Voice Media Group® publishes metropolitan newsweeklies and websites in major markets across the United States. VMG was created in 2012 when a group of company executives purchased the publications from the previous owners, Village Voice Media Holdings. VMG's digital and print publications embrace long-form investigative reporting, magazine-style feature writing and sophisticated coverage of music, food, film, arts and local events, helping readers understand and appreciate the vibrant cities in which they live.
Careers
Becoming part of the Voice Media Group team is a chance to join world class talent - individuals who produce professional content, design & develop innovative products, and deliver exceptional results for our advertisers, users, and partners.
Reach out to us and find out how you can become part of a forward leaning digital media company.
Future – 401k plans so that you can plan for the future.
Holidays – Time to spend with family and friends.
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Voice Media Group® publishes metropolitan newsweeklies and websites in major markets across the United States. VMG was created in 2012 when a group of company executives purchased the publications from the previous owners, Village Voice Media Holdings. VMG's digital and print publications embrace long-form investigative reporting, magazine-style feature writing and sophisticated coverage of music, food, film, arts and local events, helping readers understand and appreciate the vibrant cities in which they live.
Careers
Becoming part of the Voice Media Group team is a chance to join world class talent - individuals who produce professional content, design & develop innovative products, and deliver exceptional results for our advertisers, users, and partners.
Reach out to us and find out how you can become part of a forward leaning digital media company.
- Future – 401k plans so that you can plan for the future.
- Holidays – Time to spend with family and friends.
- Insurance – Health, dental, and vision to keep you healthy.
- Vacation – Time to re-charge the batteries.
- Workout – Sweat, run, jump, lift for a healthy lifestyle: take advantage of health and fitness discounts.
Voice Media Group's tradition of in-depth reporting and insightful cultural coverage is alive and thriving in the digital age. On our desktop and mobile offerings you'll find long-form print features alongside timely blog posts, sweaty nightlife photos and cutting-edge calendar listings. Whether you're into food, art, music, news, film or all of the above, we've got you covered.
Page views per year
800 million
Downloads
700K app downloads
Active users per month
14 million
Social media
1.5 million Social followers/ likes, 16k events syndicated to foursquare weekly
My Voice Nation user profiles
2 million
Registered email users
1.35 million
Mobile
Take everything Voice Media Group does in print and online, condense it into a smartphone, and you have VMG mobile products. Our robust mobile websites give you the full content from our desktop sites - nothing is limited just because you are viewing it from a mobile device.
City guides in each market bring our events and concert calendars into easily accessible apps for both iOS and Android, and give you access to daily news as well. Our BestOf app is great for travel or getting to know your city better, with years of award winners in dining, shopping, entertainment and more. And the Voice Daily Deals app gives you purchasing power on the go.
Happy Hours App
Happy Hours, the USA's premier happy hour guide, shows all of the food and drink specials going on near you.
City Site Apps
City app that is your essential guide to local news, music, restaurants and events. Our easy-to-use menu helps you decide what to see and where to eat, and lets you know what's going on in your city.
Mobile Web
Condensed version of our professional desktop content optimized for Mobile. Accessible on all web-enabled phones through the internet browser.
Pictureshow App
View thousands of the best local photo galleries and party pictures from across the country.
Local Websites
Voice Media Group's journalistic passion isn't just felt in our print editions. Our websites publish dozens of daily blog posts, and contain a full complement of restaurant and location listings, slideshows, and concert and events calendars. We're a one-stop shop for anyone looking to learn a city from top to bottom.
Digital Marketing Services
Organic SEO – Per Location, Product & Solution
We provide SEO and schema-focused “on-page” optimization of your organic presence to drive clicks to your sites and visitors to your physical locations.
Local & Mobile SEO – Per Location
We understand mobile and tablet, and will improve your reach and relevance within Google + Local so you can be found when people are on the go.
Paid Media (Search & Social Marketing) – Per Location, Product & Solution
We’ll utilize a series of paid search providers to produce qualified leads, a process which may include all top search engines as well as social networks and distributorship points. We can target Facebook users who are in our email opt-in program (as well as yours) and the look-alike audience we have created that matches our users’ likes to drive leads.
