Journalism in Washington (then a U.S. territory) began with the publication of newspapers in the cities of Port Townsend, Steilacoom, and Olympia in the 1860s. By then, there had been journalism in Oregon for as long as a decade.
See also List of newspapers in Washington (state) Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/List of US Newspapers/Washington List of African-American newspapers in Washington (state)
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Further reading Newspaper Profiles from Washington Digital Newspapers project (local partner of Chronicling America / Library of Congress project) Washington newspapers in the Chronicling America collection Washington Newspaper Publishers Association The association was formed in 1887 and is the successor to the original Washington Press Association. As of 2025 it has 70 members. While its members are primarily smaller community newspapers, the Seattle Times recently joined its ranks. The association holds an annual convention and a Better Newspaper Contest. A 1920 edition of the WNPA newsletter is available on Google Books, e.g.:
Historical materials Pioneer Papers of Puget Sound, Oregon Historical Quarterly, 1903. Listing of territorial newspapers by city, compiled by Edmond S. Meany for the Washington Historical Quarterly and Pacific Northwest Quarterly (starting 1922). It was published serially, organized by city name: Aberdeen to Index | Kalama – Olympia | Orondo – Ruby | Seabeck – Seattle (1) | Seattle (2) – Snohomish | Snohomish – Yakima (See also the Google Books version, which mashes up the Pacific Northwest Quarterly with the WA Hist Quarterly) Later updates to Meany's articles by J. Orin Oliphant: 1927 additions: 1948 additions (JSTOR):
Online databases Washington State Library page on newspapers. This site links to a number of online resources for finding the contents of newspapers. OfficialUSA page on WA newspapers ABYZ page on WA newspapers Washington public notices mondotimes.com