Reading Eagle Company Purchases NYC Newspaper, The Village Voice

According to USA Today, NYC newspaper The Village Voice has a new owner. Reading Eagle Company just purchased the publication from Voice Media Group, which has owned it since 2013.

Voice Media Group CEO Scott Tobias said in a statement: "During a time of great challenges and great opportunities in the industry, we're thrilled that we've found an experienced journalist and operator with such considerable resources to take the reins at the Voice. We truly love and respect our staff at the Voice, and it's fulfilling to know they'll be in good hands."

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The Village Voice is a free weekly 17" by 11" format newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City. It is also distributed throughout the United States on a pay basis. It was the first of the urban tabloid-format newspapers that came to be known as alternative weeklies, and as such is the oldest and largest newspaper of its kind in the United States.