Black Press

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This article is about the Canadian publishing company. For the African American media organization, see Historical Black Press Foundation.

Black Press is a publication company that produces major newspapers in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada and the states of Washington, Hawaii and Ohio in the United States. Black Press owns over 150 newspapers like the Akron Beacon Journal, Honolulu Star-Bulletin and fourteen regional website press presences. It is currently owned and administered by David Holmes Black, not related to Canadian-born British former media mogul Conrad Black. The company is 20% owned by Torstar, another Canadian publishing company.

On June 27, 2007, Black Press announced a $405 million takeover offer for Osprey Media, putting it in competition with Quebecor Media for Osprey's assets. Quebecor subsequently put in a higher bid and won ownership of Osprey.

Contents

[edit] Newspapers

[edit] Daily

[edit] Community

[edit] BC Lower Mainland Division

  • Abbotsford News
  • Agassiz Observer
  • Aldergrove Star
  • Bowen Island Undercurrent
  • Burnaby News Leader
  • Business Examiner Fraser Valley
  • Chilliwack Progress
  • Hope Standard
  • Langley Times
  • Maple Ridge News
  • Mission City Record
  • New Westminster News Leader
  • North Shore Outlook
  • Peace Arch News
  • Richmond Review
  • South Delta Leader
  • Surrey Leader
  • Tri-City News
  • WestEnder

[edit] Vancouver Island Division

  • Alberni Valley News
  • Business Examiner
  • Campbell River Mirror
  • Courtenay Comox Valley Record
  • Duncan News Leader and Pictorial
  • Goldstream News Gazette
  • Ladysmith Chronicle
  • Lake Cowichan Gazette
  • Monday Magazine
  • Nanaimo News Bulletin
  • North Island Gazette
  • North Island MidWeek
  • Oak Bay News
  • Parksville Qualicum News
  • Peninsula News Review
  • Saanich News
  • Sooke News Mirror
  • Victoria News
  • Real Estate Victoria

[edit] BC Interior Division

  • 100 Mile House Free Press
  • Arrow Lakes News
  • Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal
  • Barriere Star Journal
  • Burns Lake Lakes District News
  • Castlegar News
  • Clearwater Times
  • Fort Saint James Courier
  • Golden Star
  • Houston Today
  • Invermere Valley Echo
  • Kamloops This Week
  • Kelowna Capital News www.kelownacapnews.com
  • Kitimat Sentinel
  • Kootenay News Advertiser
  • Kootenay Western Star
  • Lake Country News
  • Lakeshore News
  • Merritt Herald
  • Penticton Western
  • Prince George Free Press
  • Quesnel Cariboo Observer
  • Revelstoke Times Review
  • Salmon Arm Observer
  • Sicamous Eagle Valley News
  • Similkameen Spotlight
  • Smithers Interior News
  • Summerland Review
  • Terrace Standard
  • The Morning Star
  • The Northern View
  • Trail-Rossland News
  • Vanderhoof Omineca Express
  • Williams Lake Tribune
  • Wine Trails

[edit] Sound Publishing Division (Washington)

  • Bainbridge Island Review
  • Bremerton Patriot
  • Central Kitsap Reporter
  • Kingston Community News
  • Kitsap Free Daily
  • North Kitsap Herald
  • Port Orchard Independent
  • Auburn Reporter
  • Bellevue Reporter
  • Bothell/Kenmore Reporter
  • Covington/Maple Valley Reporter
  • Kent Reporter
  • Kirkland Courier Reporter
  • Mercer Island Reporter
  • Redmond Reporter
  • Renton Reporter
  • Snoqualmie Valley Record
  • Sumner/Lake Tapps Reporter
  • South Whidbey Record
  • Whidbey News-Times
  • Islands' Sounder
  • Journal of the San Juans
  • The Islands Weekly
  • Federal Way Mirror
  • Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
  • Arlington Times
  • Marysville Globe
  • Northwest Navigator (Kitsap Edition)
  • Northwest Navigator (Whidbey/Everett Edition)
  • The Bellingham Business Journal
  • Wenatchee Business Journal
  • Tacoma Daily Index

[edit] Magazines

[edit] Controversy

In August, 2007, a story in the Victoria News sparked a complaint from an advertiser and led to the firing/resignation of three senior Black Press employees. Victoria News reporter Brennan Clarke quit the publication after a story he wrote about buying cheaper cars in the United States led to a complaint from Victoria car dealership Dave Wheaton Pontiac Buick GMC. Black Press claimed the article was not balanced, and said that reporters and editors should not purposely jeopardize advertising revenue with their stories, because that revenue pays their salaries. The company also fired the Vic News long-time editor, Keith Norbury, in part because of the complaint. And Black Press's Vancouver Island Newsgroup regional editor, Brian Lepine, resigned in protest. [1] The Canadian Association of Journalists publicly questioned the credibility and independence of the Victoria News, wondering how many stories Black Press kills behind the scenes because of advertising concerns. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Public Eye Online - Black on Black
  2. ^ Public Eye Online - A question of credibility

[edit] External links


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