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Washington City Paper Unveils Redesign, Sends Out Hawkers

By AAN Staff

april 6, 2007 01:02 pm

Washington City Paper Unveils Redesign, Sends Out Hawkers

Despite MediaBistro's speculation that the hawkers were sent out in response to the recent D.C. launch of The Onion, City Paper staffers were just helping to promote the redesign yesterday as they braved chilly temperatures to hand out free papers. On the City Paper's blog, reporter Jonathan York notes his lack of preparation compared to the hawkers of free dailies the Washington Examiner and Express. "These guys were pros," he says. "As the wind brought snowflakes, my hands were bare, and Messrs. Examiner and Express wore gloves."

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