Eugene Weekly

Eugene Weekly
Type Alternative weekly
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Anita Johnson, Art Johnson, Georgia Taylor
Editor Camilla Mortensen
Founded 1982
Headquarters 1251 Lincoln St.
Eugene, OR 97401
 United States
Circulation approx. 36,000 (as of 2011)[1]
Website eugeneweekly.com

Eugene Weekly is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon. The paper, published every Thursday, has a circulation of 39,850.[1] It publishes an annual "Best of Eugene" list, a restaurant guide ("Chow!"), and special sections on festivals, music, wine, health and travel. Eugene Weekly covers local and state politics, news, arts and culture, and it publishes investigative [2] [3]and solutions journalism.[4]

One of the owners of Eugene Weekly was Fred Taylor, the former editor of the Wall Street Journal, until his death in 2015.[5] The editor is Camilla Mortensen.[6]

Eugene Weekly has won regional and national awards for its reporting[7] and photography[8] and for its arts criticism.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eugene Weekly". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ Mortensen, Camilla. "Rape U". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ Jacoby, Kenny (June 1, 2017). "Criminalizing Homelessness". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Kenoyer, Kelly (May 4, 2017). "A System of Neglect". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Anita (August 20, 2015). "Remembering Fred Taylor". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "About Us". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest Winners". spjwash.org/. Society of Professional Journalists. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Association of Alternative Newsmedia". aan.org. AAN. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "AAN Award Winners Announced". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. AAN. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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