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Political kingmakers as co-owners of The Stranger. How will that play out?

Editor and Publisher · last updated

An irreverent approach to journalism hasn’t limited the appeal of The Stranger, Seattle’s alternative weekly newspaper, to its audience.

But I wonder if it’s going too far, by selling an ownership stake to one of Seattle’s most powerful political organizations.

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