RedEye
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RedEye was a publication put out by the Chicago Tribune geared toward 18 to 34-year-olds. It was published every weekday since its inception in 2002 until February 3, 2017. Publication was reduced to weekly starting February 9, 2017. Daily circulation was 250,000 as of December 2, 2009.[2][3][4] The final issue was published March 19, 2020, a coronavirus edition.[5]
Competition
RedEye was created because of the Chicago Tribune and other major newspapers' loss of readership among young people.
When RedEye appeared, it was in direct competition with another paper
In February 2007, after
Content
As compared with mainstream newspapers, RedEye strongly emphasized
Publication changes
After 15 years of daily distribution, RedEye shifted to a weekly format in 2017[7] before it stopped publishing in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d Mullman, Jeremy (October 4, 2005). "Sun-Times may end Red Streak tabloid". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ a b Rosenthal, Phil (December 2, 2009). "Chicago Tribune's RedEye to increase distribution". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ a b Kleinberg, Scott (December 2, 2009). "You asked, we deliver -- Coming soon: More RedEye, more places". RedEye. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
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Channick, Robert (January 10, 2017). "RedEye reboots as weekly entertainment publication". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
The last daily print issue of RedEye will be Feb. 3, with the first weekly issue published on Feb. 9.
- ^ "Chicago Red Eye". digitaledition.chicagoredeye.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Tribune Sues Fox News Over 'Red Eye'". The News Tribune.[dead link]
- ^ Armentrout, Mitchell (January 10, 2017). "RedEye cutting down to weekly format". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 12, 2017.