Urban Tulsa Weekly

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Urban Tulsa Weekly
Urban Tulsa Weekly (cover).jpg
Type Alternative weekly
Format Tabloid
PublisherKeith Skrzypczak
EditorKeith Skrzypczak
Founded1991;33 years ago (1991)
Ceased publicationNovember 5, 2013;10 years ago (2013-11-05)
Headquarters710 South Kenosha
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Circulation 34,950 [1]
Website Urban Tulsa Weekly

The Urban Tulsa Weekly was an independent weekly newspaper with a circulation of about 35,000 distributed to the Tulsa metropolitan area every Thursday. [1]

Contents

Published and edited by Keith Skrzypczak, the newspaper struggled for years under his erratic leadership before ultimately folding when its printer threatened a lawsuit over unpaid invoices. [2] The newspaper featured certain regular features including a "Capitolist" column by Arnold Hamilton, "Commentary" and "In the City." [3] The Weekly also featured an annual "Hot 100" list naming Tulsa's most influential people for the year.

Controversy

On October 25, 2011, The Daily Cartoonist released an article announcing that Urban Tulsa cartoonist David Simpson had been accused of plagiarizing the work of Jeff MacNelly. [4]

Subsequent investigations by Poynter revealed another cartoon in which Simpson had plagiarized MacNelly's work. [5]

Shutdown

On November 5, 2013, it was reported that the Urban Tulsa Weekly had closed after operating for over twenty years. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Urban Tulsa Weekly, Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (accessed February 12, 2010).
  2. , "Tulsa World."
  3. Urban Tulsa Weekly Web site (accessed February 12, 2010).
  4. Gardner, Alan. "Simpson Accused of Plagiarizing MacNelly Cartoon," Daily Cartoonist (Oct. 25, 2011).
  5. Gardner, Alan. "Simpson Plagiarizes Another MacNelly (Updated)," Daily Cartoonist (Oct. 31, 2011).
  6. KJRH. "Urban Tulsa Weekly, alternative publication, reportedly closes its doors after more than 20 years" KJRH (November 5, 2013).