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Washington Blade Shuts Down (Official Dinosaur Media Wake®)
Washington Business Journal ^ | 11-16-09 | Jennifer Nycz-Conner

Posted on 11/16/2009 11:34:19 AM PST by rhinohunter

Washington gay and lesbian newspaper The Washington Blade has ceased publication and is closing Monday, along with its parent company, Atlanta-based Window/Unite Media LLC.

Window/Unite published five gay and lesbian publications, including Southern Voice, South Florida Blade, The 411 Magazine and David Atlanta. All will stop publishing, and three of the company's offices will close.

The news, first reported by Washington City Paper’s sister paper Creative Loafing Atlanta, was confirmed by a Washington Blade employee. The publication has also stated the news on its Twitter feed: “Washington Blade, like all Window Media publications, is closing today. Thank you for your support. (Keep following us for developments.)”

Window/Unite Co-Presidents Michael Kitchens and Steve Myers, both based out of the area, were in town Monday to terminate the Blade’s 21 employees.

Blade Publisher Lynne Brown says it’s been a difficult day, but says to be on the lookout for a new publication to rise from the Blade in the near future; she said Blade employees have already scheduled a meeting on Tuesday to discuss starting their own venture. The area’s gay community is strong, she said, and “In adversity, there’s great opportunity.”

Founded in 1969, the Washington Blade has grown from a single news sheet distributed to area bars to a weekly tabloid and Web site.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: dbm; dinosaur; homosexualagenda; liberalmedia; msm; srm; theend; washingtonblade
Na Na Na Na ... Na Na Na Na ... Hey Hey Hey ... Good-bye!
1 posted on 11/16/2009 11:34:20 AM PST by rhinohunter
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To: rhinohunter

“The news, first reported by Washington City Paper’s sister paper Creative Loafing”

The Loaf got pinched off...


2 posted on 11/16/2009 11:35:25 AM PST by jessduntno (TOTUS fails and POtuS becomes a phuttering stuck.)
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To: rhinohunter

Fortunately, the employees keep their sh!t packed.....


3 posted on 11/16/2009 11:35:51 AM PST by Mac from Cleveland (Dreams from My Father--food, shelter, and education from some typical white folks)
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To: rhinohunter

What a HORROR!!
With the Blade gone, where will Democrat Congressional staffers in DC get their news from!!!

A FEDERAL BAILOUT is required, immediately!


4 posted on 11/16/2009 11:41:56 AM PST by tcrlaf ("Hope" is the most Evil of all Evils"-Neitzsche)
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To: rhinohunter

In before the “Lack of Market Penetration” joke!


5 posted on 11/16/2009 12:00:40 PM PST by agere_contra
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To: tcrlaf
The Blade, et al, are disappearing because:

The homosexual community isn't as big as they claim.

The internet meets their need for hook ups.

Paper costs a lot of money.

The small retail and personal service businesses that met their peculiar needs (e.g. spare futons ~ for orgies I'd guess, male manicures, etc.) are fewer in number (on account of the Obama Depression) and are no longer available for The Blade's "free distribution".

And the gay guys thought the Democrats were their buddies. Ha!

6 posted on 11/16/2009 12:00:50 PM PST by muawiyah (Git Out The Way)
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To: rhinohunter

Gays only read the gay newspapers for the personals.

That’s been taken over by Craigslist which lets them post for free.


7 posted on 11/16/2009 12:02:43 PM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: muawiyah

Maybe all the married gays who have now gotten divorced are now as broke as their straight brethren......


8 posted on 11/16/2009 12:03:58 PM PST by Mac from Cleveland (Dreams from My Father--food, shelter, and education from some typical white folks)
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To: rhinohunter

When IO heard that the Washington “Gay” Blade went belly up, I thought that Barney Frank had gone straight .....


9 posted on 11/16/2009 12:04:58 PM PST by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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To: rhinohunter

That’s so gay.


10 posted on 11/16/2009 12:07:18 PM PST by Hacklehead (Liberalism is the art of taking what works, breaking it, and then blaming conservatives.)
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To: Mac from Cleveland
No doubt that's a part of the situation ~ but, in general, all the things that make those guys distinctive (outside of their sexual proclivities) are simply disappearing.

Take interior decorators ~ with home sales down and construction in the dumper, why do you need them ~ the loss of their beer tabs at gaybars nationwide must be in the billions.

11 posted on 11/16/2009 12:09:29 PM PST by muawiyah (Git Out The Way)
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To: rhinohunter

Their subscription list should be worth something. The trustee in bankruptcy should auction it off for the sake of the creditors.


12 posted on 11/16/2009 12:13:10 PM PST by Inwoodian
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To: rhinohunter; jessduntno

13 posted on 11/16/2009 12:13:37 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Mac from Cleveland

Think of all the gay workers who are being laid. Off.


14 posted on 11/16/2009 12:14:39 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat

They were really back doored by the news of the layoffs.


15 posted on 11/16/2009 1:23:00 PM PST by fungoking (Tis a blessing to live in the Ozarks.)
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To: rhinohunter

What happened? Not enough hard-core homo-porn in them?


16 posted on 11/16/2009 1:45:08 PM PST by fwdude (It is not the liberals who will destroy this country, but the "moderates.")
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To: rhinohunter

Some conservative publications aren’t doing so well themselves. To celebrate this shutdown, consider subscribing to a pro-family publication or ordering material or donating to a worthy organization.


17 posted on 11/16/2009 3:20:34 PM PST by Dumb_Ox (http://twitter.com/kevinjjones)
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