{{Infobox Newspaper , name = Urban Tulsa Weekly , image = Urban Tulsa Weekly (cover).jpg , image_size = 200px , caption = , type = Alternative weekly , format = Tabloid , foundation = {{start date and age, 1991 , ceased publication = {{end date and age, 2013, 11, 5 , price = , owners = , publisher = Keith Skrzypczak , editor = Keith Skrzypczak , circulation = 34,950 , headquarters = 710 South Kenosha

Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...

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Urban Tulsa Weekly
The ''Urban Tulsa Weekly'' was an independent weekly newspaper with a circulation of about 35,000 distributed to the Tulsa metropolitan area every Thursday.Urban Tulsa Weekly
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (accessed February 12, 2010). Published and edited by Keith Skrzypczak, the newspaper struggled for years under his erratic leadership before ultimately folding when its printer threatened a lawsuit over unpaid invoices. The newspaper featured certain regular features including a "Capitolist" column by Arnold Hamilton, "Commentary" and "In the City." The Weekly also featured an annual "Hot 100" list naming Tulsa's most influential people for the year.

Controversy

On October 25, 2011, The Daily Cartoonist released an article announcing that ''Urban Tulsa'' cartoonist David Simpson had been accused of plagiarizing the work of

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. Subsequent investigations by

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revealed another cartoon in which Simpson had plagiarized MacNelly's work.

Shutdown

On November 5, 2013, it was reported that the ''Urban Tulsa Weekly'' had closed after operating for over twenty years.KJRH
"Urban Tulsa Weekly, alternative publication, reportedly closes its doors after more than 20 years"
''KJRH'' (November 5, 2013).

References

External links

Urban Tulsa Weekly Web Site

Urban Tulsa Weekly Hot 100
Newspapers published in Tulsa, Oklahoma Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States Newspapers established in 1979 1979 establishments in Oklahoma