The ''Seattle Sun'' was an
alternative weekly
An alternative newspaper is a type of newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of stylized reporting, opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting l ...
in
Seattle, Washington
Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...
, USA, which ran from July 31, 1974 to January 6, 1982. It was a direct competitor to the ''
Seattle Weekly
The ''Seattle Weekly'' is an alternative biweekly distributed newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded by Darrell Oldham and David Brewster as ''The Weekly.'' Its first issue was published on March 31, 1976. The newspaper ...
''; ''
The Rocket'' (1979 – 2000) began as a supplement to the ''Sun''.
[David Wilma]
''The Rocket'' appears on Seattle streets on October 31, 1979
HistoryLink, September 25, 2001. Accessed online January 26, 2008.
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Newspapers published in Seattle
Defunct newspapers published in Washington (state)
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