Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

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Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) The Seattle Times Company
Staff writers12
Founded1861 (as Washington Statesman)
Language English
Headquarters Walla Walla, Washington
Circulation 11,731(as of 2022) [1]
ISSN 2154-6207
OCLC number 17390524
Website union-bulletin.com

The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (U-B) is a newspaper based in Walla Walla, Washington and owned by the Seattle Times Company. It publishes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

History

The modern Union-Bulletin can trace its origins to the Washington Statesman, the city's first newspaper, founded in September 1861. [2] It began publishing weekly editions on November 29, 1861, using an old printing press acquired from the Oregon Statesman in Salem by brothers William Smith and R. B. Smith and a press from The Oregonian purchased by Major Raymond R. Rees and Nemiah Northrop. [3] [4] The newspaper was released on Fridays, changed its name to Walla Walla Statesman in 1864. The paper's name was changed again to the Statesman in 1878, and it became the region's first daily newspaper. [4]

The Walla Walla Union was founded in 1868 as a Republican newspaper, to counter the Statesman's Democratic lean, and began publishing in April 1869 as a weekly and in 1881 as a daily. The Union was merged with the Statesman in 1907, coming under the common ownership of Washington Printing and Book Publishing Company. [5] [6]

The Walla Walla Bulletin began publication on February 12, 1906, becoming the third largest newspaper in the Walla Walla region. The Bulletin and Union were merged into the Union-Bulletin by owner John G. Kelly in 1934, who had acquired the Bulletin in 1910. [5] [6] The Union-Bulletin was operated as an independent newspaper until it was acquired by The Seattle Times Company on October 1, 1971. [7]

Until February 2020, the newspaper was managed by a local publisher. A local executive team was formed in August to manage the Union-Bulletin following the departure of editor Brian Hunt, under the leadership of senior editor Dian Ver Valen. [6] [8]

In November 2020, the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin acquired EO Media Group's printing press to replace its own and was contracted to print all of EO's papers moving forward. [9]

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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. ↑ Blethen, Rob (April 29, 2019). "The First Newspaper in Walla Walla". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Wilma, David (February 6, 2003). "Washington Statesman begins publication in Walla Walla on November 29, 1861. - HistoryLink.org". HistoryLink . Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "The Evening Statesman (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910". Chronicling America . Library of Congress. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Lyman, William Denison (1918). "Chapter VII: The Press of Walla Walla County". Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County, Volume I. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp.  257–264. OCLC   8587023 . Retrieved November 7, 2016– via The Internet Archive.
  6. 1 2 3 "About Us". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Walla Walla sale: The Times buys Union-Bulletin". The Seattle Times . October 1, 1971. p. A14.
  8. ↑ "Union-Bulletin promotes local managers to top roles". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. August 2, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  9. ↑ "East Oregonian to move printing operations to Walla Walla". EO Media Group LLC. November 3, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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