The current logo of The Village Voice (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
A new Denver-based company has acquired NY’s iconic Village Voice and twelve other weekly newspapers, according to PaidContent. The new Denver operation, known as Village Media Group, will be led by a trio of executives from the former company, including Scott Tobias as CEO and Christine Brennan as executive editor.
“The Voice Media Group will be focusing on core products — hard-hitting coverage, music, food, arts and culture,” said Tobias in a phone interview, adding there would no changes for day-to-day staff.
The new ownership and shakeup comes after a controversial period in which the former owner of the papers, Village Voice Media Holdings, has been the target of lawsuits and accusations that the Backpage classifieds are a vehicle for pimping young women.
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