers current events from a liberal point of view. Tomorrow also runs a weblog that informs readers about stories of interest, often presented as a follow up to his cartoons...
, Savage Love
Savage Love
Savage Love is a syndicated sex-advice column by Dan Savage. The column appears weekly in several dozen newspapers, mainly free newspapers in the US and Canada, but also newspapers in Europe and Asia...
, Partially Clips, Slowpoke, and Free Will Astrology. The paper also publishes special features such as "Best of the Capital Region", Readers Poll, fashion issues, dining guides, and "Inside Saratoga".
Metroland is edited and published by Stephen Leon and was founded in 1978 by Peter Iselin. The newspaper is published by Lou Communications, Inc. and is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
The Association of Alternative Newsmedia is a diverse group of covering every major metropolitan area and other less-populated regions of North America. AAN members have a combined weekly circulation of over 6.5 million as well as a print readership of nearly 17 million active, educated and...
.
Editorial staff
- Stephen Leon, managing editor and publisher
- Shawn Stone, arts editor
- Kathryn Geurin, associate editor
- Josh Potter, assistant editor