''The Scope'' was a free
English language
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alternative newsweekly based in
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland.
The city spans and is the easternmost city in North America ...
,
Canada
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.
First published on July 6, 2006, the newspaper started as a weekly publication, printing 6,000 copies. In fall of 2006 they moved to a bi-weekly print schedule, and remained that way until 2010. As of June 2010, ''The Scope'' switched to a monthly print schedule to reduce printing and distribution costs, and to focus on online-only content. In November 2013 they announced that the last edition would be in December 2013, ending publication after 7 years.
Each month 23,000 copies were distributed across the St. John's metropolitan area (including
Torbay
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,
Mount Pearl,
CBS,
Paradise
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, and
Portugal Cove-St. Philips
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).
In 2008 ''The Scope'' established the
Atlantis Music Prize a music award annually given to the best full-length album from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, based only on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label.
[" Atlantis Music Prize"] Previous winners include percussionist
Curtis Andrews and indie pop group
Mercy, The Sexton.
See also
*''
The Overcast''
*
List of newspapers in Canada
This list of newspapers in Canada is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Canada. Daily newspapers
Local weeklies
Alberta
* Airdrie – '' Airdrie Echo''
* Bashaw – ''Bashaw Star''
* Bassano – '' Bassano Times''
* Beaumont � ...
Notes
External links
The Scope (official website)
Alternative weekly newspapers published in Canada
Newspapers published in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Defunct newspapers published in Newfoundland and Labrador
Weekly newspapers published in Newfoundland and Labrador
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