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Media Monitor: The n-word and a punk’d Pulitzer shot?

By Paul Schmelzer | 04.10.08 | 9:36 am

Words that begin with F and N: Michael Lacey, co-owner of Village Voice Media (City Pages’ parent company), apologized this week for using the “n-word” in his acceptance speech at an awards banquet on Friday, stating that it…

Hot, Off the Presses: Former City Pages Editor to Launch Hybrid Web Daily

By Paul Schmelzer | 08.21.07 | 1:46 pm

When he resigned from his job at City Pages in January, editor Steve Perry cited “philosophical and practical differences” with the paper’s new owner, Village Voice Media. Since then, City Pages has taken one path,…