In full disclosure, my friend is the editor of this newspaper. But she's always trusted my honest opinion, and she knows I'd give one here. When the paper first started out it was a solid 2 stars. In the last few years it's definitely worked it's way up the charts.
The Write Up is one of Phoenix's very few Urban Newspapers, or as they are known in other areas, Black newspapers. The Write Up does a good job of knowing the area, so they also have reporters covering a Latino area of interest as well. They try to cover a broad spectrum of National and local issues in their stories along with some local opinion columns and locally created comics. They have even sponsored several local events like poetry night and Soul Skate (so much fun!). I have been shocked how many national artists have sat down with folks from the paper to give them interviews. I don't know how much of that is that this is a cool paper and how much it is that there just aren't a bunch of media outlets for the black/hip-hip/ethnically diverse community.
While I am still looking for them to grow more, and find their voice a bit more succinctly, I think they are doing pretty great for paper that's only been around about 3 years. It's definitely worth a read to find out more about what's going on around town if you're into the scene. read more