Social Services & Reputation Management – Per Location, Product & Solution
We can monitor, manage and engage your community through your social presence (Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter and Google+), fulfill customer service requests and inquiries online, and manage your online reputation (more than 150 sources are monitored 24/7).
Website Design/Redesign (Responsive Design for Desktop, Mobile and Tablet)
We create and host easy-to-navigate websites using only the latest HTML5 responsive-design technology, increasing engagement on mobile and tablet experiences.
Newsletters
Voice Media Group's email offerings connect our most engaged readers with our best stories and promotions. As a reader, you get the news and reviews you care about the most, whether that's food, music, film, arts, deals or happy hours. As an advertiser, you get access to a core audience that knows the scene but is always looking for more. Join our 1.35 million subscribers and stay connected.
Print is far from dead. And Voice Media Group's 1 million weekly circulation shows it. When it was founded by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher and Norman Mailer in October of 1955, the Village Voice introduced free-form, high-spirited and passionate journalism into the public discourse. The Village Voice is alive and kicking, and that same spirit is in every one of Voice Media Group's publications.
Our writers and editors produce some of the nation's finest investigative journalism, taking top honors in national award contests with their projects and special reports. Weekly restaurant sections are the go-to source for the latest local restaurant reviews, Best Of winners and listings. The nation's liveliest criticism can be found in our music sections, with interviews and in-depth features from the world of hip-hop, rock 'n' roll and DJ culture. And don't forget our calendar listings, the most comprehensive and informative way to plan your week.
Voice Media Group's weekly newspapers and websites are iconic institutions in their communities, and are known for a patented mix of investigative reporting, magazine-style feature writing, thoughtful arts and culture coverage, and bare-knuckle blogging. Our reporters specialize in developing sources and digging deep to give readers in-depth analysis and smart perspective.
The publications of Voice Media Group regularly break stories that make waves nationally. In December 2014, for example, Miami New Times published an investigation by staff writer Michael E. Miller that exposed the misuse of Tasers by Miami-area police departments. Law enforcement officers, Miller revealed, routinely used the dangerous weapons on minor offenders such as shoplifters, with sometimes fatal results. Miller's story was later honored with a Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Journalism Awards
Each year, Voice Media Group writers and editors compete in the nation's most prestigious journalism contests, going head-to-head against reporters from major websites, daily newspapers, and national magazines. In the past decade, VMG journalists have won more than 580 national awards, including the first Pulitzer Prize awarded for restaurant criticism, and more winners and finalists in the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists than any other news organization in America. The company also has dominated the weekly category of the Investigative Reporters and Editors contest, and has won more than thirty first-place awards from the National Association of Black Journalists.
Fellowships
The Voice Media Group fellowship program presents an unparalleled opportunity for young writers who wish to pursue a career in magazine-style journalism.
The purpose of the program is to identify writers who have the potential to become full-time staff writers, but who, through no fault of their own, lack the experience to be hired into such positions.
Writing fellowships are six-month jobs. They pay $500 per week, without benefits. Most fellows hired either have a master’s degree or at least a year of practical journalistic experience outside school. However, in some instances, fellows may be hired immediately after completing their bachelor’s degree.
Voice Media Group fellowships are writing and reporting jobs. Our fellows don’t do busywork, compile listings, go for coffee, or complete "research" for more experienced writers. Instead, they work intensively with an experienced editor/mentor to learn the basics of long-form news and feature writing. During the six-month fellowship period, they produce three magazine-style cover stories, as well as making daily contributions to their publication’s news blog.
The fellowship program is a performance-based meritocracy. Fellows do not compete against each other for jobs, and there is no guaranteed wash-out rate. Instead, upon completion of their fellowship, fellows who have performed up to Voice Media Group standards are given first priority for any entry-level staff writing jobs available around the company.
Since the Voice Media Group fellowship program began in 1999, 83 people have accepted and completed fellowships. Of that number, 54 — or 60 percent — have been hired as staff writers.
