The Stranger is one of the weekly newspapers in Seattle. The headquarters of The Stranger is located in the city of Seattle. Within a very short duration the newspaper has become very popular with the people of Seattle.
History of The Stranger
The Stranger was established by Tim Keck, who was the previous co-founder of the satirical newspaper The Onion. On September 23, 1991, the first issue of The Stranger was published. Every Thursday, the paper is distributed free of charge to local newsstands, businesses and newspaper boxes. It describes itself as "Seattle's Only Newspaper". It covers regular news of Seattle City Council politics with a highly ironic tone.
During the early days of its establishment the circulation was disappointing. But when Keck started covering the cultural scene on Capitol Hill,
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the paper gradually became popular. The print run of The Stranger was 20,000 in the initial days and it mainly focused on the Seattle's University District. The paper was in the form of a single sheet for local businesses. By the year 1998, the weekly circulation of The Stranger rose to 60,000 copies.
Topics covered by The Stranger
The newspaper is known for its social commentary, comics, political opinion, arts, music review and local news items. The news section features all kinds of news from international to national, with special emphasis on local news. The visual art section of The Stranger is a favorite among art lovers that covers news of upcoming artists, reviews on works of art, interview or views of people in art, various latest news on art and many more. The book section is another interesting part of the newspaper, covering book reviews and news on recently published paperbacks and writers.
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