A Tale of Two Weeklies
A Tale of Two Weeklies is a podcast series about the rise, rivalry and fall of SEE Magazine and VUE
26/12/2019
26/12/2019
In 2011, the newspaper war between SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly ended. But it wasn't the clean knockout that either paper's mastheads had expected. Instead it was an intense, messy merger that saw SEE and Vue staff competing for each other's jobs.
Episode 6: The Merger - A Tale of Two Weeklies Episode 6 of A Tale of Two Weeklies looks at the intense merger of Edmonton's alt weeklies and how the decades-long newspaper war between SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly came to an end.
26/12/2019
We're having a Boxing Day blow out at TTW with two new episodes this morning. In episode 5 we head inside SEE Magazine's newsroom during the final years leading up to the paper's demise.
Episode 5: We Came in at the End - A Tale of Two Weeklies Epsiode 5 of A Tale of Two Weeklies goes into SEE's newsroom during the newspaper's final years as declining ad revenues forced massive staff turnover.
19/12/2019
Staffers and freelancers weren't the only one's benefitting from SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly's rivalry. Having two papers competing to cover Edmonton was a boon for the city's arts scenes.
Episode 4 of a Tale of Two Weeklies looks at the impact the papers had on building artists' careers, bolstering the city's arts sectors and what it was like for the arts community to watch the the glory days of coverage come to an end.
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Episode 4: Dramatown - A Tale of Two Weeklies The newspaper war between SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly was a boon for Edmonton's arts communities. That's until the glory days came to an end.
12/12/2019
It was the best of times. Writers,editors and creatives were finding steady (if low-paying) work at SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly as the two papers fought it out in the street boxes around the city.
In episode 3 of A Tale of Two Weeklies we chat with the journalists and scribes who laid out Edmonton's history, for good or ill, during the glory days of Edmonton's alternative press.
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Episode 3: The Best of Times – A Tale of Two Weeklies Episode 3: The Best of Times Episode 3: The Best of Times By taleoftwoweeklies | December 12, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment As their rivalry carried on in the streetboxes week to week, dozens of young writers and editors cycled through the doors of SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly — some cognizant of the p...
05/12/2019
In episode 2 of A Tale of Two Weeklies we look at the very first issue of Vue Weekly and how SEE Magazine started to rebuild after the mutiny. We also examine the cultures that developed around the magazines as they began drawing lines in the sand preparing for what would turn out to be a decades-long rivalry.
If you enjoy the show, let us know by leaving us a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode 2: Room with a Vue – A Tale of Two Weeklies Episode 2: Room with a Vue Episode 2: Room with a Vue By taleoftwoweeklies | December 5, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment As Ron Garth and his former SEE Magazine staff set up their fly-by-night operation in a basement office, they managed to get the first issue of Vue Weekly without skipping a beat. Great...
29/11/2019
Our producers Andrew Paul and Fawnda J. sat down with Global Edmonton yesterday to chat about the history of SEE Magazine and its notorious rivalry with VUE Weekly. If you haven't listened to episode 1 of TTW yet, this is a great primer.
‘A Tale of Two Weeklies’ podcast delves into Edmonton newspaper war | Watch News Videos Online Watch ‘A Tale of Two Weeklies’ podcast delves into Edmonton newspaper war Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
28/11/2019
Episode 1 of A Tale of Two Weeklies is now available! Join TTW as it breaks down the origin story of the bitter rivalry between SEE Magazine 📰 and Vue Weekly 🗞.
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Episode 1: In the Beginning – A Tale of Two Weeklies Episode 1: In the Beginning Episode 1: In the Beginning By taleoftwoweeklies | November 27, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment On November 29, 2018, Vue Weekly published its last issue. As it hit the streets in Edmonton, Alberta, the community realized it was losing yet another voice in independent, local me...
This is the story of Vue Weekly and SEE Magazine — two alt-weekly newspapers that battled it out in the streets of Edmonton, AB for 26 years.
Join podcast producers, and former weekly staffers, Andrew Paul, Fawnda Mithrush and Paul Blinov as they dig in to the papers' history through dozens of interviews with those who worked at the magazines, who were affected by their coverage, and who saw the decline of print media through to its job-ending demise.
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A Tale of Two Weeklies
For 26 years, two rival weekly magazines existed as the alternative press for one blue-collar, Canadian prairie city. But now, both papers are gone.
What happens when small papers shut down while the daily newspapers are conglomerating nationally? What does it mean for journalists? Or for the artists of a community when a stalwart source of local coverage no longer exists?
A Tale of Two Weeklies looks into the lifespan of Edmonton’s alt-weeklies, led by podcast producers and former weekly staffers Andrew Paul, Paul Blinov, and Fawnda Mithrush. They dig in to the history of Vue Weekly and SEE Magazine through dozens of interviews with those who worked at the magazines, who were affected by their coverage, and who saw the decline of print media through to its job-ending demise; this limited podcast series covers the weeklies’ rise, glory days, their notorious rivalry, and eventual decline.
A Tale of Two Weeklies is produced by Andrew Paul, Fawnda Mithrush, and Paul Blinov. Music is by Luke Thomson. Artwork is by Michael Nunweiler. This series was made possible with support of the Edmonton Heritage Council. Special thanks to Edmonton Community Foundation for use of their recording studio.