Style Weekly
{{Short description|Online alternative media outlet}}
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| foundation = November 1982
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| language = English
| ceased publication = September 7, 2021
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| headquarters = Richmond, Virginia
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Style Weekly is an online alternative media outlet that was previously an alternative weekly newspaper started in November 1982 for news, arts, culture and opinion in Richmond, Virginia.
History
Style was originally owned by Landmark Media Enterprises. In 2018, it was sold to Tribune Publishing along with two other publications for $34 million.{{Cite web |title=After more than a century, Norfolk family sells The Virginian-Pilot for $34 million |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/business/article_27dff746-6336-11e8-ae3a-77e23727ceab.html |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=The Virginian-Pilot |date=May 29, 2018 |language=en}} In that same year, Style Weekly was named as the recipient of the Virginia Press Association's award for journalistic integrity and community service.{{Cite web |last=Staff |title=Style Weekly Wins Virginia Press Association Award for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service |url=https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/style-weekly-wins-virginia-press-association-award-for-journalistic-integrity-and-community-service/Content?oid=8369359 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Style Weekly |date=April 18, 2018 |language=en}}
On May 21, 2021, Tribune Publishing was purchased by hedge fund Alden Global Capital in a $633 million deal.{{Cite news |title='Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/998730863/vulture-fund-alden-global-known-for-slashing-newsrooms-buys-tribune-papers |access-date=2022-05-09}}
On September 7, 2021, Style Weekly{{'}}s editor-in-chief announced on Facebook they would be ceasing publication the following day.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-07 |title=Richmond's Style Weekly shuts down after nearly 39 years |url=https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/richmonds-style-weekly-shuts-down-after-nearly-39-years/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Virginia Business |language=en-US}}
On November 17, 2021, VPM Media Corporation, the parent company of public media group VPM, announced it had acquired Style Weekly.{{Cite web|title=VPM Acquires Style Weekly|url=https://vpm.org/articles/27199/vpm-acquires-style-weekly|access-date=2022-01-18|website=VPM.org|language=en}}
On December 14, 2021, Style Weekly{{'}}s editor-in-chief announced that Style would resume publishing online as it evaluates the future of the print publication.{{Cite web|last=Baldwin|first=Brent|title=Letter to the Reader|url=https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/letter-to-the-reader/Content?oid=18220929|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Style Weekly|date=December 14, 2021 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=VPM Acquires Style Weekly |url=https://vpm.org/articles/27199/vpm-acquires-style-weekly |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=VPM.org |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.styleweekly.com/}}
Category:Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States
Category:Newspapers published in Virginia
Category:Mass media in Richmond, Virginia
Category:Publications with year of establishment missing
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