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{{short description|Newspaper published in Portland, Oregon}}
{{short description|Weekly newspaper published from Portland, Oregon}}
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{{Infobox Newspaper
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Portland Tribune
| name = Portland Tribune
| image = Portland Tribune.jpg
| image = Portland Tribune.jpg
| caption = First issue, 2001
| caption = First issue, 2001
| type = [[weekly newspaper]]
| type = [[Weekly newspaper]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| foundation = 2001
| foundation = {{start date|2001}}
| ceased publication =
| ceased publication =
| staff = 15 (newsroom total, as of 2017)
| staff = 15 (newsroom total, as of 2017)
| owners = [[Pamplin Media Group]]
| owners = [[Pamplin Media Group]]
| publisher = Mark Garber
| publisher = Mark Garber
| editor = Vance Tong
| editor = Vance Tong
| circulation = 30,000 Tuesday, 60,000 Thursday{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
| circulation = 35,000
| circulation_date = 2022
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| headquarters = 6605 SE Lake Road<br>[[Portland, Oregon]] United States
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| headquarters = 6605 SE Lake Road<br />[[Portland, Oregon]] United States
| oclc = 46708462
| website = {{URL|http://portlandtribune.com}}
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The '''''Portland Tribune''''' is a weekly [[newspaper]] published every Wednesday in [[Portland, Oregon]], United States. It is part of the [[Pamplin Media Group]], which publishes a number of [[community newspaper]]s in the [[Portland metropolitan area]]. Launched in 2001, the paper was published twice weekly until 2008, when it was reduced to weekly.<ref name="more cuts">{{cite news|url=http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/07/20/daily20.html|title=Portland Tribune makes more cuts|date=July 21, 2009|newspaper=[[Portland Business Journal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728171440/http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/07/20/daily20.html|archive-date=July 28, 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=November 6, 2022}}</ref> It returned to twice-weekly publication in 2014<ref name=bizjournal-2014feb>{{cite news|last=Stevens|first=Suzanne|title=Portland Tribune to add a second printed edition, adds business section|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2014/02/portland-tribune-to-add-a-second-printed.html|access-date=March 19, 2014|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=February 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214095248/http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2014/02/portland-tribune-to-add-a-second-printed.html|archive-date=February 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was again reduced to weekly publication in 2020.<ref name=":0" /> It was distributed free from its 2001 launch until October 2022, then becoming available only by paid subscription or purchase at retail outlets.<ref name="delivery changes">{{cite news|first=Mark|last=Garber|title=Delivery changes coming for Portland Tribune|date=October 6, 2022|newspaper=Portland Tribune |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/10-opinion/559464-447848-delivery-changes-coming-for-portland-tribune
The '''''Portland Tribune''''' is a free weekly [[newspaper]] published every Thursday in [[Portland, Oregon]], United States.
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006104054/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/10-opinion/559464-447848-delivery-changes-coming-for-portland-tribune |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2022}}</ref>

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The ''Tribune'' is part of the [[Pamplin Media Group]], which publishes a number of [[community newspaper]]s in the [[Portland metropolitan area]]. Launched in 2001, the paper was published twice weekly until 2008, when it was reduced to weekly.<ref name="more cuts">[http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/07/20/daily20.html Portland Tribune makes more cuts], a July 21, 2009 article from the ''[[Portland Business Journal]]''</ref> It returned to twice-weekly publication in 2014<ref name=bizjournal-2014feb>{{cite news|last=Stevens|first=Suzanne|title=Portland Tribune to add a second printed edition, adds business section|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2014/02/portland-tribune-to-add-a-second-printed.html|accessdate=March 19, 2014|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=February 12, 2014}}</ref> and was again reduced to weekly publication in 2020.<ref name=":0" />


