Journal of the San Juan Islands
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Front page of the Journal for Sept. 16, 2015 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Owner(s) | Sound Publishing |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 1,834[1] |
| Website | www.sanjuanjournal.com |
The Journal of the San Juan Islands, also known as the San Juan Journal, is a weekly newspaper based in Friday Harbor, Washington.
The Journal was founded by businessman Oscar G. Wall, with the first issue appearing on September 13, 1906.[1] Originally named the Friday Harbor Journal,[2] the paper was intended to compete with the San Juan Islander, which folded in 1914.[3] It was later bought by editor Virgil Frits, who owned it until 1958.[4]
In 2000, the Journal became involved in the scandal surrounding Conrad Black's newspaper group. At that time the Journal was owned by Hollinger International, which Black and his associate David Radler controlled. Black and Radler arranged for Hollinger to sell the Journal, together with the Skagit Valley Argus, to Horizon Publications, a company which they secretly owned, for the sum of $1.[5] Horizon resold the Journal the following year to Black Press (an unrelated firm) for $280,000.[6] The directors of Hollinger were not informed of a previous third party offer of $750,000 for the Journal alone.[7]
During 2014, the Journal received 17 awards from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.[1]
List of editors
- Oscar G. Wall (1906-1907)
- Virgil Frits (1907-1958)
- Dennis Anstine (1995-1997)[8]
- Richard Walker (1999-2011)[9]
- Scott Rasmussen (2011-2015)[10]
References
- 1 2 3 "Journal of the San Juan Islands". Sound Publishing, Inc. 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ San Juan Historical Society (2006). "Historic Friday Harbor on Foot" (PDF). p. 15. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "The San Juan Islander Newspaper (1860-1922) is now Online!". Town of Friday Harbor. 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ Vouri, Mike (2009). "Friday Harbor". Arcadia Publishing. p. 57. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ Phan, Phillip Hin Choi (2007). "Taking Back the Boardroom". Imperial College Press. p. 123. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ Paris, Gordon (August 30, 2004). "Report of Investigation by the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Hollinger International Inc.". Securities and Exchange Commission. p. 294. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "Black Days Indeed". The Economist. May 13, 2004. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ Staff report (March 4, 2008). "Anstine named Review editor". Bainbridge Island Review. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ Staff report (January 10, 2011). "Farewell, Richard Walker – Hello, Scott Rasmussen". The Islands' Sounder. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ Staff report (June 17, 2015). "Journal editor steps down". Journal of the San Juan Islands. Retrieved 2015-11-10.