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The '''''Village Voice''''' is a leading extreme [[liberal]] free weekly newspaper published in [[New York City]], having a free circulation of perhaps 240,000 per week. It spices its commentary and articles with occasional profanity and sometimes cartoons mocking [[Republican Party]] officials, such as former Vice President [[Dick Cheney]].

The '''''Village Voice''''' is a leading extreme [[liberal]] free weekly newspaper published in [[New York City]], having a free circulation of perhaps 240,000 per week. It spices its commentary and articles with occasional profanity and sometimes cartoons mocking [[Republican Party]] officials, such as former Vice President [[Dick Cheney]].

Founded in 1955 in a two-bedroom apartment in [[Greenwich Village]] by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher and Norman Mailer, the ''Village Voice'' remains one of the most influential voices of the [[American]] far [[left]]. The offices of the paper are at Cooper Square in the East Village.

Founded in 1955 in a two-bedroom apartment in [[Greenwich Village]] by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher and [[Norman Mailer]], the ''Village Voice'' remains one of the most influential voices of the [[American]] far [[left]]. The offices of the paper are at Cooper Square in the East Village.

In 2005 the ''Village Voice'' was purchased by a media conglomerate and there has been criticism of its perceived change in character:<ref>http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/communitydevelopment/20070212/20/2098/</ref>

In 2005 the ''Village Voice'' was purchased by a media conglomerate and there has been criticism of its perceived change in character:<ref>http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/communitydevelopment/20070212/20/2098/</ref>