The ''Kitsap Sun'' is a daily newspaper published in
Bremerton, Washington
Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, Kitsap County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. The population was 43,505 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and an estimated 44,122 in 2021, making it the largest city ...
, United States. It covers general news and serves
Kitsap,
Jefferson, and
Mason counties on the west side of
Puget Sound
Puget Sound ( ; ) is a complex estuary, estuarine system of interconnected Marine habitat, marine waterways and basins located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As a part of the Salish Sea, the sound ...
.
History
Publication of The ''Sun'' began in 1935 as the ''Bremerton Sun'' to compete with the ''Seattle Star'' directly across Puget Sound. Four years later, the circulation of the ''Sun'' surpassed that of its competitor.
In 1940,
John P. Scripps Newspaper Group acquired the newspaper. In June 1984, it formally changed names from the ''Bremerton Sun'' to ''The Sun''.
It was merged with the
E. W. Scripps Company in 1986 and began publishing a Sunday morning edition in 1991.
On May 22, 2005, the newspaper was renamed the ''Kitsap Sun'' to reflect the regional nature of its coverage.
The company spun off its newspaper assets into
Journal Media Group
Journal Media Group (formerly Journal Communications) was a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based newspaper publishing company. The company's roots were first established in 1882 as the owner of its namesake, the ''Milwaukee Journal'', and expanded into br ...
in April 2015.
Archive
The
University of Washington Library
The University of Washington Libraries (UW Libraries) is the academic library system of the University of Washington, based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It serves the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses of the University of Wash ...
holds copies of the ''Kitsap Sun'' from 1935 to present.
Notable staff
*
Adele Ferguson, columnist from 1945 to 1993 and first full-time female reporter at the
Washington State Legislature
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the State of Washington. It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate, w ...
in
Olympia
Notes
External links
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Newspapers carried by University of Washington LibrariesEcho Media: Bremerton ''Kitsap Sun''
Kitsap County, Washington
Newspapers published in Washington (state)
Gannett publications
Newspapers established in 1935
1935 establishments in Washington (state)
Daily newspapers published in the United States
Bremerton, Washington
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