Washington City Paper

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Type	alternative weekly
Format	tabloid

Owner	Washington Free Weekly Inc.
Publisher	Amy Austin
Editor	Erik Wemple
Founded	1981
Political allegiance	nonpartisan
Language	English
Price	free
Headquarters	Washington, District of Columbia

Website: washingtoncitypaper.com

The Washington City Paper is a U.S. alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

Founded in 1981 by Russ Smith, it has shared ownership with the Chicago Reader since 1985. The City Paper is distributed on Thursdays; its average circulation in 2004 was 88,730. The paper's editorial mix is focused exclusively on local news and arts.

Its editor is Erik Wemple. In 2003, Amy Austin, the longtime general manager, was promoted to publisher.

[edit] Contents

Regular City Paper features include:

a cover feature, 2,500 to 12,000 words in length
an arts feature, 1,200 to 2,000 words in length
The District Line, a section comprised of shorter news features about D.C.
Loose Lips, a news column devoted to D.C. local politics, written by James Jones
Dept. of Media, an irregular news column devoted to Washington-based media, written by Erik Wemple
Cheap Seats, a feature column devoted to sports in D.C., written by Dave McKenna
Show & Tell, a news column devoted to Washington-area arts and entertainment, written by Chris Shott
Young & Hungry, a food column written by Tim Carman and Anne Marson
Artifacts, a pair of short arts features
Channel Serf, a TV-review column by Mario Correa
Film reviews by critics Mark Jenkins and Tricia Olszewski
Theater reviews by critics Trey Graham and Bob Mondello
Art reviews by Jeffry Cudlin
Music and book reviews by various writers
City Lights, a section comprising critics' events picks.