Verb Has Arrived

By on October 29, 2011 in Media, Uncategorized

I picked up my copy this morning. It has more original writing than I thought it’d have — Alex Macpherson, who writes nearly all of Verb’s original material, is prolific — but as in Saskatoon, much of the paper’s content comes from All Headline News, which you can visit here (and hey, if you want to start your own paper — it’s a popular thing to do these days! — you can buy your very own AHN syndicated content here).

Maybe someone will have something to say about Verb in the next paper issue of prairie dog.  Who knows? In the meantime, share your opinions in the comments after this post. And if you haven’t and want to, you can read my original (and bitchy) post on Verb here.

About Stephen Whitworth

Stephen Whitworth is a life-long fan of newspapers and alternative media who got his start in the student press a hundred years ago. He moved to Regina in the fall of 1998 and Prairie Dog recklessly hired him nine months later. It was a terrible mistake and the publication deeply regrets its inability to get rid of him. When Whitworth’s not adding typos to the hard work of Prairie Dog’s many terrific writers, writing hilarious (to him) headlines and finding inventive new ways to make the paper late for its bi-weekly press deadline, he enjoys reading magazines, newspapers and alternative comics, listening to music, playing board games, and drinking and eating. He has a cat and seven pet snakes.
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12 Responses to Verb Has Arrived

  1. Talbot Fresh, Jr. October 29, 2011 at 4:15 pm #

    Any original material or just re-treads of well-worn local issues? Plaza, Refinery, Stadium, etc. There’s another annoying trend out there, too, called “press-release journalism” whereby a journalist gets all their story ideas off a fax machine. Ghastly.

  2. Kevlikev October 29, 2011 at 4:53 pm #

    Do you think the other media in town has a clue? They call verb “alternative”. That is just plain weird.

    http://cjme.com/story/alternative-weekly-newspaper-launches-regina/29454

  3. Talbot Fresh, Jr. October 30, 2011 at 8:21 am #

    There are two types of “alternative” – alternative form, such as Web, and alternative content, such as the Prairie Dog, for the most part. I guess by dint of its weekly status, Verb falls into the alternative form category, and by dint of its focus on entertainment, the alternative content category. I highly doubt we’re going to see any alternative social or political viewpoints presented, however, given its overall ambition to serve as a vehicle for mainstream business advertising.

    My over-arching concern remains: waste. PLEASE RECYCLE YOUR SPENT, THOROUGHLY READ COPIES OF VERB!

  4. Nathan C October 30, 2011 at 4:09 pm #

    I picked up my first copy, opened it and caught a nasty wiff of nastiness. The paper stinks like chemical.

  5. Talbot Fresh, Jr. October 30, 2011 at 4:29 pm #

    It should be called VOC (Volatile Organic Chemicals) Yar har har!! Mine’s still sitting in the car – I should have cracked the windows. Guess I’m not all that eager to take a peak inside. Eventually.

  6. Talbot Fresh, Jr. October 30, 2011 at 9:41 pm #

    It’s not bad, and the writing is fine. I appreciate that it seems to have no slant at all. It’s slantless, but enchantless. Maybe that’s not so keen for an “alternative” but I would like to see this AMac guy writing for PostMedia. I like his style, in that, here’s the facts.

  7. Not all that anonymous October 31, 2011 at 11:33 am #

    Um … why is one of the tags for this story “Cute Plants”? Just wondering.

    Haven’t picked up a Verb yet so I can’t comment on its writing or content.

    If CJME calls it “alternative” that puts it somewhat left of ultra-right, doesn’t it?

  8. anonymous November 1, 2011 at 4:11 am #

    it’s like the douche bag version of the prairie dog…..oh wait, nevermind, the prairie dog is the douche bag version of the prairie dog.

  9. Dale November 1, 2011 at 8:59 am #

    I am mesmerized by the colours …

  10. Anon y mous November 1, 2011 at 10:15 am #

    I agree, the paper literally stinks.

  11. anonymous November 1, 2011 at 2:05 pm #

    FYI – the majority of the Verb racks on campus are empty as most copies have been picked up. I know this because they were full last Friday when the paper appeared… while the stacks of The Dog, left untouched, rival that of The Carillon.

  12. Ron November 1, 2011 at 9:31 pm #

    CJSW,(similar to CJTR), Calgary , had a great music program called
    ” Alternative To What “..circa 1992 ish.

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