The Pamplin Media Group (PMG) is a media conglomerate owned by

Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. Robert Boisseau Pamplin Jr. (born September 3, 1941) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and minister. He is also noted as an educator, historical preservationist and author. A longtime Oregonian, Pamplin is chairman, president and CEO ...

and operating primarily in the

Portland metropolitan area The Portland metropolitan area is a metro area in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington centered on the principal city of Portland, Oregon. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) identifies it as the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro ...

in the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idah ...

. As of 2019, the company owns 25

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sport ...

s and employs 200 people.

History

The ''

Portland Tribune The ''Portland Tribune'' is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Pamplin Media Group, which publishes a number of community newspapers in the Portland metropolitan area. Launched ...

'' newspaper, founded by Pamplin in 2001, is the largest newspaper in the group. PMG also includes a group of newspapers formerly known as Community Newspapers, Incorporated, serving the Portland area. Most of them are published once a week. The company launched the ''

Hillsboro Tribune The ''Hillsboro Tribune'' was a weekly newspaper that covered the city of Hillsboro in the U.S. state of Oregon and was published from 2012 to 2019. It was replaced in 2019 by a Hillsboro edition of the Forest Grove '' News-Times'', a sister pub ...

'' in September 2012. As of 2009, it owned newspapers in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Columbia counties. On January 8, 2013, it bought five newspapers from

Eagle Newspapers, Inc. Eagle Newspapers is an American newspaper publisher serving the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. History The origins of the company date back to 1933 when Elmo Smith and his wife, Dorothy, borrowed $25 to establish a mimeographed ...

in the Portland area (''

Canby Herald The ''Canby Herald'' is a weekly paper published in Canby, Oregon, United States, since 1906, and covering the cities of Canby and Aurora. As of 2014, the paper is published on Wednesdays. The paper was previously (as of 2012) published bi-weekl ...

'', '' Wilsonville Spokesman'', '' Molalla Pioneer'', '' The Newberg Graphic'', and the ''

Woodburn Independent The ''Woodburn Independent'' is a weekly paper published in Woodburn, Oregon, United States, and also covering the cities of Hubbard, Aurora, Donald, Gervais, St. Paul and Mt. Angel, and the surrounding area of Marion County. The ''Independ ...

''), along with '' The Madras Pioneer'' in

Central Oregon Central Oregon is a geographic region in the U.S. state of Oregon and is traditionally considered to be made up of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties. Other definitions include larger areas, often encompassing areas to the north towards ...

. In June 2013, it also purchased the '' Central Oregonian'' from Eagle. In 2014, Pamplin partnered with the EO Media Group, which publishes the '' East Oregonian'' and several other weekly and monthly publications in Oregon, to form the Oregon Capital Bureau and publish the ''Oregon Capital Insider'' newsletter. The partnership came as the number of reporters assigned to state capital bureaus nationwide was on the decline. In 2018, the newly-launched '' Salem Reporter'' joined the bureau, and its publisher, Les Zaitz, was assigned to lead its three reporters. The Salem Reporter left the cooperative in early 2020 and Zaitz left the operation. The Oregon Capital Bureau as of late winter 2020 includes just the EO Media Group and Pamplin. On July 19, 2022, digital editor Geoff Pursinger published a column announcing Pamplin would no longer host online comments on the articles published to its websites starting Aug. 1. Each chain writes and edits its own stories and shares them with each other and several subscribers, including newspapers in Medford, Corvallis, and Albany.

Newspapers

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.pamplinmedia.com/ Mass media in Oregon Companies based in Milwaukie, Oregon Publishing companies based in Oregon 2001 establishments in Oregon Publishing companies established in 2001 Mass media companies established in 2001 American companies established in 2001