List of newspapers in Oregon
This is a list of newspapers in the U.S. state of Oregon. Oregon news historian George Stanley Turnbull discussed the growth of Oregon newspapers from the 1850s to the 1930s in his 1936 History of Oregon Newspapers. Lists of Oregon newspapers have been maintained in the Oregon Blue Book and Oregon Exchanges since at least the early 20th century; the latter noted the need for frequent updates due to changes in the news industry in 1923.
The list is divided between papers currently being produced and those produced in the past and subsequently terminated.
Daily newspapers
- Albany Democrat-Herald – AlbanyThe Daily Astorian – AstoriaThe Bulletin – BendCorvallis Gazette-Times – CorvallisThe Register-Guard – EugeneGrants Pass Daily Courier – Grants PassHerald and News – Klamath FallsArgus Observer – OntarioEast Oregonian – PendletonThe Oregonian – PortlandThe News-Review – RoseburgStatesman Journal – Salem
Weekly, semi-weekly and monthly newspapers
Baker City Herald – Baker CityBeaverton Valley Times – BeavertonCascade Business News – BendCurry Coastal Pilot – Brookings- The Times – BrownsvilleBurns Times-Herald – BurnsCanby Herald – CanbyCannon Beach Gazette – Cannon BeachIllinois Valley News – Cave Junction
- The Times-Journal – Condon
- The World – Coos Bay
- Coquille Valley Sentinel – CoquilleCottage Grove Sentinel – Cottage GroveCreswell Chronicle – CreswellPolk County Itemizer-Observer – DallasWallowa County Chieftain – EnterpriseEstacada News – EstacadaSiuslaw News – Florence
- News-Times – Forest GroveCurry County Reporter – Gold Beach
- Smoke Signals – Grand Ronde
- The Outlook – GreshamHells Canyon Journal – HalfwayHeppner Gazette-Times – HeppnerHillsboro Tribune – Hillsboro
- Blue Mountain Eagle – John DayKeizertimes – Keizer
- The Observer – La GrandeLake Oswego Review – Lake OswegoLake County Examiner – LakeviewThe Madras Pioneer – MadrasNorth Coast Citizen – ManzanitaMcKenzie River Reflections – McKenzie Bridge
- The News-Register – McMinnvilleRogue Valley Times – MedfordClackamas Review – MilwaukieMolalla Pioneer – MolallaMyrtle Point Herald – Myrtle PointThe Newberg Graphic – NewbergLincoln County Leader – NewportPort Orford News – Port Orford
- The Asian Reporter – Portland
- The Bee – PortlandDaily Journal of Commerce – PortlandNorthwest Examiner – PortlandNorthwest Labor Press – PortlandPortland Business Journal – Portland
- [Portland Observer (Oregon)|Portland, Oregon|Portland Observer] – PortlandSouthwest Community Connection – PortlandSt. Johns Review – PortlandStreet Roots – PortlandCentral Oregonian – PrinevilleThe Redmond Spokesman – RedmondRogue River Press – Rogue RiverThe Columbia County Chronicle & Chief – St. HelensCapital Press – SalemThe South County Spotlight – ScappooseScio Tribune – ScioSeaside Signal – SeasideSherwood Gazette – SherwoodSiletz News – SiletzNugget Newspaper – SistersColumbia Gorge News – The Dalles
- The New Era – Sweet HomeThe Times – Tigard
- Headlight-Herald – TillamookConfederated Umatilla Journal – UmatillaMalheur Enterprise – ValeSpilyay Tymoo – Warm SpringsWest Linn Tidings – West LinnWilsonville Spokesman – WilsonvilleWoodburn Independent – Woodburn
Alternative newspapers
The Source Weekly – BendEugene Weekly – EugeneThe Portland Mercury – PortlandWillamette Week – PortlandDigital only newspapers
Ashland.news – AshlandHighway 58 Herald – OakridgeJewish Review – PortlandKlamath Falls News – Klamath FallsPortland Alliance – PortlandPortland Tribune – PortlandSalem Reporter – SalemThe Sandy Post – SandyThe Skanner – PortlandYachatsNews – YachatsCollege newspapers
