Weekly World News

*Weekly World News*
	August 15, 2005 cover of Weekly World News
Editor-in-chief	Greg D'Alessandro (2019–present)
Categories	Supernatural, paranormal, tabloid, satire, humour
Frequency	Weekly (1979–2007); Bi-weekly
Total circulation	1.2 million (in its peak)
Founder	Generoso Pope, Jr.
First issue	October 16, 1979
Final issue	August 27, 2007, continues online and on social media
Company	American Media (1979–2007); SpyCat LLC (2008–present)
Country	United States
Based in	Los Angeles and New York
Language	English
Website	www.weeklyworldnews.com
ISSN	0199-574X
OCLC	6010349

The Weekly World News is a tabloid formerly published in a newspaper format reporting mostly fictional "news" stories in the United States from 1979 to 2007. The paper was renowned for its outlandish cover stories often based on supernatural or paranormal themes and an approach to news that verged on the satirical. Its characteristic black-and-white covers have become pop-culture images widely used in the arts. It ceased print publication in August 2007.^[3] The company has a library of 110,000+ articles and 300+ original characters.

In 2009, the Weekly World News was relaunched as an online and social media publication. In July 2021, the Weekly World News announced the formation of Weekly World News Studios, to develop and produce entertainment projects based on its brand and characters.^[4]

^ Cite error: The named reference heller was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Weekly World News (New York, N.Y.; Lantana, Fla.) 1979–2007". Library of Congress.
^ Carlson, Peter (August 7, 2007). "All the News That Seemed Unfit to Print". The Washington Post. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
^ "Bat Boy Tabloid Weekly World News Launches Entertainment Division; Sets Tonya Pinkins Pic 'The Zombie Wedding' as First Project". July 21, 2021.

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[2] "Weekly World News (New York, N.Y.; Lantana, Fla.) 1979–2007". Library of Congress.

[WP-8-06-07-3] Carlson, Peter (August 7, 2007). "All the News That Seemed Unfit to Print". The Washington Post. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2015.

[4] "Bat Boy Tabloid Weekly World News Launches Entertainment Division; Sets Tonya Pinkins Pic 'The Zombie Wedding' as First Project". July 21, 2021.

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August 15, 2005 cover of Weekly World News
Editor-in-chief	Greg D'Alessandro (2019–present)
Categories	Supernatural, paranormal, tabloid, satire, humour
Frequency	Weekly (1979–2007) Bi-weekly
Total circulation	1.2 million (in its peak)^[1]
Founder	Generoso Pope, Jr.
First issue	October 16, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-10-16)^[2]
Final issue	August 27, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-08-27), continues online and on social media
Company	American Media (1979–2007) SpyCat LLC (2008–present)
Country	United States
Based in	Los Angeles and New York
Language	English
Website	www.weeklyworldnews.com
ISSN	0199-574X
OCLC	6010349

Weekly World News

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