Folio Weekly Explained

Folio Weekly
Type:Alternative weekly
Format:Tabloid
Foundation:April 1987
Headquarters:9456 Philips Highway, Suite 11, Jacksonville, Florida 32256, US

Folio Weekly is an alternative weekly publication in Jacksonville, Florida. It covers topics such as politics, lifestyle, and entertainment.[1]

It is the largest and most influential alternative magazine in Northeast Florida and is distributed in Duval, St. Johns and Clay.[1]

History

The newspaper was founded in April 1987.[2]

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 .[3]

It was acquired by Boldland Press, Inc. in 2020. Attorney John Michael Phillips has been linked to the ownership group.[4]

In March 2021, it was converted into a monthly newspaper due to lack of revenue.[5] It has since begun to publish twice a month.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Folio Weekly shuts down after 33 years. May 5, 2020. Jacksonville Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida.
  2. Web site: FOLIO Weekly Shuts Down Due To 'Economic Freefall' Brought On By Coronavirus. May 5, 2020. WJCT News.
  3. Web site: Folio Weekly. Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. 2007-01-19. 2006-10-15. mdy-all. https://web.archive.org/web/20061015184340/http://www.aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A28. dead.
  4. Bill Delaney . Folio 2.0: John Phillips reboots Jax's alt weekly . 9 June 2023 . The Jaxson . June 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200919210041/https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/folio-20-john-phillips-reboots-jaxs-alt-weekly/ . September 19, 2020.
  5. Inside Folio Weekly's decision to shut down. May 6, 2020. Timothy Gibbons. Jacksonville Business Journal. (Subscription required)