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1 History

• 1861 The Oregonian starts publishing on a daily basis.
• 1881 The Sunday Oregonian is first published.
• 1939 A Pulitzer Prize for editorial reporting is awarded to an editor of the paper, cited as an example the editorial entitled My Country 'Tis of Thee.
• 1950 The paper is bought by S. I. Newhouse , founder of the publishing dynasty.
• 1957 Staff journalists win the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting on vice and corruption in Portland involving municipal officials and Teamsters.
• 1960s Newhouse buys the Oregon Journal.
• 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings. S. I. Newhouse dies. He turns over the operation of his company to his sons. S.I. Jr. is responsible for the magazineThis article is about the magazine as a published medium. For other meanings, see magazine (disambiguation A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles on various subjects. some magazines Magazines are typically published weeklys, and Donald takes over the newspapers.
• 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du The Oregon Journal is shut down after declining advertisingAdvertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas, by an identified sponsor. Marketers see advertising as part of an overall promotional strategy. Other components of the promotional mix include publicity, public relations, persona revenues, and "incorporated" into the Oregonian.
• 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra The paper establishes an Asia bureau in Tokyo, Japan, becoming the first Pacific NorthwestThe northwestern part of the United States is known as the Pacific Northwest . Its boundaries are imprecise: the Pacific coast states of Washington and Oregon are always included, with Idaho a common addition. Extreme western Montana, near Missoula, is al newspaper with a foreign correspondent.
• 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra The paper orders its delivery trucks to return most copies of a Sunday edition because an article told readers how to sell their homes without a real estateReal estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. Real estate is often considered synonymous with real property (also sometimes called realty , in contrast with personal property, or broker. The editor responsible for the story was demoted. The Wall Street Journal cited the incident in 1992 as an example of how papers soften business coverage to appease advertisers.
• 1992 For the first time in its history, the paper endorses a Democrat for President of the United States.
• 1993 The Oregonian becomes the subject of national coverage due to the fact that it was the Washington Post which broke the story of inappropriate sexual advances which led to the resignation of Oregon senator Bob Packwood. This prompts some to joke, "If it matters to Oregonians, it's in the Washington Post" (a twist on a slogan heard in advertisements for the Oregonian).[1]
• 1993 Newhouse appoints a new editor for the paper, who transfers from a Virginia newspaper.
• 1999 An Oregonian journalist wins the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting, for a report which illustrated the impact of the Asian economic crisis by profiling the local industry that exports frozen french fries. The reporter spent six months on the story.
• 1999 The paper wins two Overseas Press Club awards, for business and human rights reporting.
• 1999 The Columbia Journalism Review poll of editors ranks the Oregonian as number 12 in the list of "America's Best Newspapers" and the best of the papers owned by the Newhouse family.
• 2001 The paper wins the Pulitzer Prize for public service, for its "detailed and unflinching examination of systematic problems within the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, including harsh treatment of foreign nationals and other widespread abuses, which prompted various reforms." In addition, an Oregonian journalist wins for best feature writing, with a series on a teen with a facial deformity.
• 2004 The paper again faces criticisms after a headline characterizes a 1970s sexual relationship between then-mayor Neil Goldschmidt and a 14-year old girl as an " affair".[2]

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