Journalism in Washington (then a U.S. territory) began with the publication of newspapers in the cities of Port Townsend, Steilacoom, and Olympia in the 1860s. By then, there had been journalism in Oregon for as long as a decade.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. ISBN 978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC 861618089.
Further reading
edit- Newspaper Profiles from Washington Digital Newspapers project (local partner of Chronicling America / Library of Congress project)
- Washington newspapers in the Chronicling America collection
- Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
- Its monthly newsletter, The Washington Newspaper (TWN), covers community papers in Washington. Note, especially, its annual "Better Newspaper Contest" awards. Some earlier editions available on Google Books, e.g.: [1]
- Historical materials
- Pioneer Papers of Puget Sound, Oregon Historical Quarterly, 1903.
- Listing of territorial newspapers by city, compiled by Edmond S. Meany for the Washington Historical Quarterly and Pacific Northwest Quarterly (starting 1922). It was published serially, organized by city name:
- Aberdeen to Index | Kalama – Olympia | Orondo – Ruby | Seabeck – Seattle (1) | Seattle (2) – Snohomish | Snohomish – Yakima
- (See also the Google Books version, which mashes up the Pacific Northwest Quarterly with the WA Hist Quarterly)
- Later updates to Meany's articles by J. Orin Oliphant:
- 1927 additions: Almira, Cheney, Colfax, Colton, Colville, Davenport, Dayton, Ellensburg, Farmington, Garfield, Goldendale, Harrington, Medical Lake, Olympia, Palouse, Pullman, Rockford, Roasalia, Spokane, Sprague, Tacoma, Tekoa, Toledo, Uniontown, Walla Walla, Wallula, Wilbur, Yakima
- 1948 additions (JSTOR): Aberdeen, Dayton, Farmington, Medical Lake, Olympia, Port Townsend, Rockford, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Toledo, Uniontown, Waitsburg
Online databases
edit- Washington State Library page on newspapers. This site links to a number of online resources for finding the contents of newspapers.
- OfficialUSA page on WA newspapers
- ABYZ page on WA newspapers
- Washington public notices
- mondotimes.com
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