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'''The Seattle Times''' is the leading daily newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States.
The Seattle Times originated as the ''Seattle Press-Times'', a four-page newspaper founded in 1891 with a daily circulation of 3,500, which Maine teacher and attorney Alden J. Blethen bought in 1896.[1][2] Renamed the ''Seattle Daily Times'', it doubled its circulation within half a year. By 1915, circulation stood at 70,000. As of October 2006, weekday circulation stood at 212,691.[3]
The ''Times'' is one of the few remaining major city dailies in the United States independently operated and owned by a local family (the Blethens). The Seattle Times Company, while owning and operating the ''Times'', also owns three other papers in Washington, as well as Blethen Maine Newspapers, which operate five newspapers based in Maine. The McClatchy Company owns 49.5 percent of voting common stock in the Seattle Times Company, formerly held by Knight Ridder.
The ''Times'' reporting has received seven Pulitzer Prizes.[4] It has an international reputation for its investigative journalism, in particular. [5]
On December 15, 2006 only 13,000 copies of the Seattle Times were printed as a result of a power outage caused by the December 2006 Pacific Northwest storms.
Since 1983, the ''Times'' and the Hearst-owned ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' are run under a "Joint Operating Agreement" (JOA) whereby advertising, production, marketing, and circulation are run by the ''Times'' for both papers.[6] They maintain separate news and editorial departments. The papers put out a combined Sunday edition, to which the ''P-I'' contributes only a few pages of editorial content.
The ''Times'' tried to cancel the JOA in 2003, citing a clause in the JOA that three consecutive years of profit losses were cause for cancelling the agreement.[7] Hearst disagreed, arguing that a ''force majeure clause'' prevents the ''Times'' from claiming losses as reason to end the JOA when they result from extraordinary events (in this case, a seven week newspaper strike). Each side publicly accused each other of attempting to put its rival out of business, and Hearst soon filed suit. After several appeals, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the ''Times'' on June 30 2005, a decision that could determine the future of both papers. Hearst promises more suits to challenge other aspects of the ''Times' attempt to pull out of the JOA.
The Times was an afternoon paper until 2000, when it switched to morning delivery (like the ''P-I''). The main reason stated was that delivery vehicles would be able to get around better in the early morning hours when street traffic was low; critics suspected the actual rationale was to compete more directly with the ''P-I''.
In 2000, the paper endorsed liberal Democrat Bill Bradley for president early in the primary process, but ultimately went with George W. Bush when Bradley failed to win his party's nomination, amid speculation that publisher Frank Blethen had overruled the editorial board due to his opposition to the estate tax.
In 2004, the paper endorsed John Kerry. In 2006, the ''Times'' came under fire for endorsing the re-election bid of Dave Reichert for the United States Congress and Mike McGavick for the United States Senate.[3]
[4] Many critics believed Blethen's opposition to the Estate Tax was again at play in the paper's endorsements.[5]
1. 2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation
2. Circulation figures include combined ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' and ''The Seattle Times'' for Sunday edition.
3. Seattle Times, Reichert in the 8th, October 15, 2006 [8]
4. Mike McGavick for U.S. Senate, October 22, 2006[9]
5. Repeal the Death Tax, October 9, 2006[10]
★ ''The Seattle Times'' online
★ ''NWsource'' Seattle Arts & Entertainment
'''The Seattle Times''' is the leading daily newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States.
| Contents |
| History |
| Joint Operating Agreement - "JOA" |
| Delivery |
| Criticisms |
| Political endorsements |
| References |
| External links |
History
The Seattle Times originated as the ''Seattle Press-Times'', a four-page newspaper founded in 1891 with a daily circulation of 3,500, which Maine teacher and attorney Alden J. Blethen bought in 1896.[1][2] Renamed the ''Seattle Daily Times'', it doubled its circulation within half a year. By 1915, circulation stood at 70,000. As of October 2006, weekday circulation stood at 212,691.[3]
The ''Times'' is one of the few remaining major city dailies in the United States independently operated and owned by a local family (the Blethens). The Seattle Times Company, while owning and operating the ''Times'', also owns three other papers in Washington, as well as Blethen Maine Newspapers, which operate five newspapers based in Maine. The McClatchy Company owns 49.5 percent of voting common stock in the Seattle Times Company, formerly held by Knight Ridder.
The ''Times'' reporting has received seven Pulitzer Prizes.[4] It has an international reputation for its investigative journalism, in particular. [5]
On December 15, 2006 only 13,000 copies of the Seattle Times were printed as a result of a power outage caused by the December 2006 Pacific Northwest storms.
Joint Operating Agreement - "JOA"
Since 1983, the ''Times'' and the Hearst-owned ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' are run under a "Joint Operating Agreement" (JOA) whereby advertising, production, marketing, and circulation are run by the ''Times'' for both papers.[6] They maintain separate news and editorial departments. The papers put out a combined Sunday edition, to which the ''P-I'' contributes only a few pages of editorial content.
The ''Times'' tried to cancel the JOA in 2003, citing a clause in the JOA that three consecutive years of profit losses were cause for cancelling the agreement.[7] Hearst disagreed, arguing that a ''force majeure clause'' prevents the ''Times'' from claiming losses as reason to end the JOA when they result from extraordinary events (in this case, a seven week newspaper strike). Each side publicly accused each other of attempting to put its rival out of business, and Hearst soon filed suit. After several appeals, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the ''Times'' on June 30 2005, a decision that could determine the future of both papers. Hearst promises more suits to challenge other aspects of the ''Times' attempt to pull out of the JOA.
Delivery
The Times was an afternoon paper until 2000, when it switched to morning delivery (like the ''P-I''). The main reason stated was that delivery vehicles would be able to get around better in the early morning hours when street traffic was low; critics suspected the actual rationale was to compete more directly with the ''P-I''.
Criticisms
Political endorsements
In 2000, the paper endorsed liberal Democrat Bill Bradley for president early in the primary process, but ultimately went with George W. Bush when Bradley failed to win his party's nomination, amid speculation that publisher Frank Blethen had overruled the editorial board due to his opposition to the estate tax.
In 2004, the paper endorsed John Kerry. In 2006, the ''Times'' came under fire for endorsing the re-election bid of Dave Reichert for the United States Congress and Mike McGavick for the United States Senate.[3]
[4] Many critics believed Blethen's opposition to the Estate Tax was again at play in the paper's endorsements.[5]
References
1. 2007 Top 100 Daily Newspapers in the U.S. by Circulation
2. Circulation figures include combined ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' and ''The Seattle Times'' for Sunday edition.
3. Seattle Times, Reichert in the 8th, October 15, 2006 [8]
4. Mike McGavick for U.S. Senate, October 22, 2006[9]
5. Repeal the Death Tax, October 9, 2006[10]
External links
★ ''The Seattle Times'' online
★ ''NWsource'' Seattle Arts & Entertainment
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