Weeklys

For other newspapers with the same name, see Metro (disambiguation).
Weeklys
Company typeNewspaper
Founded1985
HeadquartersSan Jose, California, United States
ProductsAlternative newspapers
Websitewww.weeklys.com

Weeklys, formerly known as Metro Newspapers, is an American media group established in 1985 and based in San Jose, California.

It publishes five free alternative weekly newspapers in Northern California: Metro Silicon Valley, Good Times, the Pacific Sun, East Bay Express and the North Bay Bohemian; and ten community newspapers: the Gilroy Dispatch', Healdsburg Tribune, the Hollister Free Lance, the King City Rustler, the Los Gatan, the Morgan Hill Times, Salinas Valley Tribune, Aptos Life, The Pajaronian and Press Banner.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Together, the publications reach a weekly audience of about half a million people, according to The Media Audit. Weeklys also operates digital publishing businesses.[8]

The alt weeklies are free-distribution, tabloid-sized newspapers emphasizing news and analysis, local coverage and in-depth coverage of arts, culture and entertainment. The Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Hollister, Watsonville, Salinas Valley and King City community newspapers are larger format broadsheet publications that are home delivered.[9]

  1. ^ Siegel, Fern (October 8, 2020). "Weeklys Buys 'Press Banner,' Enlarges Its Newspaper Stable". Publishers Daily. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  2. ^ "Independent publisher launches new weekly in Los Gatos, California". Editor & Publisher. September 3, 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Independent publisher launches new weekly in Los Gatos, California". Fairfield Sun Times. September 10, 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ^ Wilson, Simone (May 4, 2022). "Healdsburg Tribune Update". Patch.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ Wilson, Simone (May 3, 2022). "Tribune Back Already!". Patch.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  6. ^ Dudley, Brier (May 13, 2022). "California publisher saves newspaper shuttered by nonprofit". Seattle Times. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Healdsburg Tribune sold 157-year-old California newspaper to continue publishing". EditorandPublisher.com. May 3, 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Buy Newspaper advertising in Gilroy Dispatch via MediaBids". MediaBids.com. MediaBids. Retrieved 22 March 2021.