Mediagazer: Seattle alt weekly The Stranger announces plans to print every two weeks starting in the fall, says it's profitable and not cutting staff (Tim Keck/The Stranger)

6:55 PM ET, July 14, 2017

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Tim Keck / The Stranger:

Seattle alt weekly The Stranger announces plans to print every two weeks starting in the fall, says it's profitable and not cutting staff — Starting this fall, The Stranger—the smart, funny, irreverent, Pulitzer Prize-winning guide to Seattle—will publish on a biweekly schedule …

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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:

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The New Yorker has hired BuzzFeed's Dan Oshinsky as director of newsletters, a new position for the magazine — It's a new position for the publication — The New Yorker has snagged BuzzFeed's director of newsletters to lead its own newsletter efforts. Dan Oshinsky will join the publication …

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