[Newspoetry] CU Cityview

[Robert Porter]

3 January 2003

In a fit of despondency over the end of Newspoetry, CU Cityview (formerly 
and more interestingly known as The Octopus), Champaign-Urbana's weekly 
Arts and Entertainment rag, has apparently ceased publication.  Once a 
home-grown outlet for information about the local arts and music scene, as 
well as the occasional "real" news piece, the Cityview has more recently 
been the victim of a corporate buyout, a really stupid name-change, and an 
editorial policy which has increasingly skewed towards the rich yuppie 
contingent.

Despite a whole raft of faults, they did once give this reporter a very 
nice write-up, as well as presenting information to the community which 
was not to be had elsewhere.  Their absence will leave a large hole, to be 
filled by I don't know what.  Any thoughts?

RIP The Octopus:

http://www.cucityview.com/


-- Robert Porter