Vue Weekly

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Vue Weekly
Vue Weekly cover, Issue 1.jpg
First issue cover, 1995
CategoriesAlternative weekly
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation Average of 23,280 copies each week (Alliance for Audited Media)
First issueSeptember 15, 1995
Final issueNovember 29, 2018 [1]
CompanyPostvue Publishing Inc. [2]
Country Canada
Based in Edmonton
Language English

Vue Weekly was an alternative weekly newspaper published in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with issues released every Thursday. It covered topics on artists and events that are often ignored, marginalized, or misrepresented by the mainstream media, and aimed to bring balance to Edmonton's media mosaic. [3] [4]

Contents

History

Vue was founded in 1995 by former employees and owners of See Magazine , who were upset over losing control of See to its publisher, Great West Newspaper. Vue was partly owned by The Georgia Straight for a brief time, then was 100% independently owned by Ronald Garth for several years. [5] Vue had a long-standing rivalry with its competitor See Magazine. [5] In 2005 VueWeekly publisher, Rob Garth filed a lawsuit against the Canadian Revenue Agency for giving tax breaks, which were designed for Canadian-owned newspapers, to its rival See because See's parent company was ultimately owned by US-based Hollinger Publishing. [6] [7]

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In 2011, Vue was purchased by Bob Doull and merged with See Magazine and consolidated under Postvue Publishing Inc. [2] [8] The new publication continued as Vue Weekly. [9]

Vue Weekly ceased publishing at the end of November 2018, with Postvue Publishing stating that the demand for an alternative weekly in the Edmonton market had been declining for several years. [1] [10]

As of October 2019, the vueweekly.com website was no longer active but archived versions dating back to 2002 can be viewed on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine at https://web.archive.org/web/*/vueweekly.com.

Vue was a member of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mertz, E (2018-11-16). "Alternative Edmonton newspaper VUE Weekly won't be published anymore". Global News. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  2. 1 2 "About Vue Weekly". Vue Weekly. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  3. ↑ "About Vue Weekly | Vue Weekly". www.vueweekly.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Whiten, Jon (30 June 2009). "Two Newspapers Voted into AAN | Association News | AltWeeklies.com". Association of Alternate Newsmedia. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. 1 2 Dunbar, Jon (27 February 2001). "Publisher Shares His Vues on Media Ownership". The Gateway.
  6. ↑ Ross, Patrick (17 November 2005). "This Town Ain't Big Enough--Vue Meets See at High Noon". The Gateway.
  7. ↑ Purse, Graham (3 June 2015). "How To Sue The CRA - Tax - Canada". mondaq. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Aikens, Afton (4 July 2011). "BC Publisher Brings New "Vue" To Edmonton's Alternative Weekly Market". mediamag.ca. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  9. 1 2 Zaragoza, Jason (20 May 2011). "Edmonton's SEE Magazine and VUE Weekly Plan to Merge • Association of Alternative Newsmedia". Association of Alternative Newsmedia. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Kosowan, Gene (16 November 2018). "What happened to VUE Weekly?". GIG CITY. Retrieved 6 January 2021.


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