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''Folio Weekly'' is an
alternative weekly An alternative newspaper is a type of newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of stylized reporting, opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting ...
newspaper published in
Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which th ...
. It covers topics such as politics, lifestyle, and entertainment. It is the largest and most influential alternative paper in
Northeast Florida Florida's First Coast, or simply the First Coast, is a region of the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida. The First Coast refers to the same general area as the directional region of Northeast Florida. It roughly ...
and is distributed in Duval, St. Johns and Clay.


History

The newspaper was founded in April 1987. It was a member of the
Association of Alternative Newsmedia The Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN) is a trade association of alternative weekly newspapers in North America. It provides services to many generally liberal or progressive weekly newspapers across the United States and in Canada. AAN ...
and had won multiple AAN Awards. The paper had a circulation of 15,000 - 20,000 as of February 2019. It was recently acquired by Boldland Press, Inc. Attorney
John Michael Phillips John Michael Phillips (born February 4, 1975) is an American lawyer, consumer and civil rights advocate, and legal commentator. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, New York, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois and Washington, DC. P ...
has been linked to the ownership group. In March 2021, it was converted into a monthly newspaper due to lack of revenue. (Subscription required) It has since began to publish twice a month.


References


External links


''Folio Weekly's'' official site
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