Salem Reporter Explained
| Salem Reporter |
| Type: | Digital news service |
| Foundation: | 2018 |
| Owners: | Salem Reporter LLC |
| Editor: | Les Zaitz |
| Language: | English |
| Circulation: | digital-only |
| Headquarters: | Salem, Oregon |
Salem Reporter is a digital news service based in Salem, Oregon. It was launched in September 2018 by longtime investigative journalist Les Zaitz, with investment from businessman Larry Tokarski, president of a real estate development firm.[1] [2] [3] Its primary revenue source is from reader subscriptions, which cost $10/month. The site aims to distinguish itself from its competitors with the quality and credibility of its reporting. According to local news scholar Damian Radcliffe, the Reporter's freedom from the legacy costs that a traditional newspaper like the Statesman Journal has allowed it to enter the field with unusual agility.[4]
Shortly after its launch, the Salem Reporter joined the Pamplin Media Group and the EO Media Group in a partnership named the Oregon Capital Bureau.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The bureau was formed by the original partners 2014, to provide its constituent newspapers with reporting on state government;[10] it produces a newsletter called the Oregon Capital Insider.[11] [12] Zaitz leads the bureau's team of three reporters.
Zaitz, a renowned investigative reporter for The Oregonian who, upon his retirement, bought and revitalized the Malheur Enterprise several years prior, saying he was motivated by a desire to create "a new financial paradigm for the newspaper that can be replicated and scaled up." In speeches in 2018, Zaitz emphasized restoring trust in media as a top priority for the journalism industry.[13] [14]
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Notes and References
- News: Veteran newspaper editor, Salem business leader team up on new media outlet. . Baker . Linda . August 1, 2018 . Oregon Business . 10.1057/9780230355224.0018.
- News: Salem, Oregon is getting a new online news site. 'I'm pretending there's no other media there.' . Hare . Kristen . August 1, 2018 . Poynter . October 30, 2018 . en.
- News: The man whose money talks in Salem . Salem Weekly . April 13, 2017 . April 26, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170426074233/https://salemweeklynews.com/2017/04/man-whose-money-talks-salem/ .
- News: As the ecosystem of news changes, will journalists adapt fast enough? . Bird . Kenton . December 24, 2018 . . 2018-12-24 . en-us.
- News: In Oregon, three news organizations are teaming up to cover state government . Hare . Kristen . September 24, 2018 . Poynter . October 30, 2018 . en.
- News: Zuckerberg's death grip on Instagram . Ingram . Mathew . September 26, 2018 . Columbia Journalism Review . October 30, 2018 . en.
- News: Salem Reporter joins 2 news groups to expand state reporting . September 24, 2018 . Salem Reporter . October 30, 2018 . en.
- News: Media teams join forces to cover state government, politics . September 24, 2018 . Portland Tribune . October 30, 2018 . en-gb.
- News: Expanded state government reporting comes to Oregon . September 24, 2018 . Blue Mountain Eagle . October 30, 2018.
- News: EO Media Group, Pamplin launch Salem bureau for statehouse reporting . August 1, 2014 . Capital Press . 2018-10-30.
- News: Newsletter covering Oregon government debuts . February 23, 2015 . Blue Mountain Eagle . October 30, 2018.
- Web site: oregoncapitalinsider.com | Oregon Capital Insider is an independent source of exclusive news and insight about state government delivered conveniently by email each Friday to subscribers.. Oregon Capital. Insider. Oregon Capital Insider.
- News: At Columbia Forum, a veteran journalist talks trust in news . Heffernan . Jack . October 17, 2018 . The Daily Astorian . October 30, 2018.
- News: Journalist to discuss trust in media . Johnson . Elin . October 23, 2018 . The Linfield Review . October 30, 2018 . en-US.
