Wilsonville Spokesman

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Wilsonville Spokesman
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Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Pamplin Media Group (2013–)
PublisherJ. Brian Monihan
EditorLeslie Pugmire Hole
Founded1983
Language English
Headquarters Wilsonville, Oregon, USA
Circulation 3,488 [1]
Website pamplinmedia.com/wilsonville-spokesman-home
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The Wilsonville Spokesman is the local weekly newspaper in Wilsonville, Oregon, United States. Started in 1983 in the southern suburb of Portland, Oregon, the publication has a circulation of approximately 3,500. Published on Wednesdays, [1] the paper is owned by Pamplin Media Group, which owns other local newspapers in Oregon such as The Newberg Graphic and The Canby Herald .

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History

The newspaper was founded in 1983 by Thomas Russ Dillon. [2] In 2003, the newspaper won two awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. [3] That year an opinion piece printed in the paper was part of a lawsuit by a city employee against the city council relating to protected speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. [4] In 2006, the paper took two second and two third place awards for newspapers in their category from the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. [5] As of 2008, the Spokesman had a circulation of nearly 3,500. [1] In January 2013, the paper was sold to the Pamplin Media Group along with five other papers owned by Eagle Newspapers. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Wilsonville Spokesman. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on January 23, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Thomas Russ Dillon, 54, Canby publisher, dies". The Oregonian , May 30, 1991.
  3. ↑ 2003 Associate Member Contest. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on January 23, 2008.
  4. ↑ Lang, Jeremy (February 13, 2003). "Judge puts Wilsonville aide back". The Oregonian .
  5. ↑ SPJ Oregon contest results. SPJ Oregon. Retrieved on May 22, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Pamplin Media Group acquires 6 weekly papers from Eagle Newspapers". The Oregonian . January 8, 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Giegerich, Andy (January 8, 2013). "Pamplin Media buys more papers". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2013.


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