The EO Media Group, formerly known as the East Oregonian Publishing Company, is a newspaper publishing company based in the U.S. state of Oregon. It publishes 17 newspapers in the state and in southwestern Washington.
The company, which has been family-owned for four generations,[1] was previously known as the East Oregonian Publishing Company.[2] It changed its name to EO Media Group in January 2013.[3]
It is owned by the Aldrich and Forrester families, members of which previously owned several newspapers (including the East Oregonian and The Daily Astorian) independently.[4][5] The connection between the East Oregonian and The Daily Astorian dates to 1909, when several East Oregonian staffers bought the Astoria Budget, which was later merged with the Astorian.[6] In 1973, the father and son (J. W. Forrester, Jr. and Michael A. Forrester) who had been publishing the East Oregonian and the Daily Astorian switched positions.[7]
In 2014, the EO Media Group partnered with the Pamplin Media Group, which publishes the Portland Tribune and 24 other weekly and monthly publications in Oregon, to form the Oregon Capital Bureau and publish the Oregon Capital Insider newsletter. The partnership came as the number of reporters assigned to state capital bureaus nationwide was on the decline. In 2018, the newly-launched Salem Reporter joined the bureau, and its publisher, Les Zaitz, was assigned to lead its three reporters. As of spring 2020, the Salem Reporter and Zaitz are no longer part of the Oregon Capital Bureau.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
The Aldrich-Forrester-Bedford-Brown family, which owns the EO Media Group, was covered in the 2018 book Grit and Ink: An Oregon Family's Adventures in Newspapering, 1908–2018 by William F. Willingham.[2] The book was published by the EO Media Group; but according to the author, it isn't an "authorized biography," and he had "wide open" ground rules.[2] The book was to be distributed by the Oregon State University Press.[2]
Oregon Coast TODAY in Lincoln City was purchased in 2012 and sold in July 2020 to Patrick Alexander, who worked as the publication's editor and publisher. [20]
Awardsedit
The group won a top regional award for its "Fate of Our Forests" series from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2012, in a regional group including papers under 25,000 circulation from Montana to Alaska.[21] The same series, which ran in 2011, had previously won the Dolly Connelly Award for Excellence in Environmental Reporting from the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association.[22]
^Rafter, Michelle V. (January 31, 2009). "Good News for Small Papers". Oregon Business. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
^ abcdBengel, Erick (October 19, 2018). "'Grit and Ink' documents a newspaper family". The East Oregonian.
^"About Us". East Oregonian. from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
^"New chief operating officer takes over at EOPC". Wallowa County Chieftain. June 2, 2005.
^Church, Foster (February 23, 2000). "Longtime Journalist J.W. 'Bud' Forrester Jr. Dies: In a Newspaper Career that Spanned Six Decades, Forrester Combined Journalism and Public Service". The Oregonian.
^Turnbull, George S. (1939). "Umatilla County" . History of Oregon Newspapers. Binfords & Mort.
^"Changes at the helms". The Bulletin (Bend, Oregon). July 13, 1973, p. 4.
^. Seaside Signal. February 28, 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013.
^ ab"EO Media Group Acquires Three Newspapers on Oregon Coast". EO Media Group LLC. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
^Hare, Kristen (September 24, 2018). "In Oregon, three news organizations are teaming up to cover state government". Poynter. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
^Ingram, Mathew (September 26, 2018). "Zuckerberg's death grip on Instagram". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
^"Salem Reporter joins 2 news groups to expand state reporting". Salem Reporter. September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
^"Media teams join forces to cover state government, politics". Portland Tribune. September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
^"Expanded state government reporting comes to Oregon". Blue Mountain Eagle. September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
^"EO Media Group, Pamplin launch Salem bureau for statehouse reporting". Capital Press. August 1, 2014. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
^"Newsletter covering Oregon government debuts". Blue Mountain Eagle. February 23, 2015. from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
^Cutler, Andrew (July 29, 2019). "Purchase of Observer, Herald becomes final". East Oregonian.
^Wright, Phil (July 29, 2019). "EO Media Group buys Bend Bulletin". East Oregonian.
^Wright, Phil (July 29, 2019). "Observer's company buys Bend Bulletin". Chinook Observer. from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
^"New owner seizes the TODAY". Oregon Coast TODAY. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
^"Series on forests earns regional journalism award". The Daily Astorian. May 21, 2012.
^"Newspaper group earns environmental award for forest series | News | dailyastorian.com".