Perhaps the best way to gauge the success of the Voice Media Group fellowship program is to read stories written by our present or former fellows. Here is a selection:
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Chris Walker, LA Weekly
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Ashley Cusick, Phoenix New Times
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Allie Conti, Miami New Times
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Susan Du, Houston Press
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Jon Campbell, Village Voice
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Terrence McCoy, Houston Press
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Tessa Stuart, LA Weekly
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Luke Darby, Dallas Observer
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Sam Levin, Westword
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Greg Howard, Dallas Observer
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Gregory Pratt, Phoenix New Times
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Albert Samaha, Riverfront Times
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Marissa Gerber, OC Weekly
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Jenny An, Westword
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Emily Brady, Village Voice
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Megan Irwin, Phoenix New Times
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Ryan Deto, LA Weekly
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Erik Maza, Miami New Times
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Victoria Bekiempis, Village Voice
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Andy Mannix, City Pages
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Paul Kix, Dallas Observer
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J. David McSwane, Westword
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Nicholas Phillips, Riverfront Times
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Forrest Norman, Miami New Times
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Michael Serazio, Houston Press
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Matthew Fleischer, LA Weekly
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Mike Giglio, Houston Press
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Melanie Asmar, Westword
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Alexa Schirtzinger, Dallas Observer
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Spencer Kornhaber, OC Weekly
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Rick Kennedy, New Times Broward-Palm Beach
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Clay Smith, Dallas Observer
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Brantley Hargrove, New Times Broward-Palm Beach
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Natalie O'Neill, Miami New Times
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Elizabeth Dwoskin, Village Voice
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Sam Merten, Dallas Observer
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Isaiah Thompson, Miami New Times
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Jared Jacang Maher, Westword
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Jeneen Interlandi, Village Voice
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Joel Warner, Westword
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Ashley Harrell, New Times Broward-Palm Beach
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Andrea Grimes, Dallas Observer
In addition to competing successfully in regional and local writing competitions, Voice Media Group fellows have been recognized in national writing competitions pitting them against the country’s major newspapers and magazines.
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Terrence McCoy, Houston Press
McCoy's "The Battle of Remington Lane" told the bizarre story of two multimillionaires feuding over an opulent Houston mansion. Could an oil-drilling magnate known as "the most powerful man in town" bully an affluent surgeon into handing over the $8.3 million jewel he'd just purchased fair and square? McCoy set out to find out, and wound up winning the 2013 Sigma Delta Chi feature-writing award from the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Matt Snyders, City Pages
Snyders' "Moles Wanted", along with two other news stories written in advance of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, earned him first-place for election coverage in the 2009 AltWeekly Awards. It was an especially sweet victory for Snyders given his arrest by police while covering demonstrations at the RNC.
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Paul Kix, Dallas Observer
"Alone No More", about star hoopster Sandora Irvin's troubled path to the WNBA, earned Kix a first-place award for sports reporting in the 2006 NABJs.
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Julianna Barbassa, Dallas Observer
Barbassa was a national finalist in the 2000 Eugene S. Pulliam National Writing Awards for her story "Children of the Storm."
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Julianna Barbassa, Dallas Observer
Barbassa was a national finalist in the 2000 Eugene S. Pulliam National Writing Awards for her story "Children of the Storm."
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Elizabeth Dwoskin, Village Voice
For her story "The Fall of the House of Rubashkin," about the tribulations of a kosher meatpacker, Dwoskin was named a finalist in the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, the nation?s premier contest for reporters 34 years of age and younger.
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Emily Bliss, New Times Broward/Palm Beach
Bliss took second-place in the 2001 National Education Awards for Education Reporting for her story "A Scout For Life."
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Malcolm Gay, Riverfront Times
Gay's "Eat Me" told how the USDA was making life difficult for boutique beef merchants, and earned him two national awards: a first-place in the 2005 James Beard Foundation Journalist Awards, and a Bert Greene Award.
