Montreal Mirror or just Mirror was a free English language alternative newsweekly based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which was distributed every Thursday.[1][2] It had a circulation of 70,000 and reached a quarter of a million readers per week.[1]
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 The cover of the final edition (June 21, 2012) of the Montreal Mirror | |
| Type | Alternative Newsweekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Quebecor Media |
| Publisher | Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée |
| Editor | Alastair Sutherland |
| Founded | June 20, 1985 |
| Political alignment | Centre-left |
| Ceased publication | June 22, 2012 |
| Headquarters | 465 McGill Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 300, Montreal, Quebec |
| Circulation | 70,000 |
| Sister newspapers | ici |
| ISSN | 0833-8086 |
| OCLC number | 15997017 |
| Website | MontrealMirror.com (via the Internet Archive) |
First published on June 20, 1985, the publication became a weekly in September 1989. It was bought by media giant Quebecor in 1997. It was published by Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée.[3]
On June 22, 2012, Sun Media (the division of Quebecor that the Mirror belonged to) announced that the paper would be ceasing publication effective immediately.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Montreal Mirror | Association of Alternative Newsweeklies". Association of Alternative Newsmedia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007.
- ^ Arabella Bowen; John Shandy Watson (March 1, 2004). The Rough Guide to Montréal. Rough Guides. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-1-84353-195-1. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "Contact". Montreal Mirror. Communications Gratte-Ciel Ltée. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ "Montreal Mirror to End Publication". Marketwire. June 22, 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
External links edit
- Montreal Mirror (official website) (via the Internet Archive)
- Company profile - Verified Audit Circulation (via the Internet Archive)