Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian

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of prominent daily

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Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

and

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

and numerous non-daily newspapers in

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

and

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Canada, and (via Sound Publishing) the U.S. state of Washington. Black Press Media is headquartered in

Surrey, British Columbia Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surr ...

, and has regional offices in

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, Williams Lake, and

Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki� ...

. The company was founded and is majority owned by David Holmes Black, who has no relation to Canadian-born media mogul

Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born 25 August 1944), is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, businessman, and writer. His father was businessman George Montegu Black II, who had significant holdings in Canadi ...

. The company is 20% owned by

Torstar Torstar Corporation is a Canadian mass media company which primarily publishes daily and community newspapers. In addition to the ''Toronto Star'', its flagship and namesake, Torstar also publishes daily newspapers in Hamilton, Peterborough, Ni ...

, publisher of the ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...

'', and David Black's former employer.

History

After working as a junior business analyst for the ''Toronto Star'', Black purchased the ''Williams Lake Tribune'' of

Williams Lake, British Columbia Williams Lake is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo. Williams Lake is the second largest city, by population of metropolitan area, in the Cariboo after neighbouring Quesnel. ...

, from his father, Alan, in 1975. He bought a family-run newspaper in nearby

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in 1979, and his holdings expanded "exponentially" in the ensuing years. Though Black Press has focused its acquisitions mainly on building a province-wide network of

community newspaper Community journalism is locally-oriented, professional news coverage that typically focuses on city neighborhoods, individual suburbs or small towns, rather than metropolitan, state, national or world news. If it covers wider topics, community j ...

s in British Columbia, and a similar operation (called Sound Publishing) across the border in Washington, the company has also invested in individual marquee daily products. In 2000, Black purchased the ''

Honolulu Star-Bulletin The ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' was a daily newspaper based in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the second largest daily newspaper in the state of Hawaii (after the ''Honolulu Advertiser''). ...

'' of Hawaii (later merged with the competing ''

Honolulu Advertiser ''The Honolulu Advertiser'' was a daily newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the largest daily newspaper in the American state of Hawaii. It published daily with special Sunday and Int ...

'', which Black bought in 2010). In 2006, the company acquired the ''

Akron Beacon Journal The ''Akron Beacon Journal'' is a morning newspaper in Akron, Ohio, United States. Owned by Gannett, it is the sole daily newspaper in Akron and is distributed throughout Northeast Ohio. The paper's coverage focuses on local news. The Beacon J ...

'', the former

Knight Ridder Knight Ridder was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Until it was bought by McClatchy on June 27, 2006, it was the second largest newspaper publisher in the United States, with 32 daily newspaper brand ...

flagship in Northeast Ohio. On June 27, 2007, Black Press announced a $405 million takeover offer for

Osprey Media Osprey Media L.P. was a Canadian newspaper regional chain that published 20 daily newspapers, 34 non-daily newspapers, and a number of shopping guides and magazines in the Canadian province of Ontario. Formerly an independent income trust, it was ...

, putting it in competition with

Quebecor Media Quebecor Media Inc. is a Canadian media conglomerate that owns a wide array of media outlets, as well as an internet service provider. History In 1983 Quebecor purchased the Winnipeg Sun newspaper, which had been independently run. The newspap ...

for Osprey's assets. Quebecor put in a higher bid and won ownership of Osprey. it owned about 150 newspapers. In 2011, David Black was one of several newspaper industry veterans who joined together as investors in the San Francisco Newspaper Company to buy the former Hearst flagship ''

The San Francisco Examiner The ''San Francisco Examiner'' is a newspaper distributed in and around San Francisco, California, and published since 1863. Once self-dubbed the "Monarch of the Dailies" by then-owner William Randolph Hearst, and flagship of the Hearst Corporat ...

'', now a free daily newspaper. Although the transaction had been reported as a purchase for Black Press, David Black participated as a private investor and holds his shares in the ''Examiner'' separately from Black Press. In 2013 Black Press and Glacier Media Inc. exchanged four community newspapers in British Columbia. That led to the closure of

Abbotsford Times The ''Abbotsford/Mission Times'' was a newspaper in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The ''Abbotsford/Mission Times'' competed against the ''Abbotsford News'' and ''Mission City Record'' until Black Press purchased the ''Times'' from Glacier Media a ...

