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OC Weekly Sold to Duncan McIntosh

Voice Media Group announced it has sold OC Weekly to Irvine-based publisher Duncan McIntosh.
(FULL STORY)
Voice Media Group |
02-05-2016 6:00 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: OC Weekly, Voice Media Group
Dirks, Van Essen & Murray Engaged to Explore Options for Voice Media Group

Dirks, Van Essen & Murray will begin by immediately considering options at the OC Weekly, which could include the sale of the publication or a local partnership opportunity.
(FULL STORY)
VMG |
01-27-2015 11:15 am |
Press Releases
Tags: Voice Media Group, OC Weekly
OC Weekly Names Jennifer Besheer as Associate Publisher

Besheer joined OC Weekly eleven years ago, and has worked her way through the ranks, serving as senior sales executive, sales manager, sales director and advertising director during her tenure.
(FULL STORY)
VMG |
01-27-2015 3:00 pm |
Press Releases
Tags: OC Weekly
¡Ask a Mexican! Turns 10new

Gustavo Arellano's ¡Ask a Mexican! column began humbly in OC Weekly ten years ago this week.
LA Observed |
11-13-2014 11:40 am |
Honors & Achievements
OC Weekly Offers Reward to Find News Rack Assailantnew

Huntington Beach riot victim "Racky" was only two days away from retirement.
OC Weekly |
08-13-2013 5:25 pm |
Industry News
Tags: OC Weekly
L.A. Weekly, OC Weekly Win Southern California Journalism Awards

L.A. Weekly's Gene Maddaus was named Print Journalist of the Year.
(FULL STORY)
L.A. Press Club |
06-27-2013 11:42 am |
Honors & Achievements
Tags: L.A. Weekly, OC Weekly
Here Is What Happens When You Pose in a KKK Robe for a Cover Photonew

"If you ever plan on wearing a Klan robe around Orange County, the first thing you need to know is that the public response to the sight of your ludicrous cone-head will be immediate."
OC Weekly |
01-17-2013 3:40 pm |
Industry News
Tags: OC Weekly
Judge Dismisses Inmate's Libel Lawsuit Against OC Weekly as Frivolousnew

A federal judge has dismissed a convicted felon's $75 million libel lawsuit against OC Weekly and a veteran staff writer after concluding the accusations had no merit.
OC Weekly |
12-07-2012 3:30 pm |
Legal News
Tags: OC Weekly
Tom Tomorrow: Enormously Grateful for Papers Which Continue to Support Cartoons

OC Weekly Brings Back 'Red Meat' Comic; Derf Goes Hollywood; Matt Groening talks to Pasadena Weekly about the end of Life in Hell; and Jen Sorensen tells the Austin Chronicle, "You need to be a certain kind of masochist to be a political cartoonist."
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-13-2012 4:44 pm |
Industry News
Gustavo Arellano Explores the History of Popular Mexican Dishes in New Book

In a new book out today, "Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America," the OC Weekly editor and ¡Ask a Mexican! columnist takes on America's most beloved Mexican dishes.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
04-10-2012 11:40 am |
Industry News
Gustavo Arellano Named Editor of OC Weekly

Gustavo Arellano will take over for Ted Kissell, who announced his resignation earlier today.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
11-28-2011 7:15 pm |
Industry News
Village Voice Media Cuts Editorial Staff, Cites Economic Challenges

Editorial staffers at City Pages (Twin Cities), Dallas Observer, OC Weekly, Seattle Weekly, and SF Weekly are hit.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
09-28-2011 12:53 pm |
Industry News
L.A. Weekly Wins Big At City Press Club Awardsnew

L.A. Weekly took home several L.A. Press Club Awards for its editorial, design and social media work. OC Weekly and Pasadena Weekly also came away as winners.
Los Angeles Press Club |
07-08-2011 2:09 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Best of the West 2011 Honors Seven Altsnew

The recent Best of the West journalism contest honored several alt-weeklies, including the Houston Press, Phoenix New Times, SF Weekly and Denver's Westword, which each picked up first-place honors.
The Best of the West |
06-22-2011 4:06 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Defunct SoCal AltWeekly Owes Nearly $70,000 To Former Staffersnew

The District Weekly, which was launched by OC Weekly founding editor Will Swaim, owes unpaid wages and vacation pay to six former employees.
OC Weekly |
12-01-2010 5:36 pm |
Legal News