The Prysms Weekly
Encyclopedia
The Prysms Weekly was a news magazine
created with the intent of providing Columbia, Missouri
a forum for community discussion and a wide and uncensored spectrum of outlooks on a broad array of topics. Publisher, Tim Rappleano, created the paper in May 2007 from the remains of defunct MU Student News which he had purchased. Along with Associate Publisher, Abraham T. Dyer, the staff initially consisted of editor/writers Jim Shipley, Jeff Branscom, and briefly one other reporter, as the paper's first editorial board and staff writers, in addition to one copy editor and a handful of photographers.
Produced in much the same style as The Week
or even The Daily Beast
, the first issue of the Prysms hit stands on July 6, 2007, and Columbia citizens responded immediately. By the seventh issue on August 17, 2007, community submissions had become so numerous that the publishers decided to restructure. Dyer and Rappleano would contribute some material, and retained only Shipley as reporter, editorialist, humor section editor/writer, and copy editor, but the bulk of the content was then submitted by Columbia - and later Jefferson City - citizens. Regular contributors included James Barnes, Tony Barnicle, Bob Boldt, Steve Boriss, Cameron Hatch, and Dwayne Stone.
Magazine
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created with the intent of providing Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
a forum for community discussion and a wide and uncensored spectrum of outlooks on a broad array of topics. Publisher, Tim Rappleano, created the paper in May 2007 from the remains of defunct MU Student News which he had purchased. Along with Associate Publisher, Abraham T. Dyer, the staff initially consisted of editor/writers Jim Shipley, Jeff Branscom, and briefly one other reporter, as the paper's first editorial board and staff writers, in addition to one copy editor and a handful of photographers.
Produced in much the same style as The Week
The Week
The Week, styled as THE WEEK, is a weekly news magazine.-History:It was founded in the United Kingdom by Jolyon Connell in 1995. In April 2001, the magazine began publishing an American edition; an Australian edition followed in October 2008. Dennis Publishing publishes the U.K. and Australian...
or even The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast is an American news reporting and opinion website founded and published by Tina Brown, former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker as well as the short-lived Talk Magazine. The Daily Beast was launched on October 6, 2008, and is owned by IAC...
, the first issue of the Prysms hit stands on July 6, 2007, and Columbia citizens responded immediately. By the seventh issue on August 17, 2007, community submissions had become so numerous that the publishers decided to restructure. Dyer and Rappleano would contribute some material, and retained only Shipley as reporter, editorialist, humor section editor/writer, and copy editor, but the bulk of the content was then submitted by Columbia - and later Jefferson City - citizens. Regular contributors included James Barnes, Tony Barnicle, Bob Boldt, Steve Boriss, Cameron Hatch, and Dwayne Stone.