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Encyclopedia > Riverfront Times

The Riverfront Times (also known as the RFT; also known as "the Hippie Times") is a popular alternative newsweekly in St. Louis, Missouri. The paper was founded in 1977 and has an audited weekly circulation of over 100,000. It is widely distributed at bars and restaurants around the St. Louis area. Critics have accused the paper of an extreme liberal bias in its news coverage. An alternative weekly, alternately referred to as an alternative newsweekly or alternative newspaper, is a form of alternative media newspaper found in many centres in the United States and Canada. ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Motto: Official website: http://stlouis. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This article discusses liberalism as a major political ideology as it developed and stands currently. ...


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  • RFT website

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St. Louis Journalism Review: Ahmed ousted from RFT.(Safir Ahmed, Riverfront Times)(Brief Article)@ HighBeam Research (209 words)
Long-time Riverfront Times editor Safir Ahmed has been ousted from the paper, replaced in January by a newcomer to the St. Louis area, Jim Nesbitt.
"Former Riverfront Times editor Safir Ahmed is leaving the paper to pursue other professional interests," reads a New Times Inc. press release.
A New Times Inc. representative would not return SJR phone calls, even when this reporter offered, via voicemail, to pick up the tab for a collect...
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