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Joel Warner, Westword
It's getting hard to keep track of Warner's plaudits. His "Pot of Gold", about international coffee freaks, was a 2008 National Finalist in the Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards; his "You Do the Meth", which described the effects of meth raids on families, was a finalist for the 2008 DART Award; his "The Good Soldier", about the first American G.I. to be charged with cowardice since 1968, was a 2009 DART finalist and also won first-place for feature writing at the 2009 AltWeekly Awards.
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Isaiah Thompson, Miami New Times
"The People Under the Bridge", written by Thompson shortly after he arrived in Miami, was the 2008 First-Place Winner in the Local Circulation Weeklies category of the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Awards.
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Emily Witt, Miami New Times
"Band of Outsiders", the story of a Florida couple who had adopted 57 special-needs children, earned Witt a finalist slot in the 2007 Livingstons alongside Maher.
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Ben Westhoff, Riverfront Times
"Ace of Spaides", which detailed St. Louis rapper Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R.'s rise from obscurity, won first-place in business reporting in the 2007 National Association of Black Journalists Awards.
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Matthew Fleischer, LA Weekly
Fleischer's story "Navahoax," which revealed a remarkable scandal in the publishing industry, was a national finalist in the annual Investigative Reporters and Editors contest.
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Jared Jacang Maher, Westword
Like his Denver colleague Warner, Maher has received multiple awards. He took second-place in investigative reporting in the 2009 AltWeekly Awards for "State of Emergency", about problems with the City of Denver's ambulance system. His "The Impersonator", the bizarre true-life tale of a man who successfully impersonated a paramedic, got him named a 2007 finalist in the Livingston Awards. "The Magic Number", which revealed that identity fraud on the part of illegal aliens was disproportionately affecting Hispanic Americans, was a 2008 National Finalist in the Missouri Lifestyle contest.
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Michael Serazio, Houston Press
For his story "Gambling on Iraq,", which exposed the dangers faced by ordinary American citizens signing up for war-zone jobs in Iraq, Serazio was named a 2005 Livingston finalist.
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Jennifer Mathieu, Houston Press
Mathieu was a finalist in the 2002 GLAAD Media Awards for her article "Positive Love", and took first-place in the 2003 Alternative Newsweekly Awards "Media Reporting" category for the story "Reality TV Bites."
We have now hired all of our fellows for 2015. We are accepting applications for 2016 fellowships. Those interested in applying should send a cover letter, resume and five best clips to:
Andy Van De Voorde
Executive Associate Editor
Voice Media Group
969 Broadway
Denver CO 80203
andy.vandevoorde@voicemediagroup.com
No campus visits are scheduled at this time.
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Voice Media Group publications host the leading food, music, art and beer related events in their cities. From annual music festivals to intimate art soirees and weekly beer tastings, these events are considered entertainment staples by locals. Voice Media Group events embrace local culture and celebrate each city's unique character.
Music
Voice Media Group markets support the local music scene by hosting a variety of music events, from annual festivals to monthly intimate concert series.
Dallas Observer St. Patrick's Day Concert
The Dallas Observers' St. Patricks Day Concert is THE place to celebrate St. Patrickís Day! Immediately following the Dallas St Patrick's Parade, the St Patrick's Day Concert in Energy Square keeps the Irish Revelry going with a high-profile musical act, drinks, local food vendors and more at this all day annual Dallas staple.
Denver Westword Music Showcase
One day, 100 local bands and some of the hottest national music acts on the scene perform for thousands of Denver’s biggest music fans. That's the Westword Music Showcase - Colorado's Largest One-Day Music Festival. The Showcase is a celebration of the state's vibrant music scene. In addition to the music, the event features food and libations from local vendors.
Food
Voice Media Group celebrates local culinary culture and talent by hosting a range of food and wine events throughout the year.
LA Weekly's Essentials
LA Weekly's Essentials food festival celebrates over 55 of the city's hottest chefs and wine from 16 central and coastal California wineries in downtown Los Angeles. Over 2,500 guests sample the night away with bites hand selected by our food critics.