==History==
==History==
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|newspaper=Portland Tribune
|newspaper=Portland Tribune
|url=http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=33790
|url=http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=33790
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208023103/http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=33790
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208023103/http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=33790
|archivedate=February 8, 2012
|archive-date=February 8, 2012
|accessdate=March 19, 2014
|access-date=March 19, 2014
}}</ref> joining ''[[The Oregonian]]'', the city's only daily general-interest newspaper, and the [[alternative weekly|alternative weeklies]] ''[[Willamette Week]]'' and ''[[The Portland Mercury]]''. At the time, it was a rare example of the expansion of print news, in a time when many cities were seeing newspapers merge or go out of business.<ref name=chronicle2001>{{cite news
}}</ref> joining ''[[The Oregonian]]'', the city's only daily general-interest newspaper, and the [[alternative weekly|alternative weeklies]] ''[[Willamette Week]]'' and ''[[The Portland Mercury]]''. At the time, it was a rare example of the expansion of print news, in a time when many cities were seeing newspapers merge or go out of business.<ref name=chronicle2001>{{cite news
|title=Twice-weekly Tribune making a run at Portland news market - Wealthy owner may be guarantee of staying power
|title=Twice-weekly Tribune making a run at Portland news market - Wealthy owner may be guarantee of staying power
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|newspaper=The San Francisco Chronicle
|newspaper=The San Francisco Chronicle
|url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Twice-weekly-Tribune-making-a-run-at-Portland-2894223.php
|url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Twice-weekly-Tribune-making-a-run-at-Portland-2894223.php
|accessdate=March 19, 2014
|access-date=March 19, 2014
}}</ref> But its launch preceded a significant national downturn in advertising sales, which posed difficulties for a startup newspaper.<ref name=chronicle2001/> Eleven months after its launch, the ''Tribune'' cut back on home deliveries.<ref>{{cite news
}}</ref> But its launch preceded a significant national downturn in advertising sales, which posed difficulties for a startup newspaper.<ref name=chronicle2001/> Eleven months after its launch, the ''Tribune'' cut back on home deliveries.<ref>{{cite news
|title=The Incredible Shrinking ''Tribune''
|title=The Incredible Shrinking ''Tribune''
|first=Nigel|last=Jaquiss| authorlink=Nigel Jaquiss
|first=Nigel|last=Jaquiss| author-link=Nigel Jaquiss
|newspaper=[[Willamette Week]]
|newspaper=[[Willamette Week]]
|date=January 9, 2002
|date=January 9, 2002
|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-691-the_incredible_shrinking_tribune.html
|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-691-the_incredible_shrinking_tribune.html
|access-date=November 6, 2022
|accessdate=March 19, 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004135130/http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-691-the_incredible_shrinking_tribune.html
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}}</ref> The newspaper was reportedly losing money faster than anticipated after its first year.<ref>{{cite news
|archive-date=October 4, 2012
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|url-status=dead}}</ref> The newspaper was reportedly losing money faster than anticipated after its first year.<ref>{{cite news
|title=The incredible shrinking empire of Bob Pamplin: The struggling ''Portland Tribune'' is the least of his problems
|title=The incredible shrinking empire of Bob Pamplin: The struggling ''Portland Tribune'' is the least of his problems
|first=Nigel|last=Jaquiss
|first=Nigel|last=Jaquiss
|newspaper=[[Willamette Week]]
|newspaper=[[Willamette Week]]
|date=January 30, 2002
|date=January 30, 2002<!--(date later changed online to January 29)-->
|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-754-the_incredible_shrinking_empire_of_bob_pamplin.html
|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-754-the_incredible_shrinking_empire_of_bob_pamplin.html
|access-date=November 6, 2022
|accessdate=March 19, 2014
}}</ref> By late 2006, its newsroom staff had been reduced to 27.<ref name="more cuts"/>
}}</ref> By late 2006, its newsroom staff had been reduced to 27.<ref name="more cuts"/>


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|url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/66843-tribune-enters-next-phase-with-daily-newspaper-on-the-web
|url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/66843-tribune-enters-next-phase-with-daily-newspaper-on-the-web
|newspaper=Portland Tribune
|newspaper=Portland Tribune
|date=May 5, 2008
|date=May 5, 2008<!--(date online later changed to May 4)-->
|access-date=November 6, 2022
|accessdate=March 19, 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045439/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/66843-tribune-enters-next-phase-with-daily-newspaper-on-the-web
|archive-date=March 4, 2016
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> In July 2009, "difficult economic conditions" led to the layoff of two reporters and the resignation of its managing editor, resulting in a newsroom staff of 14.<ref name="more cuts"/>
}}</ref> In July 2009, "difficult economic conditions" led to the layoff of two reporters and the resignation of its managing editor, resulting in a newsroom staff of 14.<ref name="more cuts"/>


In March 2014, the ''Portland Tribune'' resumed twice-weekly publication of its print edition, with reinstatement of a Tuesday edition, while continuing to publish a Thursday edition.<ref name=bizjournal-2014feb/>
In March 2014, the ''Portland Tribune'' resumed twice-weekly publication of its print edition, with reinstatement of a Tuesday edition, while continuing to publish a Thursday edition.<ref name=bizjournal-2014feb/>


As of January 2020, the Portland Tribune has once again returned to once-weekly on Thursdays and online articles have been limited to paid subscribers only.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/12/20/portland-tribune-will-cut-its-print-circulation-from-two-editions-per-week-down-to-one/|title=Portland Tribune Will Cut Its Print Circulation from Two Editions Per Week Down To One|last=Peel|first=Sophie|date=December 20, 2019|newspaper=[[Willamette Week]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref> Publication of the print edition shifted from Thursday to Wednesdays in April 2020.
In January 2020, the ''Portland Tribune'' returned to once-weekly on Thursdays and online articles became limited to paid subscribers only.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/12/20/portland-tribune-will-cut-its-print-circulation-from-two-editions-per-week-down-to-one/|title=Portland Tribune Will Cut Its Print Circulation from Two Editions Per Week Down To One|last=Peel|first=Sophie|date=December 20, 2019|newspaper=[[Willamette Week]]|language=en-US|access-date=November 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223011031/https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/12/20/portland-tribune-will-cut-its-print-circulation-from-two-editions-per-week-down-to-one/ |archive-date=December 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Publication of the print edition shifted from Thursday to Wednesdays in April 2020. In October 2022, publisher Mark Garber announced that the weekly newsprint edition, which had continued to be free, would change at the beginning of November to a paid product, available only to subscribers and by purchase at retail outlets.<ref name="delivery changes"/>


