With the number of days Seattlites spend indoors being what it is, it’s no surprise the city has a wealth of media options. Seattle has an affiliate for each major and minor TV network, almost all of whom have their own local news and some original local programming. Seattle radio offers a fairly standard choice of musical genres, talk, and religious programming, as well as two nationally recognized public stations—
KUOW for news, talk, and original content and
KEXP for eclectic music, both old and new.
Seattle has the highest rate of film-going of any city in the country, and the
Seattle International Film Festival is America’s biggest and best-attended film festival. From the giant downtown
Cinerama showing the latest blockbuster to the
Landmark chain (including the historic
Neptune and
Egyptian theatres) offering foreign and art films, Seattle covers nearly every movie-goers needs. For those who want to make movies, the
Northwest Film Forum, the
Seattle Film Institute, and others offer classes, equipment, and support.
Seattle print media, like print media across the country is in flux. Seattle is served by two large dailies and two major weeklies, but both categories have a sick member. The
Seattle Post-Intelligencer is only protected by a joint operating agreement with its rival, and the
Seattle Weekly was recently acquired by a national chain and has seen the departure of most of its staff.
The Seattle Times and
the Stranger, however, have both emerged surprisingly strong from some tough times. Each paper offers the area a slightly different perspective and all feature very good journalism that frequently receives national award attention.
