Cannon Beach Gazette

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The Cannon Beach Gazette is a monthly newspaper serving Cannon Beach, Oregon. [1]

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Cannon Beach Gazette
TypeMonthly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Country Media, Inc.
Founder(s)Don Holden
PublisherFrank Perea
EditorWill Chappell
Founded1976
Headquarters1906 Second Street
Tillamook, OR 97141
Sister newspapers Tillamook Headlight-Herald
ISSN 2834-2666
OCLC number 1001993645
Website cannonbeachgazette.com

History

The Cannon Beach Gazette published its first edition on June 3, 1976, and was founded by on Don Holden. He sold the paper in 1998. [2] Tom Mauldin and Cat Mauldin owned purchased the newspaper in 2003 [3] [4] and sold it to Country Media, Inc. in October 2006. [5] Three years later newspaper was expanded from tabloid size to broadsheet. [6]

Country Media sold it to EO Media Group in February 2013, [7] who sold it back to them in May 2019. Following the sale, the paper's publishing frequency changed from twice monthly to weekly. [8] But in 2024, the newspaper switched to monthly publication. [9]

Awards

Under Tom Mauldin and Cat Mauldin's ownership, the Cannon Beach Gazette was honored by the National Newspaper Association six times as America's best small newspaper. [10] The Gazette won three consecutive General Excellence awards (category: non-daily – 3,000 average circulation) from the NNA in 2000, 2001, 2002. [11] The paper's staff also won awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association in 2018. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Cannon Beach Gazette (Cannon Beach, Or.; Seaside , Oregon) 1977-Current [Online Resource]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ Lacche, Justin (June 17, 2021). "Dream realized: Gazette celebrates its 45th birthday". Cannon Beach Gazette. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Citizen ownership changes hands". Tillamook Headlight-Herald. July 26, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "New owners take reins at Horse Journal". The Nugget Newspaper. January 22, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ "New owners taking over coast papers". Tillamook Headlight-Herald. April 4, 2007. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Citizen gets supersized". Tillamook Headlight-Herald. November 5, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  7. ↑ "EO Media Group Acquires Three Newspapers on Oregon Coast". EO Media Group. February 28, 2013. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Country Media re-acquires Cannon Beach Gazette". EO Media Group . March 22, 2019. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ Perea, Frank (January 9, 2024). "The Cannon Beach Gazette to publish a once-a-month during the winter months". Cannon Beach Gazette. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ Morical, Mark (April 1, 2019). "Former Gazette owner leads Bend softballers". Cannon Beach Gazette. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ Lacche, Justin (April 7, 2021). "Gazette alumni recount newspaper's history". Cannon Beach Gazette. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Editorial, design wins for Gazette". EO Media Group. July 30, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2024.


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