Miami New Times Iron Fork
Miami New Times' Iron Fork is the city's most anticipated culinary event of the summer. Drawing over thousands of food lovers from across Greater Miami, guests will sample 30+ of the city's best restaurants with drinks, music and more. They'll also watch two of the city's finest chefs go pot-to-pot in a sizzling Iron Fork cooking competition.
LA Weekly Tacolandia
A Weekly's Tacolandia features over 80 taco vendors from LA and beyond! Curated by Bill Esparza, guests enjoy all they can eat tacos, booze, live mariachi music, and awards for best tacos presented by The Vendys!
Artopia
Food, fashion, art and culture collide at Voice Media Group Artopia events. All elements are brought together for one night of celebration.
Houston Press Artopia
Houston Press Artopia is a celebration of local art in all forms. It is an evening of culture, fashion, art, music and food. Entertainment includes 3 musical acts, 2 fashion shows, 2 live dance performances and art works from over 25 local artists.
Phoenix New Times Artopia
The 5th Annual Artopia event, hosted by New Times, showcases top local artists and creativity from Phoenix. At the event, you can expect to view a vast, unique collection of artwork, enjoy samples of cuisine from local eateries and quench your thirst with ice cold beer, wine & handcrafted cocktails by master mixologists, all while you applaud the winners of this year's Big Brain Award.
Beer Festivals
The newest addition to the Voice Media Group event line up, Beer tasting events are held annually or in some markets, monthly.
New Times "Original" Beerfest
The annual New Times "Original" Beerfest is Florida’s oldest and largest celebration of great beer in the area. Guests sample 100+ local, international and craft beer, alongside live music performances, interactive games and good food.
Phoenix New Times NovemBEER
Phoenix New Times' annual celebration of beer, NovemBEER, showcases over 120 beer options from 50 breweries, as well as live music, local food trucks and games in the heart of Downtown Phoenix.
Dallas Observer Brewfest
More than 4,000 Dallasites descend on the Dallas Farmers Market each year to celebrate the Dallas Observer Brewfest. Attendees enjoy sampling options from more than 300 different beers vendors from around the globe, as well as local food vendors and live music.
Local
VMG product solutions are aligned with award-winning content across mobile, desktop and print platforms, and offer advertisers premium placement opportunities.
In verticals ranging from local news to arts and entertainment, advertisers are placed in the most relevant editorial context to reach their target audience.
For more information on our local brands:
VLN (Voice Local Network)
Voice Media Group announces the launch of Voice Local Network, a local sales network that provides quality web sites with high-cpm, geotargeted ads from local restaurants, bars and clubs, retail and services.
National
It’s print, web and street. It’s everywhere they go to plan where they’re going, and it’s the only way you’ll catch up with them in the top 50 markets.
This isn’t a random group of unrelated media. Voice Media is a carefully constructed network of like content that comes at your audience from all angles with dedicated account teams in Manhattan, Chicago, LA and Phoenix. We can create, execute and manage your campaign. Along the way, we track it to see how well it performed in any and all of our 50 markets. If you want to reach fun, active people who go out and spend money, Voice Media is the smart turnkey alternative.
A full service approach:
- Dedicated Sales/Account Teams
- Sophisticated Back Room Protocols
- Offices: NY, Chicago, LA, Phoenix
- Research & Strategy
- Creative Services
- Campaign Execution & Management
- Campaign Analysis & Reporting
- One Phone Call, One Contact, One Invoice
Voice Media is the solution for people too busy for traditional media.
VMG product solutions are comprised of award winning content across mobile, desktop, and print platforms and offers advertisers premium placement opportunities. Covering verticals from local news to arts and entertainment, advertisers are placed in the most relevant editorial content to reach their target audiences. Our partners are passionate about keeping their users happy and continue to work with VMG because they know all advertising experiences will be positive, engaging, and relevant.
