Puyallup Herald

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Puyallup Herald
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner McClatchy
Founded1886
LanguageEnglish
City Puyallup, Washington
Circulation 27,000(as of 2022) [1]
Sister newspapers The News Tribune
ISSN 0192-1401
OCLC number 5019614
Website thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/

The Puyallup Herald is a weekly newspaper in Puyallup, Washington, covering local news, sports, business and community events. Published once a week on Thursday, The Herald provides news to Puyallup, South Hill, Bonney Lake, Sumner, and Edgewood. The newspaper is owned by McClatchy, [2] and is published through The News Tribune . [3]

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History

The paper was founded as the Commerce in Tacoma, Washington, in 1886 and soon moved to Puyallup. [4] It was renamed ThePuyallup Independent in 1898 and merged with TheSumner Herald in 1903, resulting in ThePuyallup Valley Tribune. [3] Editor and publisher Robert Montgomery was courted to run for governor of Washington in the 1920 Washington gubernatorial election, but declined. [5] [6] He continued as editor and publisher until his death in 1936. [7] The Chehalis Bee-Nugget praised the paper as "one of the outstanding weekly newspapers in the state" in a 1930 editorial. [8]

A distinct line of newspapers in Puyallup also carried the name Puyallup Herald from 1911 to 1930. [9] That paper started as the Puyallup Republican in 1905 and faded after being renamed the Pierce County Shopper in 1946. [3] [10] That paper ceased publication in 1930. [11]

The paper merged with the Pierce County Herald in 1967, and subsequently had several minor name changes. [3] Renamed from Pierce County Herald (and increased circulation and size) in 1999. [12]

This newspaper is owned by McClatchy. [2] In 2006, editor Roger Harnack was noted for criticizing the lack of transparency of the local police department and government entities. [13] [14] Brian McLean became the publisher in 2013. [15]

Editors and publishers

References

  1. ↑ "The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy" (PDF). League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. November 14, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Bagwell p. 27
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. p. 254. ISBN   978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC   861618089.
  4. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (January 1923). "Newspapers of Washington Territory". The Washington Historical Quarterly. Vol. 14, no. 1.
  5. ↑ The Washington Newspaper Vol. 6 (1920)
  6. ↑ "Quarryville Son Declines Crown". The News-Journal. August 13, 1920. p. 17. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Obituary: Robert L. Montgomery Vol 69 Iss 19". Editor and Publisher . Duncan McIntosh. May 9, 1936. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Puyallup Valley Tribune". The Chehalis Bee-Nugget. September 19, 1930. p. 8. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ "We Finally Arrive". Aurora News-Register. August 19, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Puyallup News". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. July 21, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Puyallup herald".
  12. ↑ "Introducing The New Puyallup Herald (ad)". The News Tribune. July 31, 1999. p. 93. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Good Work in Rural Journalism, 2006" . Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Weekly editor conducts Sunshine Week records audit; criticizes police". INSTITUTE FOR RURAL JOURNALISM & COMMUNITY ISSUES (IRJCI). March 24, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Editor moves up the ladder at two weeklies" (PDF). The Washington Newspaper. August 2013.
  16. ↑ "Editor & Publisher 1986-05-31: Vol 119 Iss 22". Duncan McIntosh. May 31, 1986.
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