Sandpoint Reader

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Sandpoint Reader
Type Alternative weekly
Founder(s)Zach Hagadone
John Reuter
Chris DeCleur
PublisherBen Olson
EditorZach Hagadone
Staff writersSoncirey Mitchell
Founded2004
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters111 Cedar Street, Suite 9
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Circulation 4,000 [1]
Website sandpointreader.com

Sandpoint Reader is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Sandpoint, Idaho, providing local news, cultural and entertainment coverage. It is distributed free in Bonner County, Idaho and Boundary County, Idaho.

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History

The SandpointReader was founded in December 2004 by Zach Hagadone, John Reuter and Chris DeCleur. The three met while working at The Coyote, the student newspaper at Albertson College, and started the Reader shortly after graduating. [2] The paper suspended publication in 2012 after the last of the founders moved away from Sandpoint. [3]

After a near three-year hiatus, the Reader was relaunched in January 2015. Publisher Ben Olson resurrected the paper in partnership Keokee Publishing. At that time Cameron Rasmusson was named editor. [4] In 2019, Zach Hagadone returned to the Reader and succeeded Rasmusson as editor after previously working for four years as Boise Weekly editor. [5]

In March 2020, Olson laid off all staff at the start of the COVID-19 recession in the United States. [6] The paper was able to temporarily rehire the three employees with money donated from readers and funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. [7]

Notable stories

In 2017 the Reader produced an eight-week series of in-depth articles and profiles on the American Redoubt with support from the Idaho Press Club. [8]

An investigation in late 2017 by the Reader led to the first public identification of a neo-Nazi activist, Scott Rhodes, who was distributing racist and anti-semitic literature locally and making robocalls targeting high-profile events and political races nationally. The Reader in 2018 was subsequently targeted in harassing and threatening calls, videos and letters. [9] National media including the Washington Post, New York Times and others carried stories on the robocaller after the Reader broke the story. [10] [11] In January 2021, the FCC levied a $9.9 million fine on Rhodes for illegally using caller ID spoofing in making thousands of calls targeting communities with harmful recorded messages. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Region 1: North Idaho". Idaho Housing and Finance Association. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. ↑ Druzin, Heath (June 4, 2006). "Albertson College grad began weekly paper while still a student". The Idaho Statesman. p. 6.
  3. ↑ Rasmusson, Cameron (April 10, 2012). "The Reader's founders remember paper's colorful history". Bonner County Daily Bee. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Sandpoint Reader named month's top business". Bonner County Daily Bee. May 18, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hagadone, Zach (11 July 2019). "Hello my name is Zach Hagadone and I'll be your Sandpoint Reader editor today". Sandpoint Reader. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ↑ McIntosh, Scott (April 5, 2020). "Coronavirus hits local news outlets: Idaho weekly lays off staff". The Idaho Statesman. pp. C6. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Hegyi, Nate (April 13, 2020). "Stimulus, Reader Donations Help Small Idaho Newspaper Temporarily Rehire Staff". KUNC. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ Olson, Ben. "The American Redoubt Series by the Sandpoint Reader". Idaho Press Club. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Wilson, Jason (28 September 2018). "Neo-Nazi activist behind racist robocalls linked to threats of Idaho newspaper". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Wootson Jr, Cleve R. (2 September 2018). "'We Negroes' robocall is an attempt to 'weaponize race' in Florida campaign, Gillum warns". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Gold, Michael (27 December 2019). "Racist Robocalls About Tessa Majors Are Made to Columbia Employees". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "FCC Fines Robocaller Scott Rhodes Nearly $10M for Illegal Spoofing". Federal Communications Commission. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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