[Newspoetry] CU Cityview

[William Gillespie]

Huh? Are you for real? I thought the Cityview was too bland to die. As an
advertising zine, it seems to have systematically dismantled any content
that would interfere with its quasi-hip consumer aesthetic, and their
self-defeating attempts to recast Champaign-Urbana as a progressive
community on a par with Austin (which, I'll wager, has a smarter
alternative weekly newspaper that doesn't print vapid articles about how
Austin is almost as cool as Portland). What gives?

On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, 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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