Village Voice

Manhattan alternative paper

The Village Voice was a weekly newspaper founded in New York City in 1955, pioneering alternative journalism in America.

It covered arts, culture, politics, and local news with an independent, countercultural perspective, becoming influential for its investigative reporting and coverage of the downtown Manhattan scene.

The paper ceased print publication in 2017 and shut down entirely in 2018.

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G