. In 2014, Black Press negotiated deals with Glacier Media Inc. to take effect in March 2015 that would exchange a dozen British Columbia newspapers that consolidated ownership of competing community papers on

Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are o ...

and the

Lower Mainland The Lower Mainland is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia that generally comprises the regional districts of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley. Home to approximately 3.05million people as of the 2021 Canadia ...

. Black Press obtained Harbour City Star, Nanaimo Daily News, Cowichan Citizen, Parksville Oceanside Star, Tofino/Ucluelet Westerly News, Comox Valley Echo, Campbell River Courier, Surrey Now and Langley Advance. In 2018, Black Press sold the ''

'' to GateHouse Media and acquired the ''

Juneau Empire The ''Juneau Empire'' is a newspaper in Juneau, Alaska, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in ...

'' and two other papers in Alaska from GateHouse. In March 2021, Black Press purchased Northern News Services Limited of

Yellowknife Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the ...

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

, which publishes five newspapers in the Northwest Territories and two in

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Daily newspapers

Black Press owns two major metropolitan daily newspapers in the United States, and several dailies as part of its community newspaper chains in the Canadian and U.S. Pacific Northwest.

Major dailies

* ''

Honolulu Star-Advertiser The ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'' is the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii, formed in 2010 with the merger of ''The Honolulu Advertiser'' and the ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' after the acquisition of the former by Black Press, which already owned the ...

'' (Honolulu, Hawaii) * '' The Herald'' (

Everett, Washington Everett is the county seat and largest city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett is the seventh-largest city in the ...

)

Community dailies

* ''

Cranbrook Daily Townsman The ''Cranbrook Daily Townsman'' is the local daily newspaper of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. It is owned by Victoria-based Black Press, the largest publisher of weekly newspapers in British Columbia. The ''Daily Townsman'' is the paper ...

'' of

Cranbrook, British Columbia Cranbrook ( ) is a city in southeast British Columbia, Canada, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary River (British Columbia), St. Mary's River. It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the ...

: part of BC Interior Division * ''

Kimberley Daily Bulletin __NOTOC__ The ''Kimberley Daily Bulletin'' is the local daily newspaper of Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada. The ''Daily Bulletin'', published Mondays through Fridays, bills itself as "Canada's smallest daily newspaper". It is owned by Victor ...

'' of

Kimberley, British Columbia Kimberley is a city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest ...

: part of BC Interior Division * ''

Peninsula Daily News The ''Peninsula Daily News'' is a daily newspaper printed Sundays through Fridays (for publication days of Monday through Saturday), covering the northern Olympic Peninsula in the state of Washington, United States. The paper's main offices are i ...

'' of

Port Angeles, Washington Port Angeles ( ) is a city and county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. With a population of 19,960 as of the 2020 census, it is the largest city in the county. The population was estimated at 20,134 in 2021. The city's har ...

: part of Sound Publishing * ''

Red Deer Advocate The ''Red Deer Advocate'' is a daily newspaper in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Published by Black Press, the newspaper was first established in 1901 as the ''Red Deer Echo'', changing its name to ''Alberta Advocate'' in 1903 and ''Red Deer Advoca ...

'' of

Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Red Deer serves central Alberta, and key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and education. ...

: flagship of the Prairie Division * ''

Trail Daily Times The ''Trail Daily Times'' is the local daily newspaper of Trail, British Columbia, Canada. It is owned by Victoria-based Black Press, the largest publisher of weekly newspapers in British Columbia. The ''Daily Times'' is the paper of record for ...

'' of

Trail, British Columbia Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It was named after the Dewdney Trail, which passed through the area. The town was first called Trail Creek or Trail Creek Landing, and the name was shorten ...

: part of BC Interior Division * ''

The Garden Island ''The Garden Island'' is a daily newspaper based in Lihue, Hawaii, covering the islands of Kauai and Niihau. ''The Garden Island'' began publication in 1902. It was formerly owned by Scripps League Newspapers, which was acquired by Pulitzer in 19 ...

'' of

Lihue, Hawaii Lihue or Līhue is an unincorporated community, census-designated place (CDP) and the county seat of Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. Lihue (pronounced ) is the second largest town on the Hawaiian island of Kauai after Kapaa. As of the 2010 ...

: part O'ahu Publications Incorporated * ''

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News ''Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News'' is a community newspaper serving the B.C. Lower Mainland communities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, located 40 km east of Vancouver. The News is published on Wednesdays and Fridays and is delivered to close ...

