Pleasanton Weekly
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| name = Pleasanton Weekly
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| caption = Late 2006 and early 2007 editions of the Pleasanton Weekly
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| type = Alternative weekly
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| owner = Embarcadero Media
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| foundation = 2000
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| language = English
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| headquarters = 5506 Sunol Boulevard, Suite 203, Pleasanton, California
| circulation = {{plainlist|
- 9,500 print
- 180,000 digital
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| circulation_date = 2020
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| sister newspapers = Palo Alto Weekly, The Almanac, Mountain View Voice
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| website = {{URL|https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/}}
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| publishing_country = United States
| publishing_city = Pleasanton, California
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The Pleasanton Weekly is a weekly newspaper published in Pleasanton, California, established in 2000. Owned by Embarcadero Media, the newspaper serves Pleasanton, California.
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.{{cite news |author=Pleasanton Weekly Staff |title=Pleasanton Weekly names new editor |url=https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2017/01/29/pleasanton-weekly-names-new-editor |access-date=13 December 2020 |date=2017-01-29 |work=www.pleasantonweekly.com |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Contact Us PleasantonWeekly.com |url=https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/about/contact |website=www.pleasantonweekly.com |access-date=13 December 2020}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Bing |first1=Jeb |title=A paper for our town |url=https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/morgue/2000/2000_01_28.column.html |access-date=13 December 2020 |work=www.pleasantonweekly.com |date=January 28, 2000}}{{cite web |title=Circulation & Delivery PleasantonWekly.com |url=https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/circulation/ |website=www.pleasantonweekly.com |access-date=13 December 2020}}
As of 2020, the print circulation is 9,500 and the digital reach is 180,000 monthly total visits.{{cite web |title=Advertising Embarcadero Media |url=https://www.embarcaderomediagroup.com/advertising/ |website=www.embarcaderomediagroup.com |publisher=Embarcadero Media |access-date=13 December 2020}} 90% of the paper's revenue comes from the print edition.{{cite news |last1=Aguirre |first1=Jessica |title=Pleasanton Weekly Struggling Due to Pandemic |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/pleasanton-weekly-struggling-due-to-pandemic/2281038/ |date=2020-04-29 |access-date=13 December 2020 |work=NBC Bay Area}}
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.{{cite web |title=2018 California Journalism Awards Digital Contest winners – CNPA |url=https://cnpa.com/cja/2018digital/ |website=cnpa.com |publisher=California News Publishers Association |access-date=13 December 2020}}{{cite web |title=2019 California Journalism Awards Print Contest winners – CNPA |url=https://cnpa.com/cja/2019print/ |website=cnpa.com |publisher=California News Publishers Association |access-date=13 December 2020}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/}}
References
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{{Embarcadero Publishing}}
Category:Newspapers published in the San Francisco Bay Area