Ottawa XPress
Encyclopedia
The Ottawa XPress, currently spelled (x)press on its cover, is an alternative weekly
newspaper in Ottawa
, Ontario
.
The paper was initially launched in April 1993 by Jim Creskey, who also founded The Hill Times
. In March 2001, the paper was sold to Voir
s president and founder, Pierre Paquet. Xpress was the fifth paper to join the group, along with Montreal's Hour
and the French-language cultural weeklies Voir Montréal, Voir Quebec, and Voir Gatineau, and was therefore part of the largest alternative newsweekly group in Canada. Its size changed from a 13.5-inch to a 15-inch tabloid in 2001.
As of January 2010, Cormac Rea is editor-in-chief and Melissa Proulx is managing editor. Proulx, previously Voir
Gatineau's editor, was initially appointed interim editor in late November 2007.
The publication carried the syndicated Savage Love
column until this was cancelled in January 2010. The explicit content of this sex advice feature prompted the Loeb
supermarket chain to discontinue distribution of the Xpress in its stores as of late 2005. Dan Savage said this action was another instance of a minority group
trying to deprive a majority of people reading his column.
Alternative weekly
An alternative newspaper is a type of newspaper, that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of stylized reporting, opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting local people and culture. Their news coverage is more...
newspaper in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
The paper was initially launched in April 1993 by Jim Creskey, who also founded The Hill Times
The Hill Times
The Hill Times is a Canadian weekly newspaper that covers the federal government and politics. Founded in 1989, this Ottawa based periodical is owned by Jim Creskey and Ross Dickson....
. In March 2001, the paper was sold to Voir
Voir
Voir is a chain of francophone alternative weekly newspapers in the Canadian province of Quebec published by Communications Voir.The magazine was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986.-Editions:The newspaper publishes separate local editions in:...
s president and founder, Pierre Paquet. Xpress was the fifth paper to join the group, along with Montreal's Hour
Hour (magazine)
Hour is an English-language urban news magazine published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by Communications Voir. Its president-publisher is Pierre Paquet, the editor-in-chief is Kevin Laforest. It caters to Montreal's anglophone community and is published every Thursday. The news features "expose...
and the French-language cultural weeklies Voir Montréal, Voir Quebec, and Voir Gatineau, and was therefore part of the largest alternative newsweekly group in Canada. Its size changed from a 13.5-inch to a 15-inch tabloid in 2001.
As of January 2010, Cormac Rea is editor-in-chief and Melissa Proulx is managing editor. Proulx, previously Voir
Voir
Voir is a chain of francophone alternative weekly newspapers in the Canadian province of Quebec published by Communications Voir.The magazine was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986.-Editions:The newspaper publishes separate local editions in:...
Gatineau's editor, was initially appointed interim editor in late November 2007.
The publication carried the syndicated Savage Love
Savage Love
Savage Love is a syndicated sex-advice column by Dan Savage. The column appears weekly in several dozen newspapers, mainly free newspapers in the US and Canada, but also newspapers in Europe and Asia...
column until this was cancelled in January 2010. The explicit content of this sex advice feature prompted the Loeb
Loeb (supermarket)
Loeb was a Canadian supermarket chain in Eastern Ontario. It is owned by Quebec's Metro chain of grocery stores. It was once Ottawa's second-largest supermarket chain behind Loblaws. Each of the stores averaged in size...
supermarket chain to discontinue distribution of the Xpress in its stores as of late 2005. Dan Savage said this action was another instance of a minority group
Minority group
A minority is a sociological group within a demographic. The demographic could be based on many factors from ethnicity, gender, wealth, power, etc. The term extends to numerous situations, and civilizations within history, despite the misnomer of minorities associated with a numerical statistic...
trying to deprive a majority of people reading his column.