Village Voice

Since it was founded in the mid-50s, Village Voice's content model has become the standard for hundreds of arts publications. The paper was founded by psychologist Ed Fancher, influential reporter Norman Mailer and Dan Wolf, who went on to become one of New York Mayor Ed Koch's senior advisers in October 1955.

In 2005, the Village Voice merged with alternative weekly conglomerate New Times Media. Though New Times media actually took a majority share, it adopted the Village Voice name. The merger was highly controversial, prompting the resignation of several high-ranking editors, including Don Forst and Sydney Schanberg, long-time Music Critic Robert Christgau and Publisher Judy Miszner.

The Village Voice has won numerous awards for its reporting, including three Pulitzers. The Voice's Web site has twice won the National Press Foundation's Online Journalism Award.

Music Awards
in 1971, Robert Christgau began publishing his "Pazz & Jop" critics' poll in the Voice. The poll has run continuously since 1974. Though Christgau parted ways with the Voice last year, the paper has stated it will continue the poll.

Classifieds Advertising
Classified Ads may be ordered online and/or in print from the Voice's Web site. Ads can also be placed over the telephone, Monday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at (212)475-5555. Music ads cost a minimum of $29.

The Village Voice's 200,000-plus circulation makes it a good paper to place classified and musicians wanted ads in, if you can afford it.

Since the New Times Media takeover, some cultural critics have accused the Voice of changing its coverage to suit a more libertarian agenda.