The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington)

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The Chronicle
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)CT Publishing
Founded1889
Language English
Headquarters321 N. Pearl Street
Centralia, Washington
Circulation 10,200(as of 2022) [1]
OCLC number 22107864
Website chronline.com

The Chronicle, formerly the Daily Chronicle, is a local newspaper in Centralia, Washington, US. Its newsroom covers happenings in all of Lewis County and parts of neighboring Thurston, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Pierce, Pacific, Wahkiakum and Yakima counties.

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The newspaper is owned by CT Publishing and publishes three print editions per week [2] and daily online, where it maintains the "Daily Chronicle" moniker. The Chronicle shares local, statewide and regional news, wire stories and sports, including high school sports out of 17 nearby school districts.

History

The Weekly Chronicle was founded in July 1889 by Thomas Scammons and J. E. Whinnery. It switched to daily publication the following year, renaming itself The Daily Chronicle. [3] The Chronicle was purchased by the Lafromboise family in 1968 and was under the ownership of Jeraldine Lafromboise for several decades. [4] In 2011, The Chronicle switched to publishing three editions per week due to declines in revenue, instead publishing digital editions on the remaining days. [2] Lafromboise Communications sold The Chronicle to the Taylor family, owner of The Silver Agency in Chehalis, in 2021. [5]

Two weekly papers in Southwest Washington, The Reflector in Battle Ground, Washington, and the Nisqually Valley News in Yelm, Washington, are also owned by CT Publishing. [6]

The Chronicle's journalists have earned several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists' Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contests in recent years, including first place for comprehensive coverage from 2018, [7] first place for spot news photography from 2019 [8] and 2022, [9] runner-up for environmental and natural disaster reporting in 2019 [10] and 2022, [11] and runner-up for breaking news in 2022. [12] In 2014, a reporter from The Chronicle was named New Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists' Western Washington chapter. [13]

The organization was served a legal notice in September 2023 from Joe Kent, a runner-up in the 2022 election for Washington's 3rd congressional district, that requested a retraction of The Chronicle's reporting of a March 2022 town hall meeting. Kent stated that the reporting included defamatory statements regarding whether or not he agreed with viewpoints brought forth by members of the audience that promoted white nationalism. [14] The Chronicle stood by its coverage, citing an audio clip of the meeting in question. [15]

In March 2024, the newspaper unveiled a newspaper vending machine that accepts Bitcoin as payment. [16]

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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 "Centralia newspaper will drop to three print editions per week". The Daily News . September 20, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ Meany, Edmond S. (July 1922). "Newspapers of Washington Territory". The Washington Historical Quarterly . University of Washington Press. 13 (3): 186. JSTOR   40474644. OCLC   2392232 . Retrieved December 27, 2017– via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Chronicle owner Jeri Lafromboise dies at 79". The Daily News. January 7, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Dirks, Van Essen, Murray & April | Press Releases | 131-year-old Centralia (WA) Chronicle Sold to Local Owners" . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ staff, The Chronicle (October 31, 2022). "Jared Wenzelburger to Preside Over Three Newspapers as CT Publishing Photo Editor". The Daily Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ Chronicle, The (July 2, 2019). "Chronicle Editor Wins Top SPJ Award for Coverage of Alleged Harassment by Judge". The Daily Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ Chronicle, The (May 19, 2020). "Chronicle Staff Win Three Awards in Regional Journalism Competition". The Daily Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ staff, The Chronicle (September 15, 2023). "Chronicle newsroom earns three Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards". The Daily Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ Chronicle, The (May 19, 2020). "Chronicle Staff Win Three Awards in Regional Journalism Competition". The Daily Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ staff, The Chronicle (September 15, 2023). "Chronicle newsroom earns three Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards". The Daily Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ staff, The Chronicle (September 15, 2023). "Chronicle newsroom earns three Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards". The Daily Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  13. ↑ Chronicle, The (May 10, 2014). "Chronicle Reporter Wins New Journalist of the Year Award". The Daily Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  14. ↑ Roland, Mitchell (September 5, 2023). "The Chronicle stands by coverage after attorney for Joe Kent threatens legal action over 2022 article". The Chronicle. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  15. ↑ Roland, Mitchell (September 5, 2023). "The Chronicle stands by coverage after attorney for Joe Kent threatens legal action over 2022 article". The Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Chehalis man develops Chronicle newspaper rack that accepts Bitcoin". The Daily Chronicle. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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