Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Type | OCLC number 17390524 | |
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Website | union-bulletin.com |
The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (U-B) is a newspaper based in Walla Walla, Washington and owned by the Seattle Times Company. It publishes daily except Saturdays.
History
The modern Union-Bulletin can trace its origins to the Washington Statesman, the city's first newspaper, founded in September 1861.
The Walla Walla Union was founded in 1868 as a Republican newspaper, to counter the Statesman's Democratic lean, and began publishing in April 1869 as a weekly and in 1881 as a daily. The Union was merged with the Statesman in 1907, coming under the common ownership of Washington Printing and Book Publishing Company.[5][6]
The Walla Walla Bulletin began publication on February 12, 1906, becoming the third largest newspaper in the Walla Walla region. The Bulletin and Union were merged into the Union-Bulletin by owner John G. Kelly in 1934, who had acquired the Bulletin in 1910.[5][6] The Union-Bulletin was operated as an independent newspaper until it was acquired by The Seattle Times Company on October 1, 1971.[7]
Until February 2020, the newspaper was managed by a local publisher. A local executive team was formed in August to manage the Union-Bulletin following the departure of editor Brian Hunt, under the leadership of senior editor Dian Ver Valen.[6][8]
References
- ^ "The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy" (PDF). League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. November 14, 2022.
- ^ Blethen, Rob (April 29, 2019). "The First Newspaper in Walla Walla". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Wilma, David (February 6, 2003). "Washington Statesman begins publication in Walla Walla on November 29, 1861. - HistoryLink.org". HistoryLink. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "The Evening Statesman (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ OCLC 8587023. Retrieved November 7, 2016 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c "About Us". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Walla Walla sale: The Times buys Union-Bulletin". The Seattle Times. October 1, 1971. p. A14.
- ^ "Union-Bulletin promotes local managers to top roles". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. August 2, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.