The Georgia Straight
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The Georgia Straight is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as The Straight, it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools, public libraries and a large variety of other locations.
Former editors | Dan McLeod, Charlie Smith, Ian Hanington, Beverley Sinclair, Charles Campbell, Bob Mercer, Nick Collier |
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Categories | Alternative weekly newspaper |
Frequency | Weekly |
First issue | 1967; 57 years ago (1967) |
Company | Overstory Media Group |
Country | Canada |
Based in | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Language | English |
Website | www |
ISSN | 1485-1318 |
As surveyed by VAC its per-issue circulation average as of January 25, 2011[update], is 119,971 copies, and its average weekly readership is 804,000 as of 2009[update].[1] Its website traffic ranked 92,215 globally and 5,395 within Canada, according to November 2, 2021, figures[update] from Alexa.[2] The Straight has a long history of independent, unconventional editorials and content, and is known as a vocal critic of government, notably the former Liberal government of Gordon Campbell.
In January 2020, the newspaper's acquisition by Media Central Corporation was announced, a few weeks after the same company announced a deal to acquire the similar Toronto publication Now.[3] In September 2022, after Media Central Corporation filed for bankruptcy, the Straight was acquired by Overstory Media Group.[4]