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Eugene Weekly
TypeAlternative weekly
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Anita Johnson, Art Johnson, Georgia Taylor
EditorCamilla Mortensen
Founded1982
Headquarters1251 Lincoln St.
Eugene, OR 97401
 United States
Circulationapprox. 36,000 (as of 2011)[1]
Websiteeugeneweekly.com

Eugene Weekly is an alternative weekly far-left 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. ^ a b "Eugene Weekly". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. 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. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. 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.