Sonoran News is a free newspaper in Cave Creek, Arizona, United States.[1] With a circulation of over 37,000,[2] it is the most widely read community newspaper in Maricopa County.[1] It is distributed in Cave Creek, Carefree, Scottsdale, north Phoenix and Desert Hills. It is considered a conservative values newspaper,[3][4] and bills itself as the "conservative voice of Arizona."[5]
In 2010, the downturn in the economy pushed the formerly weekly newspaper to a twice-monthly publishing schedule.[5]
Controversies
In 2002, the publisher of the Sonoran News was accused of cybersquatting on the domain of a rival newspaper to reduce its findability.[6]
In 2009, the Sonoran News successfully defended itself against a libel lawsuit from rival paper The Desert Advocate,[7] which the Sonoran News had referred to as the "Deadbeat Advocate", citing the owner's non-payment of back taxes.[8]
References
- ^ a b Mitchell P. Davis, Power Media Bluebook W/ Talk Show Guest Directory, Broadcast Interview Source, Inc, 2005, p. 33 [1]
- ^ emerson, xavier. "Echo Media V3 Print Media Experts". Echo Media V3. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
- ^ Stephen Lemons, 'Russell Pearce and Sonoran News Slammed by Recall Group', in Phoenix New Times, June 29, 2011 [2]
- ^ Stephen Lemons, 'Russell Pearce's Allies at Cave Creek's Sonoran News Slime an Innocent Woman in an Attempt to Besmirch the Effort Seeking His Recall', in Phoenix New Times, June 30, 2011 [3]
- ^ a b "Weekly newspaper cuts back". Arizona Republic. 2 March 2010.
- ^ Hopp, Thomas (9 November 2002). "Sonoran News, new Foothills Chronicle feud". Arizona Republic.
- ^ Duckett, Beth (26 August 2009). "Libel case vs. paper dismissed". Arizona Republic.
- ^ Duckett, Beth (20 March 2009). "Newspaper feud heating up in Northeast Valley". Arizona Republic.
