Metro Jacksonville
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Metro Jacksonville was an American news website, blog, and forum focusing on Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. The site offered news, blogs, forums and original content covering urban issues, politics, and culture in the city.
History
Metro Jacksonville was founded by Steve Congro, Dan Herbin, Ennis Davis, Kevin Connor, and Stephen Dare.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=50038 |title=Metrojacksonville.com keeps the conversation going |author=Max Marbut |publisher= Financial News and Daily Record|date=May 14, 2008| accessdate=18 November 2012}} The site launched on March 13, 2006 as a weblog with the intention to educate the public on issues that matter to cities. The site provides members a platform for discussion on topics concerning urban core, transit-oriented development, municipal policy, and politics in Jacksonville and the Northeast Florida region.{{Cite web|url=http://www.metrojacksonville.com/about |title=About Us|publisher=Metro Jacksonville |accessdate=18 November 2012}}
Awards
First Coast American Planning Association gave Metro Jacksonville its Excellence in Media Award in 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.firstcoastapa.org/documents/press%20releases/FCAPA_press_release-050708.pdf |title=FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |publisher=First Coast APA |accessdate=19 November 2012 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association recognized the publication with its 2009 Outstanding Public Interest Group Award. In 2010, local alternative weekly Folio Weekly named Metro Jacksonville "Best Political Blog".{{Cite web |url=http://www.folioweekly.com/documents/FolioBestOf_News_000.pdf |title=Best of Jax 2010: News and Media |publisher=Folio Weekly |accessdate=19 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601005049/http://folioweekly.com/documents/FolioBestOf_News_000.pdf |archivedate=1 June 2012 }}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.MetroJacksonville.com/ Official Website]
- [http://www.MetroJacksonville.com/mobile Metro Jacksonville] for mobile devices
- [https://twitter.com/metroj Metro Jacksonville] on Twitter
- [https://facebook.com/metrojacksonville Metro Jacksonville] on Facebook
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121204001908/http://www.news4jax.com/news/MetroJax/-/8164840/-/w9xyv7/-/index.html Metro Jacksonville] on WJXT
Category:Mass media in Jacksonville, Florida