A Tale of Two Weeklies

Recent Episodes

Episode 7: Fin.

Posted December 30, 2019 • 00:48:31

In bringing this tale to a close, we step inside Vue Weekly‘s office during its final years. Editorial morale had plummeted, ad targets were crucial,...

Episode 6: The Worst of Times

Posted December 26, 2019 • 00:30:03

While readership and advertisers continued to shift away from print media, in the early months of 2011 Vue Weekly and SEE Magazine finally saw their...

Episode 5: We Came in at the End

Posted December 26, 2019 • 00:42:35

While both papers were struggling with the new world order of the Internet and social media, SEE Magazine took this challenge in a different direction...

Episode 4: Dramatown

Posted December 18, 2019 • 00:40:50

Though many alt-weeklies had a music-heavy focus, Edmonton’s theatre scene required some special treatment. From hosting the world’s second largest...

Episode 3: The Best of Times

Posted December 12, 2019 • 00:42:53

As their rivalry carried on in the streetboxes week to week, dozens of young writers and editors cycled through the doors of SEE Magazine and Vue Weekly...