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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Gannett |
| Publisher | Brent Morris |
| Editor | David Nelson |
| Founded | July 15, 1935 (as Bremerton Sun) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Bremerton, Washington, United States |
| Circulation | 16,683(as of 2022) [1] |
| ISSN | 2837-8547 |
| OCLC number | 60449235 |
| Website | kitsapsun |
The Kitsap Sun is a daily newspaper published in Bremerton, Washington, United States. It covers general news and serves Kitsap, Jefferson, and Mason counties on the west side of Puget Sound. [2]
On July 15, 1935, the first issue of Bremerton Sun was published. It was created by the Scripps League Newspapers and was a sister publication of The Seattle Star. Its first editor was Julius Gius. [3] In 1940, E. W. Scripps and J. G. Scripps, controlling stockholders of the company, agreed to sell a major interest in the Sun to their cousin John P. Scripps and his company called John P. Scripps Newspaper Group. [4]
In June 1984, the paper formally changed its name from the Bremerton Sun to The Sun. [5] The paper was merged with the E. W. Scripps Company in 1986 and began publishing a Sunday morning edition in 1991. [5] On May 22, 2005, the newspaper was renamed the Kitsap Sun to reflect the regional nature of its coverage. [6]
The company spun off its newspaper assets into Journal Media Group in April 2015. [7] A year later the company was acquired by and then merged with Gannett. [8] In 2021, the paper sold its office at 545 Fifth Street, which it had occupied for 75 years. [9]
The University of Washington Library holds copies of the Kitsap Sun from 1935 to present.
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