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Metro is a free daily newspaper in Philadelphia which began publishing on January 24, 2000. [1] Originally published by Metro International , it was the first Metro edition published in North America and the ninth edition since the first in Stockholm in 1995.
The Metro free newspaper concept originated in Sweden, where a publication of the same name was launched in 1995 by Metro International.British newspaper executives Jonathan Harmsworth and Murdoch MacLennan, from DMGT, were reportedly inspired by the idea and flew to Stockholm on a 'fact-finding mission' to develop their version. [4]
Palo Alto Daily News - Palo Alto; while its website is continuously updated, the physical paper was cut back to a weekly in 2015; Palo Alto Daily Post - Palo Alto; successor to the Daily News; San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco As of March 2020, this paper is only published three times a week—on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday.
A free daily newspaper distributed in high-traffic commuter zones and public transport networks." [3] In 1997, Metro introduced a Prague edition of the paper two years later, and by 2008 published 58 editions in 19 countries and 15 languages, and was based in Stockholm. [2]
amNewYork Metro is a free daily newspaper that is published in New York City by Schneps Media. [1] According to the company, the average Friday circulation in September 2013 was 335,900. [ 2 ] When launched on October 10, 2003, amNewYork was the first free daily newspaper in New York City.
Metro was an early participant in the online publishing revolution, launching the Livewire online service in 1993, one of the first online efforts by a non-daily newspaper publisher. The service offered free email accounts, online commerce, chats, posting forums and online articles.
Los Angeles Community College District has received a $1-million grant to continue providing free Metro passes for students through the academic year.
Later, Metro launched free papers in many European and other countries. In the UK, the Daily Mail and General Trust group launched its own edition of Metro in London in 1999, beating Metro International to the London market. The paper now has 13 editions across the country and a combined readership of 1.7 million.