'', British Columbia

Defunct dailies

* ''

'': purchased February 2010, merged four months later into ''Star-Advertiser'' * ''

'': purchased 2001, merged with ''Advertiser'' in 2010 * ''

King County Journal ''The King County Journal'' was a newspaper published in Kent, Washington, United States. It was formed in 2002 as a combination of the old ''Valley Daily News'' of Kent and the ''Journal-American'' of Bellevue, which merged when they were bought ...

'' of Kent, Washington: purchased November 2006, closed two months later * ''

Nelson Daily News The ''Nelson Daily News'' was a daily newspaper in Nelson, British Columbia, closed in 2010. Its last owner was Black Press, the largest publisher of weekly newspapers in British Columbia, which owns the competing weekly ''Nelson Star''. The ''Da ...

'' of

Nelson, British Columbia Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of resto ...

: purchased July 2010, closed two weeks later * ''

Prince Rupert Daily News The ''Prince Rupert Daily News'' was a daily newspaper in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, closed in 2010. Its last owner was Black Press, the largest publisher of weekly newspapers in British Columbia, which owns the competing weekly ''Northern Vi ...

'' of

Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its location is on Kaien Island near the Alaskan panhandle. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and has a population of 12, ...

: purchased July 2010, closed two weeks later

Community newspapers

Black Press is the largest publisher of newspapers in British Columbia and in Washington state. It also owns several weeklies associated with its daily properties in Alberta and Hawaii.

Alberta

Black Press owns the daily ''

'' and several neighboring weekly newspapers in

Central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy. Geography Central Alberta is bordere ...

, in addition to various local tourism and lifestyle publications. Newspapers in Black's Prairie Division are: * ''Bashaw Star'' * ''Castor Advance'' * ''Eckville Echo'' * ''Ponoka News'' * ''

'' * ''Red Deer Express'' * ''Rimbey Review'' * ''Stettler Independent'' * ''Sylvan Lake News''

British Columbia

Black's original acquisitions form the core of the 320,552-circulation BC Interior Division, whose holdings extend 1,360 km from

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near the Washington border to

Smithers Smithers is a surname of English origin. It derives from the Middle English term "smyther", referring to a metalsmith, and is thus related to the common occupational surname Smith. The name Smither is related. People *Alan Smithers (born 1938 ...

near the southern tip of

. The

wine country Wine Country is the region of California, in the northern San Francisco Bay Area, known worldwide as a premier wine-growing region. The region is famed for its wineries, its cuisine, Michelin star restaurants, boutique hotels, luxury resorts, ...

publications ''Grapes to Wine'' and ''Wine Trails'' are also part of this group. Following is a list of the group's community newspapers, most of which are biweekly, weekly, semiweekly or thrice-weekly, although the group also includes three small daily newspapers in Trail, Cranbrook and Kimberley: * ''100 Mile House Free Press'' * ''Arrow Lakes News'' * ''

Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal ''Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal'' is a weekly newspaper in Ashcroft, British Columbia. It publishes Thursday and is owned by Black Press. History The paper is the oldest weekly newspaper in British Columbia founded in 1895. Dr. Frank Stewart Re ...

'' * ''Barriere Star Journal'' * ''Boundary Creek Times'' * ''Burns Lake Lakes District News'' * ''Caledonia Courier'' * ''Cariboo Advisor'' * ''Castlegar News'' * ''Clearwater Times'' * ''Coast Mountain News'' * ''

'' * ''Creston Valley Advance'' * ''Eagle Valley News'' * ''The Free Press'' * ''Golden Star'' * ''

Grand Forks Gazette ''The'' ''Grand Forks Gazette'' is a weekly newspaper in Grand Forks, British Columbia. It publishes Wednesday and is owned by Black Press. See also *List of newspapers in Canada This list of newspapers in Canada is a list of newspapers printed ...

'' * ''Houston Today'' * ''Invermere Valley Echo'' * ''

Kamloops This Week ''Kamloops This Week'' is a local newspaper in Kamloops, British Columbia, founded in 1988. The newspaper has won numerous awards. Published Wednesdays only due to COVID-19. See also *List of newspapers in Canada This list of newspapers in Ca ...

