Folio Weekly

{{Short description|Alternative newspaper in Jacksonville, Florida}}

{{Infobox newspaper

| name = Folio Weekly

| image =

| caption = Northeast Florida's News & Opinion Magazine

| type = Alternative weekly

| format = Tabloid

| foundation = April 1987

| headquarters = 9456 Philips Highway, Suite 11, Jacksonville, Florida 32256, US

| website = {{URL|folioweekly.com}}

}}

Folio Weekly is an alternative weekly publication in Jacksonville, Florida. It covers topics such as politics, lifestyle, and entertainment.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/folio-weekly-shuts-down-after-33-years|title=Folio Weekly shuts down after 33 years|date=May 5, 2020|website=Jacksonville Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida}}

It is the largest and most influential alternative magazine in Northeast Florida and is distributed in Duval, St. Johns and Clay.

History

The newspaper was founded in April 1987.{{Cite web|url=https://news.wjct.org/first-coast/2020-05-05/folio-weekly-shuts-down-due-to-economic-freefall-brought-on-by-coronavirus|title=FOLIO Weekly Shuts Down Due To 'Economic Freefall' Brought On By Coronavirus|date=May 5, 2020|website=WJCT News}}

It is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia and has won multiple AAN Awards. The paper has an unverified circulation of 60,000 plus print copies monthly and has grown to over 200,000 in readership each issue as of June 2023 .{{cite web|title=Folio Weekly|url=http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A28

|publisher=Association of Alternative Newsweeklies|access-date=2007-01-19|archive-date=2006-10-15|df=mdy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015184340/http://www.aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A28|url-status=dead}}

It was acquired by Boldland Press, Inc. in 2020. Attorney John Michael Phillips has been linked to the ownership group.{{cite magazine |last1=Bill Delaney |title=Folio 2.0: John Phillips reboots Jax's alt weekly |url=https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/folio-20-john-phillips-reboots-jaxs-alt-weekly/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |magazine=The Jaxson |date=June 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919210041/https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/folio-20-john-phillips-reboots-jaxs-alt-weekly/ |archive-date=September 19, 2020}}

In March 2021, it was converted into a monthly newspaper due to lack of revenue.{{cite magazine|title=Inside Folio Weekly's decision to shut down|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2020/05/06/inside-folio-weeklys-decision-to-shut-down.html|date=May 6, 2020|author= Timothy Gibbons|magazine=Jacksonville Business Journal}} (Subscription required) It has since begun to publish twice a month.

References

External links

[http://www.folioweekly.com/ Folio Weekly's official site]

Category:Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States

Category:Mass media in Jacksonville, Florida

Category:Newspapers published in Florida

Category:Newspapers established in 1987

Category:1987 establishments in Florida

Category:Defunct newspapers published in Florida

Category:2021 disestablishments in Florida