Comments on: More Cutbacks at City Pages

By: Joanna

Joanna — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:19:48 +0000

I hate seeing this slow lingering death of print journalism. Looking at a computer screen in a cafe is nowhere near as comfortable for me as kicking back with a print copy of any paper. But I have stopped picking up CP. Today’s issue had a story that was so godawful from an editorial point of view that I couldn’t even finish it. It was ostensibly an anti-rape story, but it read like a bad porn fantasy.

By: Will Lose for More Cartoonists

Will Lose for More Cartoonists — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:28:55 +0000

I’d prefer less “real arts criticism” and more real arts. Why not add some cartoonists. 1 can even make a comic that mocks the fake artists.

Yes, if City Pages were run by intelligent marketers, more market share would equal higher advertising rates, which could in turn be used for even more cartoonists.

By: justpbob

justpbob — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:40:21 +0000

The local media massacre continues. Meet the U of M's not-so-daily Minnesota Daily.

By: justpbob

justpbob — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:14:28 +0000

While the staff at City Pages (and most other local media outlets) shrinks, word that MinnPost is expanding it's political/government coverage with a new Washington, DC staffer.

By: Kate Iverson

Kate Iverson — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:32:26 +0000

True. City Pages does a great job with music, but I would love to see more real arts criticism (in all the pubs, not just CP)

BTW - Thank you Vicious Circle!

By: Max Sparber

Max Sparber — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:03:12 +0000

I think my concern is not just the loss of coverage, which can be filled in by dedicated blogs and the like, but also of informed criticism. And, more than criticism, we are looking at the loss of good arts journalism.

By: Kate Iverson

Kate Iverson — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:59:10 +0000

City Pages is all ads, with the occasional great story. The A-List is good, but I kind of fired CP from my favorites when they stopped doing art listings in the print a long time ago. That personally offended me. Still, I hate to see those lay offs. I am interested to see what http://www.mnplaylist.com comes up with as far as the Theater community is concerned. Good possibilities there.

By: cjc

cjc — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:42:51 +0000

Is this where “This Modern World” went, or did I just miss it this week? (It’s not hard for me to miss things when I fly through CP so quickly.)

By: Jessica Armbruster, A List Editor

Jessica Armbruster, A List Editor — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:42:14 +0000

Hey guys,

I am indeed still employed as the A List Editor at City Pages. Unfortunately, Ben Palosaari, the Associate A List Editor/Calendar Editor, was let go.

–j

By: Christopher Koehler

Christopher Koehler — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:09:34 +0000

And yet, this tidbit from CP's "about us" section would seem to contradict VVM's justification for the cuts:

"In the most recent ABC Media Audit, City Pages added 70,000 readers and increased its market share to 27 percent of the 2.85 million people who call the Twin Cities home."

I've never been great with math, but adding market share is a good thing, no?