'' * ''Kelowna Capital News'' * ''Keremeos Review'' * ''

'' * ''Kitimat Northern Sentinel'' * ''Kootenay News Advertiser'' * ''Lake Country Calendar'' * ''Lakeshore News'' * ''Merritt Herald'' * ''Nelson Star'' * ''The North Delta Reporter'' * ''The Northern View'' * ''Penticton Western News'' * '' Prince George Free Press'' * ''Quesnel Cariboo Observer'' * ''Revelstoke Times Review'' * ''Rossland News'' * ''Salmon Arm Observer'' * ''Similkameen Spotlight'' * ''Smithers Interior News'' * ''Summerland Review'' * ''Terrace Standard'' * ''

'' * ''The Valley'' * ''Vanderhoof Omineca Express'' * '' Vernon Morning Star'' * ''West Kootenay Advertiser'' * ''Williams Lake Tribune'' Publications in Black's BC Lower Mainland Division circulate a total of 568,200 copies per week in the

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

area. This group includes the ''

Chilliwack Progress The Chilliwack Progress was first published on April 16, 1891. It remains the longest continuously published newspaper in British Columbia. History Seeing a need for a daily newspaper William Thomas (W.T) Jackman purchased a printing and new ...

'', founded in 1891, which claims to be the oldest Canadian community newspaper continuously published under the same name. The group includes the lifestyle and real estate publications ''Indulge Magazine'', ''New Home Living'', ''New Local Home'', ''North Shore Real Estate'', and the following community newspapers: * ''

Abbotsford News The ''Abbotsford News'' is a Canadian community newspaper in Abbotsford, British Columbia published by Black Press. ''The News'' publishes more than 40,000 copies two times a week distributed across Abbotsford and also the adjacent municipality of ...

'' * ''

Agassiz Harrison Observer Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history. Spending his early life in Switzerland, he r ...

'' * ''

Aldergrove Star ''Aldergrove Star'' is a newspaper in Aldergrove, British Columbia. The original title of the paper was Aldergrove Herald and it was started on 16 October 1957. From then on the paper was renamed many times: ''Aldergrove News'' (27 February 1958 � ...

'' * '' Bowen Island Undercurrent'' * ''

'' * ''Chilliwack Times'' * ''Cloverdale Reporter'' * ''Hope Standard'' * ''Langley Times'' * ''Langley Advance'' * ''Maple Ridge Times'' * ''

'' * ''Mission City Record'' * ''North Shore Outlook'' * ''Outlook North Vancouver'' * ''Outlook West Vancouver'' * ''

Peace Arch News The ''Peace Arch News'' is a weekly newspaper serving the White Rock / South Surrey area in British Columbia. It publishes Thursday and is owned by Black Press. History The newspaper was founded in 1976 and has been owned by the Black Press Gr ...

'' * ''Richmond Review'' * '' Surrey Now News-Leader'' The BC Vancouver Island Division includes the entertainment weekly ''Where Magazine'' and ''Real Estate Victoria'', both covering

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. Th ...

and vicinity, and the following community newspapers (including the daily ''

Alberni Valley Times The ''Alberni Valley Times'' was a Canadian daily newspaper published weekdays in Port Alberni, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia until it was closed in 2015 by the Black Press. The paper is owned by Black Press, which also published the ''N ...

'', the '' Cowichan News Leader Pictorial'', and the ''

Nanaimo Daily News The ''Nanaimo Daily News'' was a Canadian daily newspaper published weekdays in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia for 141 years until ceasing publication in January 2016. The paper's final owner was Black Press, which also publishes ...

,'' the first two of which were closed in 2015 followed by closure of the ''Nanaimo Daily News'' in 2016): * ''Alberni Valley News'' * ''

'' * ''Campbell River Mirror'' * ''Comox Valley Record'' * ''Cowichan News Leader Pictorial'' * ''Cowichan Valley Citizen'' * ''Goldstream News Gazette'' * ''Gulf Islands Driftwood'' * ''Ladysmith Chronicle'' * ''Lake Cowichan Gazette'' * '' Monday Magazine'' * ''

'' * ''Nanaimo News Bulletin'' * ''North Island Gazette'' * ''Oak Bay News'' * ''Parksville Qualicum Beach News'' * ''Peninsula News Review'' * ''Saanich News'' * ''Sooke News Mirror'' * ''Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News'' * ''Victoria News''

Hawaii and California

In addition to the ''

'', the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii, Black Press' subsidiary Oahu Publications Inc. also community newspapers, the entertainment weekly ''

MidWeek ''MidWeek'' is a weekly United States tabloid shopper and advertisement periodical published in Honolulu, Hawaii and distributed throughout the Islands of Oahu and Kauai. It is owned by Black Press and is a sister publication of the ''Honolulu ...

