publisher
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of
daily
Daily or The Daily may refer to:
Journalism
* Daily newspaper, newspaper issued on five to seven day of most weeks
* ''The Daily'' (podcast), a podcast by ''The New York Times''
* ''The Daily'' (News Corporation), a defunct US-based iPad new ...
and
weekly newspaper
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s in the
U.S.
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state of
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
. Founded in
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, Washington in 1896, the company is now in its fourth and fifth generations of ownership by the Blethen family.
Properties
In its headquarters city of Seattle, the company owns Washington's largest-circulation daily newspaper, ''
The Seattle Times
''The Seattle Times'' is a daily newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1891 and has been owned by the Blethen family since 1896. ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Washington (s ...
''. Elsewhere in Washington, the company owns the ''
Yakima Herald-Republic
The ''Yakima Herald-Republic'' is a newspaper published in Yakima, Washington, and distributed throughout Yakima, Kittitas and Klickitat counties as well as northwest Benton County. It is Washington state's seventh-largest daily newspaper. The ne ...
'' and ''
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
The ''Walla Walla Union-Bulletin'' (U-B) is a newspaper based in Walla Walla, Washington and owned by the Seattle Times Company. It publishes daily except Saturdays.
History
The modern ''Union-Bulletin'' can trace its origins to the ''Washingto ...
''.
Maine-native schoolteacher and attorney
Alden J. Blethen
Alden J. Blethen (December 27, 1845 – July 12, 1915) was a teacher and attorney, who was editor-in-chief of the '' Seattle Daily Times'' from August 10, 1896 Boswell 1994, p. 96 until his death. He written referred to as Colonel Blethen.
...
bought the ''Seattle Press-Times'' in 1896, renaming it the ''Seattle Daily Times'' and doubling its circulation to 7,000 six months later. When he died in 1915, the ''Times''' circulation was 70,000.
The two smaller dailies were added much later. The ''Walla Walla Union-Bulletin'' was purchased from the Kelly family in 1971, while the ''Yakima Herald-Republic'' was bought in 1991.
Issaquah Press Inc.
The Seattle Times Company acquired Issaquah Press Inc. July 1, 1995, from Pacific Media Group. Originally consisting of one newspaper, the King County chain added two more in the 1990s. Based at 45 Front Street South,
Issaquah, Washington
Issaquah ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 40,051 at the 2020 census. Located in a valley and bisected by Interstate 90, the city is bordered by the Sammamish Plateau to the north and the "Issaquah Alp ...
.
The company and its newspapers ceased publication in February 2017.
; ''The Issaquah Press''
: Founded in 1900, ''The Issaquah Press'' is the
newspaper of record
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for
Issaquah, Washington
Issaquah ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 40,051 at the 2020 census. Located in a valley and bisected by Interstate 90, the city is bordered by the Sammamish Plateau to the north and the "Issaquah Alp ...
. It reaches 20,000 homes in Issaquah every week.
; ''Newcastle News''
: Only five years after the incorporation of the city of
Newcastle, Washington
Newcastle is an Eastside city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,380 at the 2010 census and an estimated 12,292 in 2019.
Although Newcastle was not incorporated until 1994, it has been an important settlement an ...
, the Issaquah Press Inc. office debuted a monthly newspaper for the city. The ''Newcastle News'' is now mailed free to 5,000 homes in Newcastle.
; ''Sammamish Review''
: Founded as a monthly in 1992, the ''Sammamish Review'' has been a weekly since 2007 and is delivered, free, to 15,000 homes in
Sammamish, Washington
Sammamish ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 67,455 at the 2020 census. Located on a plateau, the city is bordered by Lake Sammamish to the west and the Snoqualmie Valley to the east. Sammamish is a resi ...
, every Wednesday.
; ''SnoValley Star''
: The SnoValley Star's first issue was published March 6, 2008. The free-distribution weekly newspaper reaches 12,400 homes and businesses in North Bend and
Snoqualmie, Washington
Snoqualmie ( ) is a city next to Snoqualmie Falls in King County, Washington, United States. It is east of Seattle. Snoqualmie city is home to the Northwest Railway Museum. The population was 10,670 at the 2010 census and an estimated 13,62 ...
.
Other
In addition to various websites associated with its newspaper properties, The Seattle Times Company also owns Rotary Offset Press, a printing company in
Kent, Washington
Kent is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue metropolitan area and had a population of 136,588 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest municipality in greater Seattle and t ...
.
Maine newspapers
For about a decade, from 1998 to mid-2009, The Seattle Times Company owned three daily newspapers and three weeklies in the state of
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
, as part of a subsidiary called Blethen Maine Newspapers. It sold these properties to private investors in 2009, who formed
MaineToday Media
MaineToday Media is a privately owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Maine, based in the state's largest city, Portland. It includes the ''Portland Press Herald'' and ''Maine Sunday Telegram'', the state's largest ...
.
Blethen Maine Newspapers was built in one acquisition, Seattle Times' purchase of all the newspapers formerly published by
Guy Gannett Communications
Guy Gannett Communications was a family-owned business consisting of newspapers in Maine and a handful of television stations in the eastern United States. The company was founded by its namesake, Guy P. Gannett, in 1921, and was managed by a fa ...
Portland Press Herald
The ''Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram'' is a morning daily newspaper with a website that serves southern Maine and is focused on the greater metropolitan area around Portland, Maine, in the United States.
Founded in 1862, its roots e ...
Kennebec Journal
The ''Kennebec Journal'' is a six-day morning daily newspaper published in Augusta, Maine. It is owned by MaineToday Media, which also publishes the state's largest newspaper, the ''Portland Press Herald''.
The newspaper covers Augusta and the s ...
'' and the ''
Morning Sentinel
The ''Morning Sentinel'' is an American daily newspaper published six mornings a week in Waterville, Maine. It is owned by MaineToday Media.
The newspaper covers cities and towns in parts of Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot and Somerset counties. ...