Portland Tribune
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| Portland Tribune | |
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 A Portland Tribune news stand |
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Pamplin Media Group |
| Publisher | Robert Pamplin, Jr. |
| Editor | Dwight Jaynes |
| Founded | 2001 (as The Portland Tribune) |
| Headquarters | 6605 S.E. Lake Road Portland, OR 97222-2161  United States |
| Circulation | 120,000[citation needed] |
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| Website: portlandtribune.com | |
The Portland Tribune is a free weekly newspaper published each Thursday in Portland, Oregon, United States.
The Tribune is part of the Pamplin Media Group (PMG), which publishes a number of community newspapers in the Portland metropolitan area, and also owns and operates the talk show format radio station KPAM, and several other radio stations throughout the Pacific Northwest. The combined resources of PMG make it the second-largest news gathering organization in Oregon.[citation needed] The Tribune has the largest circulation of any newspaper published by PMG.
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[edit] History
Portland businessman Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. announced his intention to found the paper in the summer of 2000. The first issue of what started as a twice-weekly paper was published February 9, 2001,[1][2] joining the Oregonian, the city's only daily general interest newspaper, and the alternative weeklies Willamette Week and The Portland Mercury.
The paper was noted as a rare example of print news outlets, in a time when many cities were seeing newspapers merge or go out of business.[3] But its launch preceded a significant national downturn in advertising sales, which posed difficulties for a startup newspaper.[3] Eleven months after its launch, the Tribune cut back on home deliveries.[4] The newspaper was reportedly losing money faster than anticipated after its first year.[5]
On May 5, 2008, the paper announced it would switch effective immediately to a weekly print format, accompanied by daily updates to its website.[6]
[edit] Features
The paper deals almost exclusively with issues local to Portland and the U.S. state of Oregon. It features regular columns by Phil Stanford and Dwight Jaynes. The paper is also known for its extensive coverage of local high school, college and professional sports teams, with concentration on the NBA, Pac-10, Big Sky Conference and West Coast Conference.
The Tribune sponsors the Portland area annual regional spelling bee for middle school students. The champion participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Rogoway, Mike. "Tribune hits porches, newsstands today", The Columbian, February 9, 2001.
- ^ Redden, Jim. "Tribune marks five years serving Portland", Portland Tribune, February 7, 2006.
- ^ a b Fost, Dan. "Twice-weekly Tribune making a run at Portland news market - Wealthy owner may be guarantee of staying power", The San Francisco Chronicle, August 1, 2001.
- ^ Jaquiss, Nigel. "The Incredible Shrinking Tribune", Willamette Week, January 9, 2002. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
- ^ Jaquiss, Nigel. "The incredible shrinking empire of Bob Pamplin: The struggling Portland Tribune is the least of his problems", Willamette Week, January 30, 2002. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
- ^ "Tribune enters next phase with daily newspaper on the Web", Portland Tribune, May 5, 2008.
- ^ Geddes, Ryan. "Tigard teen goes out during semifinals of national spelling bee", The Portland Tribune, May 29, 2007.
