Style Weekly
TypeOnline local alternative
Owner(s)VPM Media Corporation
Editor-in-chiefBrent Baldwin
FoundedNovember 1982
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationSeptember 7, 2021
RelaunchedDecember 14, 2021
HeadquartersRichmond, Virginia
CountryUnited States

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.[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 Weekly'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 Weekly's editor-in-chief announced that Style would resume publishing online as it evaluates the future of the print publication.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "After more than a century, Norfolk family sells The Virginian-Pilot for $34 million". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ Staff. "Style Weekly Wins Virginia Press Association Award for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service". Style Weekly. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ "'Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers". NPR.org. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Richmond's Style Weekly shuts down after nearly 39 years". Virginia Business. September 7, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ "VPM Acquires Style Weekly". VPM.org. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ Baldwin, Brent. "Letter to the Reader". Style Weekly. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "VPM Acquires Style Weekly". VPM.org. Retrieved May 9, 2022.


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