Skagit Valley Herald
Circulation | 8,774 (as of 2020) | |
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The Skagit Valley Herald is a daily
Skagit Valley Publishing also publishes the weekly Anacortes American, Fidalgo This Week, The Argus, Stanwood Camano News, and Courier-Times.[2]
History
The paper was founded in 1884 as The Skagit News,[3] a weekly newspaper. In 1913, it was renamed Mount Vernon Herald and transitioned to daily circulation in 1922.[4] It has been known as Skagit Valley Herald since 1956.[2][4]
In 1964, the paper was sold to the newly-created Skagit Valley Publishing Co., which was affiliated with Scripps League Newspapers[5] and had controlling interest of Pioneer News Group.[2] In 2017, Pioneer sold its papers to Adams Publishing Group.[6]
Starting March 1, 2023, the paper transitioned from carrier to mail delivery.[7]
References
- ^ "Regional Maps and Circulation" (PDF). Adams Publishing Group. 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ a b c "About Skagit Publishing Company". Goskagit.com. Skagit Publishing. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- JSTOR 40474796.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Newspaper Is Sold To Scripps". Ellensburg Daily Record. Associated Press. July 29, 1964. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ Hammer, Barb. "Pioneer News Group selling media division to Adams Publishing Group". Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ Distelhorst, Michael (2023-01-28). "Changes coming for the Skagit Valley Herald". goSkagit. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
Further reading
- "History". APG West. Adams Publishing Group. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- Miller, Bruce G. (Summer 1998). "The Great Race of 1941: A Coast Salish Public Relations Coup". The Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 89 (3): 127–135. JSTOR 40492401.
- Allan, David; O'Brien, Sinead (1999). "Capital News". American Journalism Review. 21 (9): 57. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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