News-Times (Forest Grove) Explained

Forest Grove News-Times
Type:Weekly newspaper
Foundation:1886
Format:Tabloid
Editor:Mark Miller
Publisher:Nikki DeBuse
Owners:Pamplin Media Group
Headquarters:2038 Pacific Avenue
Forest Grove, Oregon
Circulation:7,621
Circulation Date:2022
Circulation Ref:[1]
Issn:1042-8518

The News-Times is a weekly newspaper covering the cities of Forest Grove and Hillsboro in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 1886 and with coverage focused on Forest Grove for most of its history, the paper only recently added equivalent coverage of the much larger city of Hillsboro, when, in August 2019, publisher Pamplin Media Group launched a separate Hillsboro edition of the News-Times, to replace Pamplin's Hillsboro Tribune.[2] The paper is published on Wednesdays. It is owned by Pamplin Media Group, which owns other community newspapers in the Portland metropolitan area.

History

The newspaper was established in 1886 as the Washington County News-Times.[3] Over time the newspaper changed its name to the Forest Grove News-Times and became part of Community Newspapers Inc., which owned other Portland-area community papers. The paper took first place in its division for spot news coverage and enterprise reporting in 1999 from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association,[4] and the following year took first for news photo and local column.[5]

In August 2000, Community Newspapers was acquired by Pamplin Communications, passing ownership of the News-Times to Pamplin Media Group.[6] The News-Times took home two more first-place prizes at the Better Newspaper Contest in 2001,[7] but just one in 2002.[8] In 2006, the newspaper had three first-place finishes at the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association's Better Newspaper Contest.[9] The paper took first place for its division for educational coverage in 2007 from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association.[10]

Pamplin Media Group launched the Hillsboro Tribune in nearby Hillsboro in September 2012, which then competed with The Hillsboro Argus.[11] [12] The Argus publisher then launched the Forest Grove Leader in October 2012.[13] [14] The News-Times publisher claimed the launch of the second Forest Grove newspaper was retaliation for starting the Hillsboro paper.[14] [15] The competition between the media companies was the focus of a "Think Out Loud" segment on Oregon Public Broadcasting in November 2012 featuring News-Times publisher John Schrag.[16] The Argus and Leader were later merged into a single paper called the Washington County Argus, which ceased publication in 2017.[17]

Schrag, a former Willamette Week editor, became the paper's editor in the mid-2000s, and the News-Times won several statewide awards for general excellence during his tenure.[18] Nikki DeBuse became the News-Times publisher on February 1, 2016.[19]

In August 2019, owner Pamplin Media announced that a new Hillsboro edition of the News-Times would be launched on August 14, replacing the Pamplin-owned Hillsboro Tribune, which had been in publication since 2012. The final newsprint edition under the Tribune name was published on August 7, 2019,[2] and the first "Hillsboro Edition" of the News-Times was published on August 14, 2019.[20] The two papers were already owned by the same company, and had been operating out of the same office in Forest Grove since the Tribunes inception.[2]

Details

As of 2014, the paper had a circulation of 3,102 for its weekly run.[3] Nikki DeBuse is the publisher and Mark Miller the editor of the newspaper, which is owned by Pamplin Media Group. The News-Times is published on Wednesdays.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-10-19 . Pamplin Media Group: Media Kit 2022. 2023-04-18.
  2. News: Pamplin Media Group. Pamplin Media Group. Hillsboro Tribune will publish under News-Times flag: Newspaper will be published as zoned edition of the News-Times . September 8, 2019. Hillsboro Tribune. August 7, 2019. A1, A16. https://web.archive.org/web/20190808080732/https://pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/435448-345868-hillsboro-tribune-to-be-replaced-by-news-times . August 8, 2019.
  3. Web site: Forest Grove News-Times. Members. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. 25 November 2014.
  4. Web site: 1999 Winners. Better Newspaper Contest. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. 13 November 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130131125924/http://www.orenews.com/Contests/Winners/index.html. 31 January 2013.
  5. Web site: 2000 Winners. Better Newspaper Contest. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. 13 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130904175856/http://www.orenews.com/Contests/BncGen/2000win/index.html. 4 September 2013.
  6. News: Pamplin buys Portland weekly newspaper chain. August 3, 2000. Portland Business Journal.
  7. Web site: 2001 Winners. Better Newspaper Contest. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. 13 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130904180118/http://www.orenews.com/Contests/BncGen/2001win/index.html. 4 September 2013.
  8. Web site: 2002 Winners . Better Newspaper Contest . Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association . 13 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130904180123/http://www.orenews.com/Contests/BncGen/2002/index.html . 4 September 2013 .
  9. Web site: 2006 Winners . Better Newspaper Contest . Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association . 13 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130904134353/http://www.orenews.com/Contests/2006/bnc/index.html . 4 September 2013 .
  10. Web site: 2007 Winners. Better Newspaper Contest and Associate Member Publication Contest. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. 13 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130904180030/http://www.orenews.com/Contests/2007/bnc/. 4 September 2013.
  11. News: The Oregonian Confirms It Will Launch Leader in Forest Grove . Mesh . Aaron . October 3, 2012 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212843/http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-29272-the_oregonian_confir.html . May 27, 2014 .
  12. News: Oregonian considering Forest Grove expansion . Gaston . Christian . September 24, 2012 . News-Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20180131203924/http://portlandtribune.com/fgnt/36-news/115654-oregonian-considering-forest-grove-expansion . January 31, 2018 . dead . September 8, 2019.
  13. News: In brief: Hello Leader, goodbye Courier . Gaston . Christian . October 9, 2012 . News-Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20180131205428/http://portlandtribune.com/fgnt/36-news/116604-in-brief . January 31, 2018 . dead . September 8, 2019.
  14. News: Oregonian, Trib scuffle in suburbs . Culverwell . Wendy . October 12, 2012 . Portland Business Journal.
  15. News: The Oregonian, Pamplin Group Are Talking Newspaper War Over Forest Grove . Mesh . Aaron . September 25, 2012 . Willamette Week.
  16. News: Looking at Community Newspapers. November 8, 2012. Think Out Loud. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Frost. Allison. 22 February 2018.
  17. News: Argus newspaper to cease publication . Pursinger . Geoff . January 26, 2017 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180131203933/http://www.pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/342207-222367-argus-newspaper-to-cease-publication-in-march . January 31, 2018. dead . September 8, 2019.
  18. News: Good News for Small Papers . Rafter . Michelle V. . January 31, 2009 . Oregon Business . October 27, 2018 . en-us.
  19. News: Townsley. Nancy. New publisher saw 'something special' in western Washington County towns. September 8, 2019. Hillsboro Tribune. February 5, 2016. A1. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131204021/http://www.pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/292090-168882-new-publisher-saw-something-special-in-western-washington-county-towns . January 31, 2018. dead.
  20. News: . A new name. News-Times. Hillsboro. August 14, 2019. A1. Pamplin Media Group.
  21. https://pamplinmedia.com/forest-grove-news-times-about-us/forest-grove-news-times-contact-us Contact Us - News-Times

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