Metroland
www.metroland.net- 419 Madison Ave.
- Albany, New York 12210
- Phone: (518) 463-2500
- Fax: (518) 463-3712 (administrative/sales) or (518) 463-3726 (editorial)
- Circulation: 40,000 (as of December 2008 - figure submitted by publisher)
- Publication Day: Every Thursday
- Market Served: Capital Region of New York State and adjacent western Massachusetts
- National Advertising: Alternative Weekly Network
Metroland was founded in 1978 as a monthly entertainment guide; a year and a half later it went weekly, continuing to focus primarily on arts, entertainment and lifestyles. In September 1986, Metroland reinvented itself as a full-fledged alternative newsweekly, offering incisive news and political reporting and provocative opinion along with the in-depth arts coverage its readers had come to expect each week. Within a year, the paper's efforts were rewarded with admission into AAN.
Since then, Metroland has continued to grow, now circulating 40,000 copies and averaging about 72 pages a week. The paper's mission is to maintain a fiercely independent voice on local, regional and national issues; to provide depth on stories the mainstream media merely gloss over; to enrich readers' understanding and appreciation of arts and culture; to challenge readers to constantly rethink their assumptions about their lives, communities and society as a whole.
Since then, Metroland has continued to grow, now circulating 40,000 copies and averaging about 72 pages a week. The paper's mission is to maintain a fiercely independent voice on local, regional and national issues; to provide depth on stories the mainstream media merely gloss over; to enrich readers' understanding and appreciation of arts and culture; to challenge readers to constantly rethink their assumptions about their lives, communities and society as a whole.
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Demographics
Age 18-34 (37.7%) 25-49 (54.0%) 25-54 (64.7%) |
Gender F: 54% M: 46% |
Education Attended College: 72% Graduated College: 44% |
Occupation
Professional/ Managerial: 37% Median Household Income: $51,565 |
Source: Media Audit, Spring 2003
Staff
| Title | Name | Email address* |
|---|---|---|
| Editor and Publisher | Stephen Leon | --- |
| Associate Publisher | Lisa Whalen | --- |
| Art Director | John Bracchi | --- |
| Associate Editor | Kathryn Lange | --- |
| News Editor | Chet Hardin | --- |
| Circulation Manager | Michelle Rathke | --- |
| Arts Editor | Shawn Stone | --- |
| Classified Sales Coordinator | Shannon M. Dowen | --- |
| Senior Account Executive | Ted Etoll | --- |
| Production Manager | Kim Hugo | --- |
| Production Artist | Alicia Solsman | --- |
| Production Artist | Trevor Paul | --- |
| Sales Coordinator | Corin Stewart | --- |
| Bookkeeper | Barbara Purcell | --- |
| Account Executive | Alay Medina | --- |
* email addresses available to members only
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