- Press
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Press Releases
February 5, 2016 - Voice Media Group announced today it has sold OC Weekly, its award-winning publication in Costa Mesa, Calif., to Irvine-based publisher Duncan McIntosh.[More] [Direct Link]
October 12, 2015 - The Village Voice, America's first alternative newsweekly and an icon of New York City journalism, has been sold to a company controlled by Peter D. Barbey, investor and President of the Reading Eagle Company, a family-owned media company that, under various names, has published newspapers for eight successive generations since 1796.[More] [Direct Link]
May 6, 2015 - Voice Media Group announced today it has sold City Pages, its award-winning weekly newspaper in Minneapolis, to the Star Tribune Media Company. The sale price was not disclosed.[More] [Direct Link]
March 25, 2015 - Voice Media Group announced today it has sold the Riverfront Times of St. Louis to Euclid Media Group.
Terms of the sale are not being disclosed. [More] [Direct Link]
Santa Fe, NM - January 27, 2015 - Voice Media Group has engaged Dirks, Van Essen & Murray and its subsidiary CAL DVM to explore new strategies for its publishing assets, including the sale or acquisition of alternative publications and other digital businesses.
Dirks, Van Essen & Murray will begin by immediately considering options at the OC Weekly, which could include the sale of the publication or a local partnership opportunity. [More] [Direct Link]
New York City (July 8, 2013) – Voice Media Group announced today that veteran editor Tom Finkel will take the reins of the Village Voice later this summer.
For the past ten years Finkel has helmed VMG’s Riverfront Times in St. Louis, where his staff regularly brings home national awards in writing and design. Five RFT stories are finalists in this year’s National Association of Black Journalists newspaper contest, including Finkel’s “Plenty of Guilt to Go Around,” an investigation of a murder conviction cowritten with Tony D’Souza. [More] [Direct Link]
Voice Media Group Hires Amy Nicholson As Los Angeles-Based Film Critic
Three New Staff Writer Hires Also Announced
Denver, CO (July 1, 2013) — Voice Media Group announced today that Amy Nicholson will join the staff as a full-time film critic for its eleven newspapers. She will be based in Los Angeles at LA Weekly.
Nicholson has long been a contributor to both LA Weekly and numerous film-focused publications. She will work closely with VMG principal film critic Stephanie Zacharek, who is based at the Village Voice in New York. [More] [Direct Link]
New York, NY (March 4, 2013) — The Village Voice today announced plans to relocate its offices to Maiden Lane in Lower Manhattan, a move from its present location at 36 Cooper Square in Greenwich Village. The move is planned for mid-August. [More] [Direct Link]
Voice Media Group Re-Launches City Apps and Debuts Pictureshow App
Essential City Guides in 11 Markets Coast to Coast Get Major Refresh
Cinematic Pictureshow App Curates Professional Photos From Each of the Local Publications
DENVER, CO (February 25, 2013) — Voice Media Group (VMG) today unveiled the first major mobile refresh under its new ownership, launching new city apps for its leading weekly newspapers across 11 markets. The new apps replace existing local city apps and serve as a guide to local news, music, restaurants and events. The company also announced the debut of Pictureshow, a native iPad app providing users access to thousands of professionally curated photos from the local publications in a seamless slideshow experience. [More] [Direct Link]
Voice Media Group and Foursquare Announce Data Syndication Partnership
Foursquare to Utilize Voice Media Group's Location Data to Extend User Experience; Voice Media Group to Offer Foursquare Trending Data on Voice Places Site
DENVER, CO (January 22, 2013) — Voice Media Group (VMG) today announced a strategic data syndication partnership with Foursquare. Over the coming weeks, VMG's Voice Places event data will be syndicated on Foursquare for more than fifty categories in eleven markets, enabling the Foursquare community to check into events, explore trending events, and find nearby events in those cities. Voice Media Group will also provide its well-respected "Best Of" content to Foursquare in those eleven markets, as well as awarding city-specific, leveled badges based on "Best Of" check-ins. [More] [Direct Link]
Voice Media Group Today Announces Sale of SF Weekly to San Francisco Newspaper Company
Strategic Decision Made as Part of New Focus on Expanding Multi-Platform Content Offerings
Denver, CO (January 9, 2013) — Voice Media Group today announces the sale of SF Weekly and Seattle Weekly. Specifically, SF Weekly LP has closed on the sale of SF Weekly to the San Francisco Newspaper Company, which is the publisher of The San Francisco Examiner and the San Francisco Bay Guardian. [More] [Direct Link]
Voice Media Group Today Announces Sale of Seattle Weekly to Sound Publishing
Strategic Decision Made as Part of New Focus on Expanding Multi-Platform Content Offerings
Denver, CO (January 9, 2013) — Voice Media Group today announces the sale of SF Weekly and Seattle Weekly. Specifically, Seattle Weekly LLC has closed on the sale of Seattle Weekly to Gloria Fletcher, President, Sound Publishing, which is the publisher of 38 newspaper titles in Washington state. [More] [Direct Link]
DENVER, CO (November 9, 2012) — Village Voice Media and its successor company Voice Media Group announced today the settlement of a trademark infringement lawsuit against Yelp.
