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San Diego's last alt-weekly stops the presses, but it's not giving up yet

Published June 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM PDT
The San Diego Reader has printed its last issue after 52 years. Alt-weeklies once thrived on classified ads, countercultural voices and investigative journalism — until Craigslist, the internet and shrinking ad dollars changed everything. What happens when a city loses its alternative press?
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