'', ''HILuxury'' magazine, and prints military newspapers for U.S. bases in Hawaii. Oahu Publications Inc. took full ownership of the San Francisco Media Company in 2014. *''

'' *''Hawaii Army Weekly'' *''Hawaii Marine'' *''

Hawaii Tribune-Herald ''Hawaii Tribune-Herald'' is a daily newspaper based in Hilo, Hawaii. It is owned and published by Oahu Publications Inc., a subsidiary of Black Press. History The ''Hilo Tribune'' began publication on November 23, 1895, and changed its name to ...

'' *''Ho‘okele – Pearl Harbor-Hickam News'' *''

'' *''

SF Weekly ''SF Weekly'' was a free alternative weekly newspaper founded in the 1970s in San Francisco, California. It was distributed every Thursday, and was published by the San Francisco Print Media Company. The paper has won national journalism awards, ...

'' *''

West Hawaii Today ''West Hawaii Today'' is a Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i based daily newspaper. It is owned and published by Oahu Publications Inc, a subsidiary of Black Press. History ''West Hawaii Today'' began in 1962 as a special weekly edition of ''Hilo Tribune-Her ...

Washington and Alaska

Sound Publishing Inc., a subsidiary of Black Press, is based in

and is the largest community news publisher by circulation in the state of Washington. The company's holdings include four daily newspapers, '' The Herald'', the ''

'', '' The Daily World'' and the ''

Tacoma Daily Index The ''Tacoma Daily Index'' is a daily business newspaper in Tacoma, Washington, United States. The ''Daily Index'' publishes legal notices, property sales, calls for bids, permits, and court information pertaining to Tacoma and Pierce County. It ...

'' government listings publication. All of Sound Publishing's products are printed at a central press plant in

. Sound Publishing acquired three newspapers in Alaska in 2018. Community newspapers owned by Sound Publishing are: King County and Pierce County * '' Auburn Reporter'' * ''

Bellevue Reporter Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian publisher of prominent daily newspapers in Hawaii and Alaska and numerous non-daily newspapers in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, and (via Sound Publishing) the U.S. state of Washington. Black Press M ...

'' * ''Bothell/Kenmore Reporter'' * '' Enumclaw Courier-Herald'' * ''Covington, Maple Valley & Black Diamond Reporter'' * ''Eastside Scene Magazine'' * ''

Federal Way Mirror Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian publisher of prominent daily newspapers in Hawaii and Alaska and numerous non-daily newspapers in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, and (via Sound Publishing) the U.S. state of Washington. Black Press M ...

'' * '' Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter'' * '' Kent Reporter'' * ''

Kirkland Reporter Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian publisher of prominent daily newspapers in Hawaii and Alaska and numerous non-daily newspapers in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, and (via Sound Publishing) the U.S. state of Washington. Black Press M ...

'' * ''

Mercer Island Reporter Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian publisher of prominent daily newspapers in Hawaii and Alaska and numerous non-daily newspapers in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, and (via Sound Publishing) the U.S. state of Washington. Black Press M ...

'' * ''

Redmond Reporter Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian publisher of prominent daily newspapers in Hawaii and Alaska and numerous non-daily newspapers in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, and (via Sound Publishing) the Washington (state), U.S. state of Washing ...

'' * ''

Renton Reporter Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian publisher of prominent daily newspapers in Hawaii and Alaska and numerous non-daily newspapers in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, and (via Sound Publishing) the Washington (state), U.S. state of Washing ...

'' * ''

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 ...

'' * ''

Snoqualmie Valley Record The ''Snoqualmie Valley Record'' is a weekly newspaper in King County, Washington, United States. The paper was founded as the ''North Bend Post'' in 1913 and has published continuously since 1923 as the ''Snoqualmie Valley Record''. The paper c ...

'' * '' Tukwila Reporter'' * ''

'' * ''Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber'' Grays Harbor County * '' The ''(Aberdeen)'' Daily World'' * ''North Coast News'' * ''South Beach Bulletin''

Okanogan County Okanogan County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,104. The county seat is Okanogan, while the largest city is Omak. Its area is the largest in ...

* ''Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune''

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and Kitsap Peninsulas * ''

Bainbridge Island Review ''The Bainbridge Island Review'' is a Friday newspaper in Bainbridge Island in the U.S. state of Washington. The ''Review'' is primarily focused on Bainbridge Island and its communities; the island population is 22,000. Ownership history The ...