On October 25, VVM filed a civil complaint against Yelp in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. That suit accused Yelp of trademark infringement arising from Yelp's recent redesign and use on its website of the federally registered trademarks "Best of Phoenix," "Best of Dallas," "Best of Denver," "Best of Houston," "Best of St. Louis," "Best of Miami," "Best of San Francisco," "Best of the Twin Cities," "Best of Seattle," and "Best of Broward/Palm Beach." [More] [Direct Link]
Voice Media Group Hires Scott Foundas as New York-Based Film Writer
Foundas' Film Reviews and Features will Appear across Voice Media Group's Print Publications, Websites and Mobile Platforms
DENVER, CO (October 31, 2012) — Voice Media Group announced today that Scott Foundas will join the staff of theVillage Voice as its principal film writer. [More] [Direct Link]
Newly Formed Denver Holding Company Voice Media Group to Acquire Village Voice Media Publishing Properties
Voice Media Group to Focus on Expanding Multi-Platform Content Offering
DENVER, CO (September 24, 2012) — New holding company Voice Media Group today announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase the publishing and related sales properties owned by Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC. The purchase includes the iconic Village Voice Media alternative weekly newspapers and their associated websites, as well as the national advertising arm of the company. [More] [Direct Link]
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Online Behavioral Advertising. Voice Media Group may tailor advertisements on the Site to a user's apparent interests, based on user browsing activity. That is, ads may be displayed for you on the Site based on the pages and content that you view. This is sometimes known as first-party online behavioral advertising. Also, your viewing activity on the Site may be shared with advertising networks, so that they can display ads for you, which they believe will interest you, on other sites, not affiliated with Voice Media Group. This is sometimes known as third-party online behavioral advertising. Voice Media Group attempts to deal with advertising networks that are members of the Network Advertising Initiative or the Digital Advertising Alliance, but at times ad networks that are not NAI or DAA participants may have access to your activity on the Site, and hence may use that information in connection with displaying ads to you on other sites.
Advertising networks that are members of Network Advertising Initiative or that participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance have subscribed to certain principles relating to collection and use of information, and may permit users to direct whether or how information about their viewing activities are used for advertising purposes. To register your preferences or choices, or to opt out of behavioral advertising offered by participants in these programs, visit http://www.networkadvertising.org or http://www.aboutads.info.
If you change browsers or computers, or delete the cookies on your computer, you may need to re-enter your preferences or opt-out.
Web Beacons: The Site uses web beacons, which provide website operators and third parties a means to deliver a graphic image on a web page or in an email message for the purpose of gathering data. The Site uses web beacons to gather automatic information such as the duration of a visit to the Site, the web pages viewed, a user's geographical information (e.g., city, state, zip code), IP address, and type of web browser.
Use and Disclosure of Information
We maintain and use personally identifiable information for the purpose or purposes for which it is provided and for purposes specified in this Privacy Policy. For example, we may maintain and use personally identifiable information to send newsletters and text messages that you have opted to receive; to establish your online account and recognize you when you return to the Site; to contact you regarding contests, promotions, polls, and surveys; to complete the sale of event tickets; to provide customer support; or to otherwise communicate with you regarding our Site, an ad you posted, an event you submitted to the Site, or your comments or letters to the editor.
