The Olympianis a daily newspaper based inOlympia, Washington,in theUnited States.It is owned byThe McClatchy Companyand publishes a daily printed edition.
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 The July 27, 2005 front page of The Olympian | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | The McClatchy Company |
| Founder(s) | John Miller Murphy |
| Founded | 1860 (asThe Washington Standard) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 400 Union Ave. SE, Suite 200 Olympia,WA98501 United States |
| Circulation | 13,153 Daily 15,454 Sunday (as of 2020)[1] |
| ISSN | 0746-7575 |
| OCLCnumber | 10253415 |
| Website | theolympian |
History
editOlympia was home to the first newspaper to be published in modern-day Washington,The Columbian(unrelated to themodern publication), which published its first edition on September 11, 1852.[2][3]
The Olympianstarted in 1860 asThe Washington Standard,a weekly paper. It was founded by John Miller Murphy, and its first issue was released on November 17, 1860.[4]The paper becameThe Daily Olympianin February 1889 when it began publishing daily. Many people in Olympia still refer toThe Olympianby its former name, or as "The Daily O."
The Daily Olympianand another Olympia newspaper,The Daily Recorder,merged in 1928.[5]The Daily Olympianmoved from its original home, on Legion Way and Washington Street, to the Capitol Press Building at the corner of Capitol Way and State Avenue.
The Gannett CompanypurchasedThe Daily Olympianin 1971 and shortened its name toThe Olympianin 1982.[6]The Olympianmoved to its location at 111 Bethel Street in 1972.[5]
In September 2005,The Olympianwas traded by Gannett Company, Inc., along withThe Bellingham Heraldand Boise newspapers, toKnight Ridderin exchange for theTallahassee Democrat.[5]In 2006,Knight Ridderwas acquired byThe McClatchy Company.[7]
In June 2017,The Olympianannounced that it would move to an office in downtown Olympia, on the corner of Legion Way and Franklin Street.[8]The building on Bethel Street was to be occupied by the Olympia School District's administrative office.[9]
In 2019, printing of the paper was moved to the press ofThe Columbianin Vancouver, Washington. Before that, it had been printed for many years in Tacoma on a press originally part of The News Tribune. The age of that press made it too costly to maintain.[10]Starting on Jan. 25, 2020,The Olympianceased producing a printed newspaper on Saturdays and replaced it with expanded newspapers on Fridays and Sundays.[11]
In July 2023,The Olympianswitched from delivering physical papers by local carrier to using the U.S. Mail.[12]In March 2024, the paper announced it would decrease the number of print editions to three a week starting May 6.[13]
Olympics trademark dispute
editMcClatchy submitted a trademark application forThe Olympianin 2006, which was disputed by theUnited States Olympic Committeeunder the terms of theAmateur Sports Act of 1978,amended in 1998, which gives the USOC exclusive control of various names derived from the name "Olympic Games". But the 1998 law makes an exception to protect businesses and services in Washington state that were not named for the Olympic Games, but rather the geographic locations sharing the name.[14]TheUnited States Patent and Trademark OfficegrantedThe Olympianits requested trademark in 2011.[15]
See also
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References
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- ^Katz, William A. (March 1963). "The Columbian: Washington Territory's First Newspaper".Oregon Historical Quarterly.64(1): 33–40.JSTOR20612722.
- ^Dougherty, Phil (September 2, 2017)."The Columbian, Washington's first newspaper, is published in Olympia on September 11, 1852".HistoryLink.RetrievedOctober 24,2018.
- ^Himes, George H. (August 11, 1912)."John Miller Murphy Closes Long Career".The Sunday Oregonian.RetrievedApril 5,2018.
- ^abc"About Us".The Olympian.
- ^"Newspaper has colorful history".The Olympian.January 31, 2002. p. 39.RetrievedOctober 23,2024– via Newspapers.
- ^"Media shakeup: McClatchy to buy Knight Ridder".The Cascadia Advocate.March 13, 2006.Retrieved2023-12-01.
- ^Demarest, Dusti."Executive Editor".The Olympian.RetrievedJune 10,2017.
- ^"School Improvement Bond Projects".osd.wednet.edu.Retrieved2023-12-01.
- ^Cockrell, Debbie; Kidd, Sue; Driscoll, Matt (February 3, 2019)."They stopped the presses. Printing of The News Tribune and The Olympian outsourced".The News Tribune.Archivedfrom the original on February 10, 2019.RetrievedNovember 30,2023.
- ^"The News Tribune, The Olympian to stop printing Saturday newspapers".FOX13 News | Seattle & Western Washington | Formerly Q13 News.2019-10-23.Retrieved2023-12-01.
- ^Demarest, Dusti (May 11, 2023)."Changes coming to The Olympian's print, digital products".The Olympian.RetrievedNovember 30,2023.
- ^Demarest, Dusti (1 March 2024)."The Olympian to change print days as digital transition evolves".The Olympian.Retrieved2 March2024.
- ^Hill, Christian (October 6, 2009)."Newspaper trademark bid challenged by U.S. Olympic Committee".The Seattle Times.Archived fromthe originalon October 9, 2009.RetrievedJanuary 19,2022.
- ^Feder, J. Lester; Geidner, Chris (November 18, 2013)."International Olympic Committee Won't Challenge Russian Anti-Gay Broadcast Under Olympic Banner".BuzzFeed News.RetrievedJanuary 19,2022.