Pleasanton Weekly

The Pleasanton Weekly is a weekly newspaper published in Pleasanton, California, established in 2000. Owned by Embarcadero Media, the newspaper serves Pleasanton, California.

Pleasanton Weekly
Late 2006 and early 2007 editions of the Pleasanton Weekly
TypeAlternative weekly
Owner(s)Embarcadero Media
PublisherGina Channell[1]
PresidentGina Channell[1]
EditorJeremy Walsh[1]
Founded2000
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters5506 Sunol Boulevard, Suite 203, Pleasanton, California
CityPleasanton, California
CountryUnited States
Circulation
  • 9,500 print
  • 180,000 digital
(as of 2020)[2]
Sister newspapersPalo Alto Weekly, The Almanac, Mountain View Voice
Websitewww.pleasantonweekly.com

Gina Channell was named the division president and Pleasanton Weekly publisher in 2006. In 2017, Jeremy Walsh took over as the paper's editor from the founding editor Jeb Bing.[3][1] The newspaper also maintains an online version on its website. The Pleasanton Weekly is distributed free to all households every Friday, as well as via businesses and street newsstands.[4][5]

As of 2020, the print circulation is 9,500 and the digital reach is 180,000 monthly total visits.[2] 90% of the paper's revenue comes from the print edition.[6]

Awards and recognition

The newspaper has won multiple first-place awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Awards include first-place Coverage of Local Government from the 2018 California Journalism Awards Digital Contest and first-place Editorial Comment from the 2019 California Journalism Awards Print Contest.[7][8]

References
  1. "Contact Us PleasantonWeekly.com". www.pleasantonweekly.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. "Advertising Embarcadero Media". www.embarcaderomediagroup.com. Embarcadero Media. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. Pleasanton Weekly Staff (2017-01-29). "Pleasanton Weekly names new editor". www.pleasantonweekly.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. Bing, Jeb (January 28, 2000). "A paper for our town". www.pleasantonweekly.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. "Circulation & Delivery PleasantonWekly.com". www.pleasantonweekly.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. Aguirre, Jessica (2020-04-29). "Pleasanton Weekly Struggling Due to Pandemic". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. "2018 California Journalism Awards Digital Contest winners – CNPA". cnpa.com. California News Publishers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  8. "2019 California Journalism Awards Print Contest winners – CNPA". cnpa.com. California News Publishers Association. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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