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Columbus Free Press Collection Audiovisual Series
Description: Members gathered around a table during a meeting of the Central Ohio Green Party, taken for the Columbus Free Press. The group appears to be in a church basement or similar space--a donation box labeled "TLCW Stewardship Box" is visible along the back wall and an altar is seen on a low stage to the right. The Green Party operates at local, state and national levels in support of the environmental movement and a variety of other progressive causes. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F12_05
Subjects: Political parties; Political clubs; Environmental movement; Social movements;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)