''The Astorian'', formerly known as ''The Daily Astorian'', is a
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, sports a ...
, published in
Astoria, Oregon
Astoria is a port city and the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. The county is the northwest corne ...
, United States, established in 1873,
[Newspapers Published in Oregon]
''Oregon Blue Book
The ''Oregon Blue Book'' is the official directory and fact book for the U.S. state of Oregon prepared by the Oregon Secretary of State and published by the Office of the Secretary's Archives Division.
The ''Blue Book'' comes in both print and on ...
''. Retrieved July 22, 2012. and in publication continuously since then.
The paper serves the Astoria,
Warrenton,
Seaside area, the
Long Beach Peninsula
The Long Beach Peninsula is an arm of land on the southern coast of the state of Washington in the United States. Entirely within Pacific County, it is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the south by the Columbia River, and the east by Wi ...
, and surrounding areas. The newspaper is published three times each week and has a circulation of approximately 8,400. It is owned by
EO Media Group
The EO Media Group is a newspaper publishing company based in the U.S. state of Oregon. It publishes 17 newspapers in the state and in southwestern Washington.
History
The company, which has been family-owned for four generations, was previous ...
(formerly known as the East Oregonian Publishing Company), of Pendleton, Oregon.
History
The paper began publication on July 1, 1873, as the ''Tri-Weekly Astorian''.
[About]
''The Daily Astorian''. Retrieved July 22, 2012. The name was changed to ''The Daily Astorian'' on May 1, 1876,
when publication became daily except Sundays. The paper's name has been altered several times since, becoming ''The Daily Morning Astorian'' in 1883, the ''Morning Astorian'' in 1899,
[ the ''Evening Astorian-Budget'' – after the ''Morning Astorian'' and the 1893-founded ''Astoria Evening Budget'' merged – in 1930, and ''The Daily Astorian'' in 1960. In 2019, it switched to publishing three times a week and is now known as 'The Astorian', dropping 'Daily' from its name.][
Its original publisher, DeWitt Clinton Ireland, sold the paper in 1880, and the publication has seen several changes of ownership since.][ The East Oregonian Publishing Company became the newspaper's owner in 1973, when that company merged with the Astorian-Budget Publishing Company.][The Daily Astorian]
(overview). East Oregonian Publishing Company. Retrieved July 22, 2012. The purchase continued a connection between the ''East Oregonian,'' based some to the east in Pendleton, Oregon
Pendleton is a city and the county seat of Umatilla County, Oregon. The population was 17,107 at the time of the 2020 census, which includes approximately 1,600 people who are incarcerated at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution.
Pendleton ...
, that had been established in 1909, when a group of ''East Oregonian'' staffers purchased the Astoria ''Budget''.printing press
A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a printing, print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in wh ...
was brought into use in February 2010, replacing one that had lasted since 1970. The new press was secondhand, from the ''Chicago Sun-Times
The ''Chicago Sun-Times'' is a daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Since 2022, it is the flagship paper of Chicago Public Media, and has the second largest circulation among Chicago newspapers, after the ''Chicago T ...
'', but was only five years old when acquired by the ''Astorian''.
In popular culture
In the 2005 film ''The Ring Two
''The Ring Two'' is a 2005 American supernatural psychological horror film and a sequel to the 2002 film '' The Ring'', which was a remake of the 1998 Japanese film ''Ring''. Hideo Nakata, director of the original Japanese film ''Ring'', on whi ...
'', ''The Daily Astorian'' was the workplace of fictional investigative journalist Rachel Keller
Rachel Keller is a fictional character in ''The Ring'' film series. The character, created by writer-producer Ehren Kruger and portrayed by Naomi Watts, serves as the protagonist of '' The Ring'' and ''The Ring Two'', sharing similarities with R ...
. In the film, the newspaper headquarters is shown located at Astoria 12th and Marine Dr.
References
External links
History of ''The Daily Astorian''
at East Oregonian Publishing Co. website
May 1, 1876 issue
of ''The Daily Astorian'', archived at ''Chronicling America
''Chronicling America'' is an open access, open source newspaper database and companion website. It is produced by the United States National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the Library of Congress and the National Endowme ...
'' (Library of Congress)
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