List of newspapers in Oregon
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This is a list of newspapers in the U.S. state of Oregon. Oregon news historian George Stanley Turnbull discussed the growth of Oregon newspapers from the 1850s to the 1930s in his 1936 History of Oregon Newspapers. Lists of Oregon newspapers have been maintained in the Oregon Blue Book and Oregon Exchanges since at least the early 20th century; the latter noted the need for frequent updates due to changes in the news industry in 1923.
The list is divided between papers currently being produced and those produced in the past and subsequently terminated.
Daily newspapers
Albany Democrat-Herald – Albany
The Daily Astorian – Astoria
The Bulletin – Bend
Corvallis Gazette-Times – Corvallis
The Register-Guard – Eugene
Grants Pass Daily Courier – Grants Pass
Herald and News – Klamath Falls
Argus Observer – Ontario
East Oregonian – Pendleton
The Oregonian – Portland
Statesman Journal – Salem
Weekly, semi-weekly and monthly newspapers
Baker City Herald – Baker City
Beaverton Valley Times – Beaverton
Cascade Business News – Bend
Curry Coastal Pilot – Brookings
The Times – Brownsville
Burns Times-Herald – Burns
Canby Herald – Canby
Cannon Beach Gazette – Cannon Beach
Illinois Valley News – Cave Junction
The Times-Journal – Condon
The World – Coos Bay
Coquille Valley Sentinel – Coquille
Cottage Grove Sentinel – Cottage Grove
Creswell Chronicle – Creswell
Polk County Itemizer-Observer – Dallas
Wallowa County Chieftain – Enterprise
Estacada News – Estacada
Siuslaw News – Florence
News-Times – Forest Grove
Curry County Reporter – Gold Beach
Smoke Signals – Grand Ronde
The Outlook – Gresham
Hells Canyon Journal – Halfway
Heppner Gazette-Times – Heppner
Hillsboro Tribune – Hillsboro
Blue Mountain Eagle – John Day
Keizertimes – Keizer
The Observer – La Grande
Lake Oswego Review – Lake Oswego
Lake County Examiner – Lakeview
The Madras Pioneer – Madras
North Coast Citizen – Manzanita
McKenzie River Reflections – McKenzie Bridge
The News-Register – McMinnville
Rogue Valley Times – Medford
Clackamas Review – Milwaukie
Molalla Pioneer – Molalla
Myrtle Point Herald – Myrtle Point
The Newberg Graphic – Newberg
Lincoln County Leader – Newport
Port Orford News – Port Orford
The Asian Reporter – Portland
The Bee – Portland
Daily Journal of Commerce – Portland
Northwest Examiner – Portland
Northwest Labor Press – Portland
Portland Business Journal – Portland
Portland Observer – Portland
St. Johns Review – Portland
Street Roots – Portland
Central Oregonian – Prineville
The Redmond Spokesman – Redmond
Rogue River Press – Rogue River
The Columbia County Chronicle & Chief – St. Helens
Capital Press – Salem
The South County Spotlight – Scappoose
Seaside Signal – Seaside
Sherwood Gazette – Sherwood
Siletz News – Siletz
Nugget Newspaper – Sisters
Columbia Gorge News – The Dalles
The New Era – Sweet Home
Headlight-Herald – Tillamook
Confederated Umatilla Journal – Umatilla
Malheur Enterprise – Vale
Spilyay Tymoo – Warm Springs
West Linn Tidings – West Linn
Wilsonville Spokesman – Wilsonville
Woodburn Independent – Woodburn
Alternative newspapers
The Source Weekly – Bend
Eugene Weekly – Eugene
The Portland Mercury – Portland
Willamette Week – Portland
Digital only newspapers
Ashland.news – Ashland
Highway 58 Herald – Oakridge
Jewish Review – Portland
Klamath Falls News – Klamath Falls
The News-Review – Roseburg
Portland Alliance – Portland
Portland Tribune – Portland
Salem Reporter – Salem
The Sandy Post – Sandy
The Skanner – Portland
Lincoln Chronicle – Yachats
College newspapers
The Clackamas Print – Clackamas Community College
Concordia Chronicles – Concordia University
Hilltop News – Corban University
Eastern Voice – Eastern Oregon University
The Crescent – George Fox University
The Torch – Lane Community College
The Pioneer Log – Lewis & Clark College
The Linfield Review – Linfield University
The Commuter – Linn-Benton Community College
The Advocate – Mt. Hood Community College
The Edge – Oregon Institute of Technology
The Daily Barometer – Oregon State University
The Pacific Index – Pacific University
Daily Vanguard – Portland State University
The Quest – Reed College
The Siskiyou – Southern Oregon University
Daily Emerald – University of Oregon
The Beacon – University of Portland
The Western Oregon Journal – Western Oregon University
The Collegian – Willamette University
Newspapers no longer in print
The earliest newspaper in Oregon was the Oregon Spectator, published in Oregon City from 1846, by a press association headed by George Abernethy. This was joined in November 1850 by the Milwaukie Western Star and two partisan papers – the Whig Oregonian, published in Portland beginning on December 4, 1850, and the Democratic Statesman, launched in Oregon City in March 1851. The latter paper would subsequently move to Salem, and it continues today as the Statesman-Journal.
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