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Thursday, May 18, 2006

Gannett distribution scheme in other cities, too

Posted By on Thu, May 18, 2006 at 4:41 PM

On Tuesday, I blogged about Burlington Free Press owner Gannett Co.'s underhanded new free distribution scheme in Jackson MS. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies homepage lists other attempts by Gannett to institute similar policies. Apparently they've tried it in Greenville, SC, and in South Dakota, too. Where next?

Cathy Resmer

Seven Days’ deputy publisher and co-owner Cathy Resmer is a writer, editor and advocate for local journalism. She works in the paper’s Burlington office and lives vicariously through the reporters while raising money to pay them. Cathy started at Seven Days as a freelance writer in 2001 and still has the Rolodex...