The founder of the local alternative weekly revealed Monday that the publication has radically shifted its business model in the wake of news that it has discontinued its print edition after 29 years
Nuvo has ceased print publication and is eliminating most of its staff, the editor of the 29-year-old local alternative newspaper announced Saturday on social media.
Indianapolis-based alternative newspaper Nuvo has been cranking out a print edition every week since 1990. That is due to change beginning this month.
Owner Mary Pat McKee has enlisted a slew of local on-air personalities to help her bring back the weekly television show to a new channel.
Laura McPhee is promising to emphasize investigative and social justice reporting as Nuvo Newsweekly’s new editor.
Katherine Coplen, the first woman to lead Nuvo’s editorial department, is leaving the newspaper at the end of January after about a year and a half in the top editor’s position.
Ed Wenck, former radio personality and current managing editor for Nuvo, is leaving after less than three years at the alternative weekly for a quieter career out of the public spotlight.
Ed Wenck is stepping down as managing editor of Nuvo after nearly three years at the Indianapolis alternative newspaper, he announced Tuesday in a Facebook post.
Nuvo has entered a long-abandoned market, Bloomington, and is eyeing other Indiana college towns, particularly Muncie and West Lafayette, for expansion. The alternative free weekly newspaper has been working on the plan for six months.
