# Who owns SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-sdmb/1024931 "2025-11-17T20:17:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-sdmb/1024931/1 "2025-11-17T20:17:01Z")
I recommend that Dopers read this article, mainly about an alternate paper in Seattle: [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/technology/progressive-newspaper-stranger-seattle.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.108.C9AM.a1AdXSIyaWY5&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/technology/progressive-newspaper-stranger-seattle.html?unlocked_article_code=1.108.C9AM.a1AdXSIyaWY5&smid=url-share) It includes the following paragraph: “In addition to its online version, The Stranger is back in print, distributing 50,000 free copies a month. Its revenue comes from advertising and events. The staff of Noisy Creek has grown from 36 to about 60, not including **The Chicago Reader, which Noisy Creek bought in August.** Mr. Walkinshaw hopes the soon-to-be-announced editor of The Chicago Reader will add an endorsement board.” Even when I was a mod, I never quite understood the connection between The Chicago Reader and SDMB, but there is certainly one. BTW, I don’t think this belongs in the About forum because I don’t think very many people read it (I certainly don’t). ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-sdmb/1024931/2 "2025-11-17T21:09:02Z")
I think we disconnected from the Reader quite a while ago. The new owner is Chicago Public Media. See this other recent thread: [Chicago Reader Being Sold (Again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-being-sold-again/1022508) The Reader used to host the actual SD column (with Cecil). At some point we should probably come up with a continuity plan… it’s only a matter of time before some new owner or another notices us, and then who knows what happens, lol. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-sdmb/1024931/3 "2025-11-17T21:57:42Z")
I started another thread about that: [What if the SDMB goes dark? Should we make a contingency plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-sdmb-goes-dark-should-we-make-a-contingency-plan/1024934) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-sdmb/1024931/4 "2025-11-18T06:55:59Z")
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