Premium Business The new owner of the Flyer and Memphis Magazine on local news — and print By Eric Barnes , Daily Memphian Updated: August 26, 2026 4:00 AM CT | Published: August 26, 2026 4:00 AM CT Daily Memphian Eric Barnes RSS Eric Barnes is editor-at-large of The Daily Memphian, host of Behind the Headlines on WKNO-TV , host of The Sidebar on WYXR 91.7 , and the author of four novels. Brady Walkinshaw believes in print. Printed papers, that is. And he’s putting his money behind it. Walkinshaw is the CEO and founder of Noisy Creek, which recently bought the Memphis Flyer and Memphis Magazine , adding the titles to four other publications around the U.S., including Chicago Reader , Portland Mercury , The Stranger in Seattle and Anchorage Press . Those alt weeklies do of course have websites, but Walkinshaw believes in the age of artificial intelligence, providing local news in print has a future in Memphis and around the country. This is an excerpt of this story. To read more, please click here and subscribe . Topics The Sidebar Memphis Flyer Memphis magazine Noisy Creek Subscriber Only Thank you for reading The Daily Memphian. Your support is critical. Did you know we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit news organization? We rely on a mix of revenue from subscriptions (50%), advertising, events and other earned income (25%) and fundraising (25%). Please consider making a fully tax-deductible donation or other contribution to The Daily Memphian today. 👉🏽 Your subscription pays for you to read all our journalism. 👉🏽 Your donation powers the work we do to reach everyone else with the news. We believe an informed Memphis is a better Memphis. If you agree, join our growing list of donors now. Related stories Premium Business Memphis Magazine, Flyer join Seattle-based media network Seattle-based Noisy Creek owns six publications nationwide, including Seattle’s The Stranger, the Portland Mercury, the Chicago Reader and the Anchorage Press. By Noah McLane July 23, 2026
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