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It's confirmed: A new iteration of the recently shuttered gay newspaper Washington Blade will launch on Friday under the name The D.C. Agenda.

Former Blade and current D.C. Agenda editor Kevin Naff says, "We're launching a modest print publication on Friday, and the plan is to be on a full-scale printing press in two weeks for the December 4 issue." Like its former incarnation, The D.C. Agenda will be a weekly breakdown of Beltway and national news. Currently, a place-holding website called SavetheBlade.com allows readers to donate money and keep apprised of news of the publication. A full-scale D.C. Agenda website will debut in a few weeks, according to Naff.

"Right now the full staff is on board," he says. "Obviously, that could change, but the staff is united. We're actually bringing on new people that can help [with the new venture], so we have a robust team working." Naff declined to state where funding for The D.C. Agenda is coming from.

The Washington Blade's parent company, Window Media, declared bankruptcy on Monday and shut down its publications, including the Blade and the Southern Voice.

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Reader Comments
  • Name: Katy
    Date posted: 11/19/2009 9:48:40 AM
    Hometown: Mobile AL

    Comment:

    Anyone know anything about Southern Voice? I know they were owned by the same company.

  • Name: Robert Turner
    Date posted: 11/18/2009 9:32:51 PM
    Hometown: Washington, DC

    Comment:

    I was at their transition party tonight, and I can say that everyone, while still down about what transpired with the Blade's closing, was very upbeat and supportive. There was a representative from the mayor's office present, as well as folks from a cross-section of groups and organizations that represent various aspects of the community. One of the highlights of the evening was when a major community organization walked in with a check to present to the DC Agenda for ad space on the back cover of the first issue, which is due to hit the newsstands this Friday. The Blade may be dead, but the Agenda is moving forward!



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