^Manning, Jeff (March 1, 2023). "Startup newspaper in Medford to change name, publisher cites legal threats". The Oregonian. from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
External linksedit
Official web site
January 01, 1970
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The EO Media Group formerly known as the East Oregonian Publishing Company is a newspaper publishing company based in the U S state of Oregon It publishes 17 newspapers in the state and in southwestern Washington EO Media GroupCompany typePrivateIndustryMediaKey peopleSteve Forrester President amp CEO Kathryn B Brown Vice President OwnerKathryn B BrownWebsiteeomediagroup wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Formerly owned publications 2 Awards 3 Newspapers 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe company which has been family owned for four generations 1 was previously known as the East Oregonian Publishing Company 2 It changed its name to EO Media Group in January 2013 3 It is owned by the Aldrich and Forrester families members of which previously owned several newspapers including the East Oregonian and The Daily Astorian independently 4 5 The connection between the East Oregonian and The Daily Astorian dates to 1909 when several East Oregonian staffers bought the Astoria Budget which was later merged with the Astorian 6 In 1973 the father and son J W Forrester Jr and Michael A Forrester who had been publishing the East Oregonian and the Daily Astorian switched positions 7 The company acquired the Blue Mountain Eagle in 1979 the Chinook Observer in 1988 the Capital Press in 1991 The Hermiston Herald in 2008 and Seaside Signal in 2003 8 9 In 2014 the EO Media Group partnered with the Pamplin Media Group which publishes the Portland Tribune and 24 other weekly and monthly publications in Oregon to form the Oregon Capital Bureau and publish the Oregon Capital Insider newsletter The partnership came as the number of reporters assigned to state capital bureaus nationwide was on the decline In 2018 the newly launched Salem Reporter joined the bureau and its publisher Les Zaitz was assigned to lead its three reporters As of spring 2020 the Salem Reporter and Zaitz are no longer part of the Oregon Capital Bureau 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 The Aldrich Forrester Bedford Brown family which owns the EO Media Group was covered in the 2018 book Grit and Ink An Oregon Family s Adventures in Newspapering 1908 2018 by William F Willingham 2 The book was published by the EO Media Group but according to the author it isn t an authorized biography and he had wide open ground rules 2 The book was to be distributed by the Oregon State University Press 2 In 2019 EO Media Group acquired the Baker City Herald The Observer La Grande 17 The Bulletin Bend and The Redmond Spokesman 18 from Western Communications 19 Formerly owned publications edit The North Coast Citizen in Manzanita was purchased in 2007 and sold in 2011 to Country Media Inc 9 Oregon Coast TODAY in Lincoln City was purchased in 2012 and sold in July 2020 to Patrick Alexander who worked as the publication s editor and publisher 20 Awards editThe group won a top regional award for its Fate of Our Forests series from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2012 in a regional group including papers under 25 000 circulation from Montana to Alaska 21 The same series which ran in 2011 had previously won the Dolly Connelly Award for Excellence in Environmental Reporting from the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association 22 Newspapers editNewspapers owned by EO Media Group State City Newspaper Oregon Astoria The Astorian Oregon Baker City Baker City Herald Oregon John Day Blue Mountain Eagle Oregon Bend The Bulletin Bend Oregon Salem Capital Press Washington state Long Beach Chinook Observer Washington Long Beach Coast River Business Journal Oregon Pendleton East Oregonian Oregon Hermiston Hermiston Herald Oregon La Grande The Observer Oregon Seaside Seaside Signal Oregon Astoria Our Coast Magazine Oregon Redmond Redmond Spokesman Oregon Enterprise Wallowa County Chieftain Oregon Medford Rogue Valley Times 23 References edit Rafter Michelle V January 31 2009 Good News for Small Papers Oregon Business Retrieved November 8 2018 a b c d Bengel Erick October 19 2018 Grit and Ink documents a newspaper family The East Oregonian About Us East Oregonian Archived from the original on June 14 2023 Retrieved September 9 2023 New chief operating officer takes over at EOPC Wallowa County Chieftain June 2 2005 Church Foster February 23 2000 Longtime Journalist J W Bud Forrester Jr Dies In a Newspaper Career that Spanned Six Decades Forrester Combined Journalism and Public Service The Oregonian Turnbull George S 1939 Umatilla County History of Oregon Newspapers Binfords amp Mort Changes at the helms The Bulletin Bend Oregon July 13 1973 p 4 Signal Sold Seaside Signal February 28 2013 Archived from the original on March 6 2013 a b EO Media Group Acquires Three Newspapers on Oregon Coast EO Media Group LLC Retrieved 2022 07 25 Hare Kristen September 24 2018 In Oregon three news organizations are teaming up to cover state government Poynter Retrieved October 30 2018 Ingram Mathew September 26 2018 Zuckerberg s death grip on Instagram Columbia Journalism Review Retrieved October 30 2018 Salem Reporter joins 2 news groups to expand state reporting Salem Reporter September 24 2018 Retrieved October 30 2018 Media teams join forces to cover state government politics Portland Tribune September 24 2018 Retrieved October 30 2018 Expanded state government reporting comes to Oregon Blue Mountain Eagle September 24 2018 Retrieved October 30 2018 EO Media Group Pamplin launch Salem bureau for statehouse reporting Capital Press August 1 2014 Retrieved 2018 10 30 Newsletter covering Oregon government debuts Blue Mountain Eagle February 23 2015 Archived from the original on July 2 2015 Retrieved October 30 2018 Cutler Andrew July 29 2019 Purchase of Observer Herald becomes final East Oregonian Wright Phil July 29 2019 EO Media Group buys Bend Bulletin East Oregonian Wright Phil July 29 2019 Observer s company buys Bend Bulletin Chinook Observer Archived from the original on September 27 2020 Retrieved 2022 07 25 New owner seizes the TODAY Oregon Coast TODAY Retrieved 2022 07 25 Series on forests earns regional journalism award The Daily Astorian May 21 2012 Newspaper group earns environmental award for forest series News dailyastorian com Manning Jeff March 1 2023 Startup newspaper in Medford to change name publisher cites legal threats The Oregonian Archived from the original on March 2 2023 Retrieved March 19 2023 External links editOfficial web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title EO Media Group amp oldid 1191764436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
