The Austin Chronicle

The Austin Chronicle
	The Austin Chronicle (July 14, 2017)
Type	Alternative weekly
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Austin Chronicle Corp.
Editor	Kimberley Jones
Founded	1981
Headquarters	4000 N I H 35 ; Austin, Texas 78751 ; US
Circulation	65,000
ISSN	1074-0740
Website	austinchronicle .com

The Austin Chronicle is an alternative weekly newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas , United States. The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by its targeted demographic. In 2001, the newspaper reported a weekly readership of 545,500. ^[1] It is part of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia and it emulates the typical publications of the 1960s counterculture movement. ^[2]

History [ edit ]

The Chronicle was co-founded in 1981 by Nick Barbaro and Louis Black , with assistance from others who largely met through the graduate film studies program at the University of Texas at Austin . Barbaro and Black are also co-founders of the South by Southwest Festival, although the festival operates as a separate company. ^[3] The paper initially was published bi-weekly, and later weekly.

Its precursor in style and format was the Austin Sun , a bi-weekly that had ceased operations in 1978, after four years of publication. ^[4] The first issue of the Chronicle was distributed on September 4, 1981.

With a progressive point of view and irreverent voice, the Chronicle covers local and state news as well as the Austin food, film, theater, art and music communities. The paper also has a number of annual features, including the "Best of Austin" Awards and "Best of Austin: Restaurants" Awards, cut-out masks for Halloween , and the April Fools' edition. The Chronicle produces the annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival , normally held in early September.

Characteristics of its working methods [ edit ]

It is a profit-oriented business that receives income from advertisements. ^[2] The newspaper endorses electoral candidates and its reporters check official sources. ^[2]

References [ edit ]

^ "Texas Music Industry Directory" (PDF) . Texas Music Office. 2001. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2009 . Retrieved July 10, 2009 .
^ ^a ^b ^c Tennant 2014 , p. 8.
^ Thomson, Lauren (August 31, 2006). "Austin Chronicle turns 25" . The Daily Texan . Retrieved July 10, 2009 . ^{[
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^ "Chapter 1: Before the Beginning ? September 1981 ? August 1982" . The Austin Chronicle. September 7, 2001. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.

Sources [ edit ]

Tennant, J. Ian (November 3, 2014). "Free Newspapers in the United States: Alive and Kicking". International Journal on Media Management . 16 (3?4): 105?121. doi : 10.1080/14241277.2014.974244 . hdl : 2152/23140 . S2CID 168061685 .

External links [ edit ]

Official website

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[1] "Texas Music Industry Directory" (PDF) . Texas Music Office. 2001. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2009 . Retrieved July 10, 2009 .

[FOOTNOTETennant20148-2] Tennant 2014 , p. 8.

[3] Thomson, Lauren (August 31, 2006). "Austin Chronicle turns 25" . The Daily Texan . Retrieved July 10, 2009 . ^{[
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[4] "Chapter 1: Before the Beginning ? September 1981 ? August 1982" . The Austin Chronicle. September 7, 2001. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.

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