Alternative Northern California
Newsweeklies

Alternative newsweeklies typically combine the depth of a magazine with the immediacy of a newspaper, with most of the publications covering a host of topics including food, pop culture, politics, fashion, gay and lesbian issues, books, the arts, and more.

Total Circulation: 773,748

Price for 25 word classified: $299

Additional words: $12.00 each additional.

Your ad will run one time in each paper during the designated week. The daily newspapers reserve the right to run the ad any day during the week. Most of the weekly papers publish on either Wednesday or Thursday.

Your ad will run one time in each paper anytime during a two-week window time. Most papers from the alternative Northern California newspapers are distributed on Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays. Ad deadline is one week prior to publication.

Important: before placing ads in the Alternative Northern California network see Alternative Northern California Guidelines

• Hyphenated words count as two words. (i.e. low-budget = 2 words)
• Phone numbers (or email address) count as one word.
• Websites count as one word.
• Complete street or rural addresses count as two words (i.e. 123 Main St. = two words.)
• City, state, & zip code count as one word EACH (i.e. Los Angeles, CA 91235 = 3 words.)
• P.O. Box with number counts as THREE words. (i.e. P.O. Box 427 = 3 words.)

Things to know before placing your ad:

1.Most newspapers will print the first few words of your ad in bold type or capital letters.

2.Because of the extensive network of papers involved, tearsheets cannot be provided. However, National Advertising Agency ensures that your ad is properly placed throughout the network.

3.Individual papers reserve the right to reject your ad if it doesn't meet their standards.

NOTE: Before we place your ad, we will contact you (call or email) to confirm your ad details, and/or provide FREE assistance with your ad.

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