Metro Active

San Francisco, California, United StatesEnglish

Metro Active is a prominent digital platform and alternative news organization serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It provides comprehensive coverage of arts, culture, local politics, and entertainment. The site hosts content for several affiliated weekly publications, offering investigative reporting and event listings for Silicon Valley and surrounding regions.

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MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN SAN FRANCISCO

Dominating the regional media market, local print journalism is anchored by a single major broadsheet alongside a historically robust alternative and community press. The Hearst-owned San Francisco Chronicle leads the area in circulation, operating alongside the San Francisco Examiner, a historic former daily that transitioned to a free tabloid format. Readers are also served by specialized publications like the Bay Area Reporter, which stands as one of the oldest continuously published LGBTQ newsweeklies in the United States. Paperboy lists 12 newspapers in San Francisco.