Wilsonville Spokesman
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Pamplin Media Group (2013–) |
Publisher | J. Brian Monihan |
Editor | Leslie Pugmire Hole |
Founded | 1983 |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Wilsonville, Oregon, USA |
Circulation | 3,488[1] |
Website | pamplinmedia |
The 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 Pamplin Media Group, which owns other local newspapers in Oregon such as The Newberg Graphic and The Canby Herald.
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 protected 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 had a circulation of nearly 3,500.[1] In January 2013, the paper was sold to the Pamplin Media Group along with five other papers owned by Eagle Newspapers.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ a b c Wilsonville Spokesman. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on January 23, 2008.
- ^ "Thomas Russ Dillon, 54, Canby publisher, dies". The Oregonian, May 30, 1991.
- ^ 2003 Associate Member Contest. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on January 23, 2008.
- ^ Lang, Jeremy (February 13, 2003). "Judge puts Wilsonville aide back". The Oregonian.
- ^ SPJ Oregon contest results. SPJ Oregon. Retrieved on May 22, 2008.
- ^ "Pamplin Media Group acquires 6 weekly papers from Eagle Newspapers". The Oregonian. January 8, 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ Giegerich, Andy (January 8, 2013). "Pamplin Media buys more papers". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
External links[]
- Wilsonville, Oregon
- 1983 establishments in Oregon
- Newspapers published by Pamplin Media Group
- Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
- Publications established in 1983
- Newspapers published in Oregon
- Newspapers published in Oregon stubs