Weeklys
A Metro news rack | |
| Company type | Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Dan Pulcrano |
| Headquarters | 380 S First Street San Jose, California 95113 |
| Products | Alternative newspapers |
| Website | weeklys |
Weeklys, formerly known as Metro Newspapers, is an American media group established in 1985 and based in San Jose, California. The company is operated by its founder and longtime executive editor, Dan Pulcrano. It publishes alternative weekly newspapers, community newspapers and magazines in Northern California.
The alt weeklies are free-distribution, tabloid-sized newspapers emphasizing news and analysis, local coverage and in-depth coverage of arts, culture and entertainment. The community newspapers are larger format broadsheet publications that are home delivered. Together, the publications reach a weekly audience of about half a million people, according to The Media Audit. Weeklys also operates digital publishing businesses.