'' * '' Central Kitsap Reporter'' * '' Kingston Community News'' * '' Kitsap Weekly'' * '' North Kitsap Herald'' * ''

Port Orchard Independent The ''Port Orchard Independent'' is a weekly newspaper serving Port Orchard and southern Kitsap County, Washington. It is owned by Sound Publishing, an imprint of Black Press Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian publisher of prominent daily ...

'' * ''

Forks Forum ''The Forks Forum'' is a weekly newspaper published on Thursdays serving the city of Forks in the U.S. state of Washington. History This newspaper was established in 1931 to serve Forks and the surrounding rural communities of the western Olymp ...

'' * ''

'' * '' Sequim Gazette''

San Juan Islands The San Juan Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific Northwest of the United States between the U.S. state of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of Washington state, and form the core of ...

* ''

Islands' Sounder The ''Islands' Sounder'' is a newspaper published in Eastsound in the U.S. state of Washington. It was founded as ''The Orcas Sounder'' in 1964 by Al and Nickee Magnuson. It was expanded from 15 issues per year to a weekly publishing schedule, ...

'' * '' Islands' Weekly'' * ''

Journal of the San Juan Islands The Journal of the San Juan Islands is a newspaper based in Friday Harbor, Washington. The Journal publishes on Wednesdays. It also publishes SanJuanJournal.com; Springtide, an annual magazine for visitors; The Book of the San Juan Islands, an annu ...

Snohomish County Snohomish County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. With a population of 827,957 as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous county in Washington, after nearby King and Pierce counties, and the 75th-most populous ...

* '' The Arlington Times'' * ''The'' (Everett) ''Herald'' * ''

Marysville Globe The ''Marysville Globe'' is a weekly newspaper based in Marysville, Washington, United States. It is owned by Sound Publishing and was established in 1891. History The ''Marysville Globe'' was founded as ''The Leader'' in 1891 and changed its na ...

Whidbey Island Whidbey Island (historical spellings Whidby, Whitbey, or Whitby) is the largest of the islands composing Island County, Washington, in the United States, and the largest island in Washington State. (The other large island is Camano Island, ...

* ''

South Whidbey Record The ''South Whidbey Record'' is a newspaper based in Langley, Washington, United States. It publishes Wednesdays and Saturdays. History The paper started as the ''Whidby Record'' and later changed its name in the 1940s to ''The Whidbey Record'' ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' Whidbey Examiner'' * ''

Whidbey News-Times ''Whidbey News-Times'' is a twice-weekly (Wednesday and Saturday) newspaper published in Oak Harbor, Washington, United States covering general news on Whidbey Island. It is owned by Sound Publishing Inc., a subsidiary of Black Press. Its previou ...

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Online classifieds

Used.ca

In 2007 the Black Press purchased Used.ca a Canadian online classified website with popular sites in

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Controversies

Nisga'a Treaty editorials

In 1998, company owner David Black instructed his British Columbia papers to publish a series of editorials opposing the

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, which was the first modern treaty in B.C. history, and not to publish editorials in favour of the treaty. In January 1999, the NDP government filed a complaint to the B.C. Press Council against Black Press, arguing that its policy breached its duty to act in the public interest and violated the council's constitution. Black Press said that news coverage was not affected and editors were free to publish their opinions on their letters page. The Press Council sided with Black Press based on finding that its newspapers "did in fact carry a diversity of opinion on the Nisga'a Treaty, including those of Premier

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, Liberal Leader

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, Reform Party President

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as well as those of ordinary British Columbians".

Advertiser concerns

In August 2007, a story in the ''Victoria News'' sparked a complaint from an advertiser and led to the firing/resignation of three senior Black Press employees. ''Victoria News'' reporter Brennan Clarke quit the publication after a story he wrote about buying cheaper cars in the United States led to a complaint from Victoria car dealership Dave Wheaton Pontiac Buick GMC. Black Press claimed the article was not balanced, and said that reporters and editors should not purposely jeopardize advertising revenue with their stories, because that revenue pays their salaries. The company also fired the ''Victoria News'' long-time editor, Keith Norbury, in part because of the complaint, and Black Press's Vancouver Island Newsgroup regional editor, Brian Lepine, resigned in protest. The Canadian Association of Journalists publicly questioned the credibility and independence of the ''Victoria News'', wondering how many stories Black Press kills behind the scenes because of advertising concerns.Public Eye Online – A question of credibility
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References

External links

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