Wilsonville Spokesman

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Wilsonville Spokesman
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner Eagle Newspapers
Publisher Bill Cassel
Editor Michelle Te
Founded 1983
Language English
Headquarters Wilsonville, Oregon, USA
Circulation 3,488[1]
Website: www.wilsonvillespokesman.com

Wilsonville Spokesman is the local weekly newspaper in Wilsonville, Oregon, United States. Started in 1983 in the southern suburb of Portland, Oregon, the publication has a circulation of approximately 3,500. Published on Wednesdays,[1] the paper is owned by Eagle Newspapers, Inc. which owns other local newspapers in Oregon such as The Newberg Graphic and The Dalles Chronicle.

[edit] History

The newspaper was founded in 1983 by Thomas Russ Dillon.[2] In 2003, the newspaper won two awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association.[3] That year an opinion piece printed in the paper was part of a lawsuit by a city employee against the city council relating to protect speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.[4] In 2006, the paper took two second and two third place awards for newspapers in their category from the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.[5] As of 2008 the Spokesman has a circulation of nearly 3,500, with Michelle Te serving as editor.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Wilsonville Spokesman. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on January 23, 2008.
  2. ^ Thomas Russ Dillon, 54, Canby publisher, dies. The Oregonian, May 30, 1991.
  3. ^ 2003 Associate Member Contest. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on January 23, 2008.
  4. ^ Lang, Jeremy. Judge puts Wilsonville aide back. The Oregonian, February 13, 2003.
  5. ^ SPJ Oregon contest results. SPJ Oregon. Retrieved on May 22, 2008.

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