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Olympia was home to the first newspaper to be published in modern-day Washington, The Columbian, which published its first edition on September 11, 1852.[2][3]
The Olympian started in 1860 as The Washington Standard, a weekly paper. It was founded by John Miller Murphy, and its first issue was released on November 17, 1860.[4] The paper became The Daily Olympian in February 1889 when it began publishing daily. Many people in Olympia still refer to The Olympian by its former name, or as "The Daily O."
The Daily Olympian and another Olympia newspaper, The Daily Recorder, merged in 1928.[5]The Daily Olympian moved from its original home, on Legion Way and Washington Street, to the Capitol Press Building at the corner of Capitol Way and State Avenue.
The Gannett Company purchased The Daily Olympian in 1971 and shortened its name to The Olympian in 1982. The Olympian moved to its current location at 111 Bethel Street in 1972.[5]
In September 2005, The Olympian was traded by Gannett Company, Inc., along with the Bellingham and Boise newspapers, to Knight Ridder in exchange for the Tallahassee Democrat.[5]
The Olympian now shares much of its operations—including printing—with The News Tribune, a McClatchy newspaper located in Tacoma. However, the newspaper's editor and reporters still work out of the Olympia office on Bethel Street.
In June 2017, The Olympian announced that it would move to an office in downtown Olympia, on the corner of Legion Way and Franklin Street.[6] The building on Bethel Street will soon be occupied by the Olympia School District.
Olympics trademark dispute
McClatchy submitted a trademark application for The Olympian in 2006, which was disputed by the United States Olympic Committee under the terms of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. The law was amended in 1998 to protect businesses and services in Washington state that were not named for the Olympic Games, but rather the geographic locations sharing the name.[7] The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted The Olympian its requested trademark in 2011.[8]
^"The McClatchy Company Newspapers: The Olympian". The McClatchy Company. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
^Katz, William A. (March 1963). "The Columbian: Washington Territory's First Newspaper". Oregon Historical Quarterly. 64 (1): 33–40. JSTOR 20612722.
^Dougherty, Phil (September 2, 2017). "The Columbian, Washington's first newspaper, is published in Olympia on September 11, 1852". HistoryLink. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
^Himes, George H. (August 11, 1912). "John Miller Murphy Closes Long Career". The Sunday Oregonian. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
^Demarest, Dusti. "Executive Editor". The Olympian. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
^Hill, Christian (October 6, 2009). . The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
^Feder, J. Lester; Geidner, Chris (November 18, 2013). "International Olympic Committee Won't Challenge Russian Anti-Gay Broadcast Under Olympic Banner". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
External links
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Official mobile website
January 20, 2023
olympian, this, article, lead, section, short, adequately, summarize, points, please, consider, expanding, lead, provide, accessible, overview, important, aspects, article, september, 2020, newspaper, based, olympia, washington, united, states, july, 2005, fro. This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article September 2020 The Olympian is a newspaper based in Olympia Washington in the United States The OlympianThe July 27 2005 front page ofThe OlympianTypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s The McClatchy CompanyFounded1889LanguageEnglishHeadquarters522 Franklin St S E Olympia WA 98501United StatesCirculation11 750 daily27 758 Sunday 1 ISSN0746 7575OCLC number10253415Websitewww wbr theolympian wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Olympics trademark dispute 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditOlympia was home to the first newspaper to be published in modern day Washington The Columbian which published its first edition on September 11 1852 2 3 The Olympian started in 1860 as The Washington Standard a weekly paper It was founded by John Miller Murphy and its first issue was released on November 17 1860 4 The paper became The Daily Olympian in February 1889 when it began publishing daily Many people in Olympia still refer to The Olympian by its former name or as The Daily O The Daily Olympian and another Olympia newspaper The Daily Recorder merged in 1928 5 The Daily Olympian moved from its original home on Legion Way and Washington Street to the Capitol Press Building at the corner of Capitol Way and State Avenue The Gannett Company purchased The Daily Olympian in 1971 and shortened its name to The Olympian in 1982 The Olympian moved to its current location at 111 Bethel Street in 1972 5 In September 2005 The Olympian was traded by Gannett Company Inc along with the Bellingham and Boise newspapers to Knight Ridder in exchange for the Tallahassee Democrat 5 The Olympian now shares much of its operations including printing with The News Tribune a McClatchy newspaper located in Tacoma However the newspaper s editor and reporters still work out of the Olympia office on Bethel Street In June 2017 The Olympian announced that it would move to an office in downtown Olympia on the corner of Legion Way and Franklin Street 6 The building on Bethel Street will soon be occupied by the Olympia School District Olympics trademark dispute Edit McClatchy submitted a trademark application for The Olympian in 2006 which was disputed by the United States Olympic Committee under the terms of the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 The law was amended in 1998 to protect businesses and services in Washington state that were not named for the Olympic Games but rather the geographic locations sharing the name 7 The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted The Olympian its requested trademark in 2011 8 See also Edit United States portal Journalism portal History of OlympiaReferences Edit The McClatchy Company Newspapers The Olympian The McClatchy Company Retrieved 8 January 2007 Katz William A March 1963 The Columbian Washington Territory s First Newspaper Oregon Historical Quarterly 64 1 33 40 JSTOR 20612722 Dougherty Phil September 2 2017 The Columbian Washington s first newspaper is published in Olympia on September 11 1852 HistoryLink Retrieved October 24 2018 Himes George H August 11 1912 John Miller Murphy Closes Long Career The Sunday Oregonian Retrieved April 5 2018 a b c About Us The Olympian Demarest Dusti Executive Editor The Olympian Retrieved June 10 2017 Hill Christian October 6 2009 Newspaper trademark bid challenged by U S Olympic Committee The Seattle Times Archived from the original on October 9 2009 Retrieved January 19 2022 Feder J Lester Geidner Chris November 18 2013 International Olympic Committee Won t Challenge Russian Anti Gay Broadcast Under Olympic Banner BuzzFeed News Retrieved January 19 2022 External links EditTheOlympian com Official mobile website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Olympian amp oldid 1066807586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
