West Seattle Herald

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West Seattle Herald
Owner(s) Robinson Newspapers
Founder(s)Jerry Robinson
PublisherRobinson Family
Editor-in-chiefKenneth Robinson
Founded1923
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersSeattle
Sister newspapers Ballard News-Tribune , White Center News, Highline Times , Des Moines News, SeaTac News, Federal Way News
ISSN 2160-3642
OCLC number 304627581
Website WestSeattleHerald.com

The West Seattle Herald is a newspaper serving West Seattle, Seattle, Washington. Since 2013, it has been a part of Westside Seattle . [1]

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History

The West Seattle Herald was founded in 1923.

In 2013, Robinson Newspapers made the West Seattle Herald part of The Westside Weekly , along with the Ballard News-Tribune , the Highline Times , and White Center News. The Westside Weekly was renamed to Westside Seattle in June 2017. [1]

In 2014, Amanda Knox began writing for the paper. [2]

On April 30, 2021, Westside Seattle (which the West Seattle Herald was part of) published its final print issue while continuing to maintain an online presence. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Robinson, Ken. "Introducing The Westside Weekly, your community newspaper". WestsideSeattle.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  2. Lippo, Caralynn. "Where is Amanda Knox Now? The Seattle Native Returned Home". Romper.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. "West Seattle Herald prints final issue after nearly 100 years". www.king5.com. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

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