The Kitsap Sun is a daily newspaper published in Bremerton, Washington, United States. It covers general news and serves Kitsap, Jefferson, and Mason counties on the west side of Puget Sound.[2]
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Gannett |
| Publisher | Brent Morris |
| Editor | David Nelson |
| Founded | July 15, 1935 (as Bremerton Sun) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Bremerton, Washington, United States |
| Circulation | 16,683 (as of 2022)[1] |
| ISSN | 2837-8547 |
| OCLC number | 60449235 |
| Website | kitsapsun |
History
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On July 15, 1935, the first issue of Bremerton Sun was published. It was created by the Scripps League Newspapers and was a sister publication of The Seattle Star. Its first editor was Julius Gius.[3] In 1940, E. W. Scripps and J. G. Scripps, controlling stockholders of the company, agreed to sell a major interest in the Sun to their cousin John P. Scripps and his company called John P. Scripps Newspaper Group.[4]
In June 1984, the paper formally changed its name from the Bremerton Sun to The Sun.[5] The paper was merged with the E. W. Scripps Company in 1986 and began publishing a Sunday morning edition in 1991.[5] On May 22, 2005, the newspaper was renamed the Kitsap Sun to reflect the regional nature of its coverage.[6]
The company spun off its newspaper assets into Journal Media Group in April 2015.[7] A year later the company was acquired by and then merged with Gannett.[8] In 2021, the paper sold its office at 545 Fifth Street, which it had occupied for 75 years.[9]
Archive
editThe University of Washington Library holds copies of the Kitsap Sun from 1935 to present.
Notable staff
edit- Adele Ferguson, columnist from 1945 to 1993 and first full-time female reporter at the Washington State Legislature in Olympia
Notes
edit- ^ "The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy" (PDF). League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Seattle Post Intelligencer". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 29, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
- ^ "Bremerton Sun New Paper at Navy Yard City". The Seattle Star. July 16, 1935. p. 2.
- ^ "John P. Scripps Buys Interest in The Sun". Kitsap Sun. June 17, 1940. p. 1.
- ^ a b "The Kitsap Sun, 75 Years". Kitsap Sun. July 15, 2010. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ "A new Sun on the Kitsap horizon". Kitsap Sun. May 8, 2005. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ Gores, Paul (April 1, 2015). "Journal, Scripps merger creates two closely aligned media companies". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Yu, Roger (April 7, 2016). "Gannett's acquisition of Journal Media Group approved". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Vosler, Christian (January 7, 2021). "Kitsap Sun building in downtown Bremerton sold". Kitsap Sun. pp. J16.
External links
edit- Official website
- Newspapers carried by University of Washington Libraries
- Echo Media: Bremerton Kitsap Sun
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