An alternative newspaper is a type of
newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of opinionated
reviews and
columns,
investigations into edgy topics and
magazine-style feature stories highlighting local people and culture. Their news coverage is more local-centric and their target audiences younger than those of larger daily papers. Typically, alternative newspapers are published in
tabloid format and printed on
newsprint. Other names for such publications include alternative weekly, alternative newsweekly, and alt weekly, as the
vast majority circulate on a weekly schedule.
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