==Coverage==
==Coverage==
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|date=May 29, 2007
|date=May 29, 2007
|url=http://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id=87352
|url=http://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id=87352
|accessdate=March 19, 2014}}</ref>
|access-date=March 19, 2014}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Oregon|Journalism}}
{{Portal|Oregon|Journalism}}
* ''[[Hillsboro Tribune]]''
* ''[[Hillsboro Tribune]]''
{{Clear}}


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}

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Latest revision as of 05:34, 24 August 2023

Portland Tribune
First issue, 2001
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Pamplin Media Group
PublisherMark Garber
EditorVance Tong
Staff writers15 (newsroom total, as of 2017)
Founded2001 (2001)
Headquarters6605 SE Lake Road
Portland, Oregon United States
Circulation35,000 (as of 2022)[1]
OCLC number46708462
Websiteportlandtribune.com

The Portland Tribune is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Pamplin Media Group, which publishes a number of community newspapers in the Portland metropolitan area. Launched in 2001, the paper was published twice weekly until 2008, when it was reduced to weekly.[2] It returned to twice-weekly publication in 2014[3] and was again reduced to weekly publication in 2020.[4] It was distributed free from its 2001 launch until October 2022, then becoming available only by paid subscription or purchase at retail outlets.[5]

History[edit]

2000–2007[edit]

Portland businessman Robert B. Pamplin Jr. announced his intention to found the paper in the summer of 2000. The first issue of the twice-weekly (Tuesdays and Fridays) paper was published February 9, 2001,[6][7] joining The Oregonian, the city's only daily general-interest newspaper, and the alternative weeklies Willamette Week and The Portland Mercury. At the time, it was a rare example of the expansion of print news, in a time when many cities were seeing newspapers merge or go out of business.[8] But its launch preceded a significant national downturn in advertising sales, which posed difficulties for a startup newspaper.[8] Eleven months after its launch, the Tribune cut back on home deliveries.[9] The newspaper was reportedly losing money faster than anticipated after its first year.[10] By late 2006, its newsroom staff had been reduced to 27.[2]

2008 to present[edit]

Tribune newspaper box

On May 5, 2008, the paper announced it would switch, effective immediately, to a once-a-week print format, with a Thursday print edition (in place of Tuesday and Fridays) accompanied by daily updates to its website.[11] In July 2009, "difficult economic conditions" led to the layoff of two reporters and the resignation of its managing editor, resulting in a newsroom staff of 14.[2]

In March 2014, the Portland Tribune resumed twice-weekly publication of its print edition, with reinstatement of a Tuesday edition, while continuing to publish a Thursday edition.[3]

In January 2020, the Portland Tribune returned to once-weekly on Thursdays and online articles became limited to paid subscribers only.[4] Publication of the print edition shifted from Thursday to Wednesdays in April 2020. In October 2022, publisher Mark Garber announced that the weekly newsprint edition, which had continued to be free, would change at the beginning of November to a paid product, available only to subscribers and by purchase at retail outlets.[5]

Coverage[edit]

The paper deals almost exclusively with issues local to Portland and the U.S. state of Oregon. The paper is known for its extensive coverage of local high school, college and professional sports teams, with concentration on the NBA, Pac-10, Big Sky Conference and West Coast Conference. A business section was added to the print edition in 2014, along with other coverage expansion, including health and fitness content and more regional coverage.[3]

The Tribune sponsors the annual Portland Regional Spelling Bee for middle school students. The champion participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.[12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pamplin Media Group: Media Kit 2022" (PDF). October 19, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Portland Tribune makes more cuts". Portland Business Journal. July 21, 2009. Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Stevens, Suzanne (February 12, 2014). "Portland Tribune to add a second printed edition, adds business section". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Peel, Sophie (December 20, 2019). "Portland Tribune Will Cut Its Print Circulation from Two Editions Per Week Down To One". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Garber, Mark (October 6, 2022). "Delivery changes coming for Portland Tribune". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Rogoway, Mike (February 9, 2001). "Tribune hits porches, newsstands today". The Columbian.
  7. ^ Redden, Jim (February 7, 2006). "Tribune marks five years serving Portland". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Fost, Dan (August 1, 2001). "Twice-weekly Tribune making a run at Portland news market - Wealthy owner may be guarantee of staying power". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  9. ^ Jaquiss, Nigel (January 9, 2002). "The Incredible Shrinking Tribune". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  10. ^ Jaquiss, Nigel (January 30, 2002). "The incredible shrinking empire of Bob Pamplin: The struggling Portland Tribune is the least of his problems". Willamette Week. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "Tribune enters next phase with daily newspaper on the Web". Portland Tribune. May 5, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  12. ^ Geddes, Ryan (May 29, 2007). "Tigard teen goes out during semifinals of national spelling bee". The Portland Tribune. Retrieved March 19, 2014.

External links[edit]

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