[Newspoetry] CU Cityview

[Mike Lehman]

Bob,
There's already some discussion starting at UC IMC about what to do to
fill the hole of arts coverage. If a way can be found to deal with
issues like moderation policy, which is the same issue with the idea of
moving Newspoetry to the IMC, we might come up with something.
Mike Lehman

Robert Porter wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
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