I worked for this news media company as a hired freelance reporter around Oct 2010, when the…read morecompany first started the Lacey-Barnegat Times. I have to say the newsroom staff were really great to work with... The editor at the time, Eric San Juan, always treated me well, and I always got paid fairly and on time. Micromedia has seasoned news reporters and editors. I support weekly newspapers since they provide good local content and they hire freelance reporters who are laid off by the bigger papers like the Asbury Park Press "Gannett INC." I have to say Micromedia gets it right!

Al Dia News Media is more than just a Philadelphia Spanish paper. They host outstanding events you…read morecan find on Eventbrite and are great for networking and learning more about what is happening in the community. They provide and share current news commentary on Twitter and other social media sites keeping us connected with what's happening right now. If you are a business trying to connect with the Latino community this is the paper you want to use. They have the perfect distribution practically on every corner in the Latino community. You will even find the paper in mostly all the Latino restaurants so it's pretty much everywhere. I'm really interested and supportive of the community work the Al Dia News Media has and I recommend everyone support them. :)

Al Dia must have one of the best distribution teams around, because theirs is the one smallish…read morePhiladelphia paper I seem to see on EVERY street corner. The paper is the leading Spanish language news source Spanish in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, the quality of the writing isn't stellar---it's essentially what you'd expect from a local English paper in San Jose, Costa Rica. And the pieces aren't exactly the most timely, ether. The other day I looked at a piece about how American presidents of the past have dealt with immigration: interesting, on a certain level, but not exactly something you'd read in the New York Times (or a leading Latin American newspaper, like Reforma in Mexico City.) But, honestly, I guess I'm also a little uncomfortable with "newspapers" that represent very specific groups: political, ethnic, whatever. My parents used to get the Jewish Exponent delivered to the house, and even as a kid I used to think: THIS is supposed to be journalism?

given the pressures that newspapers - and all media - are under, I'm continually impressed at the…read morequality of this small, weekly paper. For full disclosure - I work part-time for the Exponent. But I've worked for a lot of businesses and have not been compelled to review them. And no, I'm not getting paid or even asked to write this. This shoestring staff manages to put out an insightful, interesting read every week. The paper has also won numerous awards, including recent honors for the newly designed website which has an interactive community calendar. If you want to know what's going on in the Jewish community of Greater Philly, or find something to do with other Jewish people of whatever affiliation, the Exponent is the best resource.

One of the reasons I love Philly is that it's very active in the literary world. Between it's…read moreincredible Libraries, and it's amazing assortment of bookstores we're kept pretty up to date with whats going on in the reading world. But despite this it's hard to get a feel of who's who when it comes to our local writers. That's why it's great that a free magazine like Philadelphia Stories exists and is widely available throughout many coffee shops, etc. Philadelphia Stories is a quarterly magazine that showcases the fiction and poetry of many writers from our area. Each issue has at least 9 good reads to go through, a local author profile, and some reading suggestions. It also gives writers and artists the chance to readily submit their work. So you might be able to dust off that great American novel idea and send out a chapter. Going to their website also clues you in on some fun literary events that are going on throughout the city. And you can get some insight on some of the books that they put out too. Start reading!