The Eugene Daily News is a web site founded by Kelly Asay and Jeff Tunnell in 2011. It covers news, crime, events and culture for the Eugene area in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]
| Type | Digital |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Kelly Asay and Jeff Tunnell |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Eugene, Oregon |
| Website | eugenedailynews |
The two founders had no background in journalism, and believed their technology experience would help them avoid problems other news outlets had encountered.[2] Serving as publisher, Asay was the only full-time employee as of 2011;[2] according to Nieman Labs, as of 2015, the annual revenue was less than $50,000.[3]
The 2017 book Media Control: News as an Institution of Power and Social Control cited the Daily News among several examples of local news outlets regularly publishing local mug shots with minimal context or follow-up reporting, a practice it labeled "media shaming".[4]
Commentary by publisher Asay has been quoted by the Register Guard, another Eugene newspaper,[5] and The Oregonian has picked up stories the News has covered.[6]
A different newspaper used the same name from 1931 to 1942.[7] It was also known as the Eugene Morning News and Eugene News.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Michele's List". www.micheleslist.org. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b Riedel, David (December 13, 2011). "Eugene Daily News: Sports and lifestyle news for Eugene, Oregon". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "Who's making money — and who isn't — in local online news?". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ Gutsche, Jr, Robert E. (2017). Media Control: News as an Institution of Power and Social Control. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781501320132.
- ^ Gorrow, Chelsea. "Festival of Eugene called off over post". The Register Guard. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ Hallman, Jr., Tom (April 27, 2015). "Two Eugene women missing in Nepal". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ Price, Warren C. (1967). The Eugene Register-Guard: Citizen of Its Community, 1867-1967. University of Minnesota.
- ^ Chronicling America Mondo