'''The Olympian''' is a news media organization for [[Olympia, Washington]] and the surrounding area.
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==History==
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[[The Olympian]] started in [[1860]] as "The Washington Standard" a weekly paper. Daily papers did not start until [[February]] of [[1889]]. The Olympian started daily service as a way to lead the crusade to make [[Olympia]] the [[capital]] of [[Washington State]]. The Olympian was running strong when in [[1906]] it was purchased by [[S.A. Perkins]]. Mr. Perkins founded the [[Daily Recorder]] in 1891, which served as one of the news outlets in Olympia, but after a couple years of running both papers in town Perkins consolidated the two papers into what is now The Daily Olympian in [[1927]]. The Perkins family sold the Olympian to [[Federated Publications]] in 1967, but on July 1, [[1971]] [[Gannett Corporation]] acquired the Daily Olympian from Federated Publication who is a subsidiary of Gannett Co. In its 130 year life the Olympian has had three name changes and occupied four buildings to bring it to its current offices on 4th Avenue in Olympia.
In February, 1982, the paper's name was shortened from The Daily Olympian to The Olympian. In September, 2005, Gannett sold The Olympian to [[Knight Ridder]], who then sold it in 2006 to the current owners, [[The McClatchy Company]]. [http://www.theolympian.com/services/customercare/general/history.shtml]
==External links==
*[http://www.theolympian.com Olympian official site]