We may also maintain and use your personally identifiable information to attribute your comments, letters to the editor and/or other submissions to the Site to you. As has traditionally been the case with our print editions, we may require that you supply certain information to us (such as your real name, daytime telephone number and/or e-mail address) in connection with comments and other submissions to the Site. That is because we may need to contact you, and because your identity may be important to understand your point of view. If you send us comments or other submissions, we reserve the right to publish them in print or display them on this Site in full or in edited form. We normally honor requests to withhold your name and address when provided in connection with comments and other submissions, both in print and on-line, but we reserve the right to use, discuss and report facts that we consider newsworthy relating to submissions even if it might reveal or tend to reveal the poster's identity.
We may combine personally identifiable information and automatic information we obtain from you or your activities with other data concerning or relating to the behavioral and demographic attributes of our customers, in order to identify our best customers, reach them effectively, understand their interests and best manage our relationships with them.
We may also use personally identifiable information to send you advertisements, promotions and information about the Site, Voice Media Group and our partners.
We may disclose personally identifiable information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may have breached our Terms of Use or who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property, other users of our Site, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities. We may also disclose personally identifiable information when we reasonably believe that the law requires it.
If you chose to provide your personally identifiable information for the purposes of a third-party contest, promotion, poll, survey or newsletter, your personally identifiable information will be given to Voice Media Group and to the third-party advertiser/sponsor involved with the relevant contest, promotion, poll, survey or newsletter and/or its agents and affiliates. For rules or requirements for contests, promotions, polls, surveys and/or newsletters, please see the applicable page on our Site.
We occasionally have third party agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures that perform functions on our behalf, such as credit card processing, shipping or stocking orders, providing customer service, data combination, etc. They are provided access to personally identifiable information needed to perform their functions.
In the event of a sale of Voice Media Group or a sale of substantially all Voice Media Group assets, personally identifiable information may be one of the business assets transferred or sold.
We may maintain and use automatic information to track how our visitors use the Site, study traffic patterns, and run and maintain the site, and we and other third parties may provide targeted advertisements to you based on such data.
We may share aggregated data with our advertisers and other marketing and business partners.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you choose to make public.
Opt-Out
You may terminate any ongoing communications you receive from Voice Media Group via e-mail (such as newsletters, subscriptions, contest results, survey inquiries, etc.) by (1) clicking the "unsubscribe" link that is available within the communication received, or (2) through your online profile.
Children
Some of the material on this Site is for mature audiences, and parents and guardians should take responsibility for monitoring their children's use of the Site. Children under the age of 13 should not use this Site. We do not intentionally collect personally identifiable information from users of the Site who are under the age of thirteen.
Links to Other Sites
This Site provides links to websites maintained by other organizations. Voice Media Group provides these links as a convenience to users, but it does not operate, control or endorse such sites. Voice Media Group also disclaims any responsibility for the information on those sites and any products or services offered on such sites. Please review the privacy policies of these sites. Voice Media Group is not responsible for any actions or policies of such third parties, and does not make any warranties or representations that any linked sites (or even this Site) will function without error or interruption, that defects will be corrected, or that the sites and their servers are free of viruses and other problems that can harm your computer. Voice Media Group disclaims any responsibility for transactions conducted on those sites and cannot vouch for the security of the information submitted in those transactions.
E-Commerce and Our Secure Server
We use reasonable efforts to protect your personally identifiable information from unauthorized use or disclosure. Unfortunately, information transmitted on the Internet and/or stored on systems attached to the Internet are not 100% secure. As a result, we do not ensure, warrant or guarantee the security or integrity of such information. We will not be responsible for disclosure of any information due to errors in transmission or the unauthorized acts of third parties.
Updates and Changes to Your Information.
If your personally identifiable information changes, you may correct and/or update it by sending us an email at privacyadministrator@voicemediagroup.com. You may also view, correct and/or update your personally identifiable information by accessing your profile on the Site.
More Questions?
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please e-mail them to privacyadministrator@voicemediagroup.com, and be sure to indicate the specific site you are visiting and the nature of your question or concern.
