The Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850, and published daily since 1861. It is the largest newspaper in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest by circulation and the 19th largest daily newspaper in the country. The Sunday edition is published under the title, The Sunday Oregonian.
The Oregonian received the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, the only gold medal annually awarded by the organization. Writers for the paper have received five other Pulitzer Prizes, most recently the award for Editorial Writing in 2014.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid (since April 2, 2014) |
| Owner(s) | Advance Publications, a media company owned by the descendants of S.I. Newhouse |
| Editor | Mark Katches |
| Staff writers | 288/75 (full-time/part-time) |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Headquarters | 1500 S.W. First Avenue Portland, Oregon 97201, United States |
| Circulation | 319,625 Daily 375,913 Sunday |
| Website | www.OregonLive.com |
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