Style Weekly
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| Type | Online local alternative |
|---|---|
| OwnerTemplate:Pluralize from text | VPM Media Corporation |
Editor-in-chief | Brent Baldwin |
| Founded | November 1982 |
Ceased publication | September 7, 2021 |
| Relaunched | December 14, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Richmond, Virginia |
| Country | United States |
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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 launched by Lorna Wyckoff on her kitchen table as a monthly guide to Richmond’s West End. She sold it in 1984 in order to go weekly to Landmark Media Enterprises and stayed on as Publisher/Editor for the next 10 years. In 2018, it was sold to Tribune Publishing along with two other publications for $34 million.[1] In that same year, Style Weekly was named as the recipient of the Virginia Press Association's award for journalistic integrity and community service.[2]
On May 21, 2021, Tribune Publishing was purchased by hedge fund Alden Global Capital in a $633 million deal.[3]
On September 7, 2021, Style WeeklyTemplate:'s editor-in-chief announced on Facebook they would be ceasing publication the following day.[4]
On November 17, 2021, VPM Media Corporation, the parent company of public media group VPM, announced it had acquired Style Weekly.[5]
On December 14, 2021, Style WeeklyTemplate:'s editor-in-chief announced that Style would resume publishing online as it evaluates the future of the print publication.[6][7]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."After more than a century, Norfolk family sells The Virginian-Pilot for $34 million". The Virginian-Pilot. May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Staff (April 18, 2018). "Style Weekly Wins Virginia Press Association Award for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service". Style Weekly. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers". NPR.org. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Richmond's Style Weekly shuts down after nearly 39 years". Virginia Business. September 7, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."VPM Acquires Style Weekly". VPM.org. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Baldwin, Brent (December 14, 2021). "Letter to the Reader". Style Weekly. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."VPM Acquires Style Weekly". VPM.org. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