- The Clackamas Print – Clackamas Community College
- Concordia Chronicles – Concordia University
- Hilltop News – Corban University
- Eastern Voice – Eastern Oregon University
- The Crescent – George Fox University
- The Torch – Lane Community College
- The Pioneer Log – Lewis & Clark College
- The Linfield Review – Linfield University
- The Commuter – Linn-Benton Community College
- The Advocate – Mt. Hood Community College
- The Edge – Oregon Institute of Technology
- The Daily Barometer – Oregon State University
- The Pacific Index – Pacific University
- Daily Vanguard – Portland State University
- The Quest – Reed College
- The Siskiyou – Southern Oregon University
- Daily Emerald – University of Oregon
- The Beacon – University of Portland
- The Western Oregon Journal – Western Oregon University
- The Collegian – Willamette University
Newspapers no longer in print
The earliest newspaper in Oregon was the Oregon Spectator, published in Oregon City from 1846, by a press association headed by George Abernethy. This was joined in November 1850 by the Milwaukie Western Star and two partisan papers – the Whig Oregonian, published in Portland beginning on December 4, 1850, and the Democratic Statesman, launched in Oregon City in March 1851. The latter paper would subsequently move to Salem, and it continues today as the Statesman-Journal.| Name | City | Year Est. | Defunct | Notes |
| Abbot Engineer | Camp Abbot | 1943 | 1944 | |
| The Advocate | Portland | circa 1903 | 1933 | |
| Albany Inquirer | Albany | February 1861 | Spring 1862 | suppressed |
| Albany Journal | Albany | March 1863 | March 1868 | |
| Albany Register | Albany | September 1868 | ||
| Ashland Daily Tidings | Ashland | 1876 | August 1, 2021 | - |
| Astoria Marine Gazette | Astoria | August 1864 | - | |
| Bandon Western World | Bandon | 1912 | August, 2020 | |
| The Beaverton Leader | Beaverton | March 2013 | 2016 | |
| Beaverton Review | Beaverton | 1922 | 1941 | |
| Bedrock Democrat | Baker City | 1869 | ||
| Blue Mountain Times | La Grande | April 1868 | ||
| Brownsville Times | Brownsville | 1889 | 1960 | |
| Bulletin | Grants Pass | 1949 | 1960 | Also published 1964–1970 |
| The Bumble Bee | Coos Bay | 1869 | 1869 | |
| Catholic Sentinel | Portland | 1869 | 2022 | |
| The Columbia Press | Warrenton | 1922 | 2022 | |
| Capital City Chronicle | Salem | August 1867 | ||
| Christian Messenger | Monmouth | October 1870 | 1887 | |
| Commonwealth | Harrisburg | 191? | 1916 | |
| Coos Bay News | Coos Bay | October 1870 | Originally named Monthly Guide | |
| Daily Grants Pass Courier aka Rogue River Daily Courier | Grants Pass | 1886 | 1934 | |
| The Dalles Chronicle | The Dalles | 1890 | 2020 | |
| Dalles Democratic State Journal | The Dalles | 1863 | ||
| Dalles Journal | The Dalles | March 1859 | April 1860 | |
| Dalles Mountaineer | The Dalles | February 1860 | 1866 | |
| Dalles Republican | The Dalles | 1870 | 1901 | |
| Dallas Times | Dallas | 1869 | ||
| Damascus/Boring Observer | Boring | 1970 | 2010 | |
| The Drain Enterprise | Drain | 1922 | 2015 | |
| Dayton Tribune | Dayton | 1912 | 2006 | |
| Dead Mountain Echo | Oakridge | 1973 | 2020 | |
| Democratic Crisis | Corvallis | February 1859 | ||
| Douglas County News | Sutherlin | 2002 | 2015 | |
| Oregon Deutsche Zeitung | Portland | 1867 | 1884 | German newspaper |
| Eugene Democratic Herald | Eugene | March 1859 | September 1862 | suppressed |
| Eugene News | Eugene | March 1856 | November 1856 | |
| Eugene State Republican | Eugene | January 1862 | March 1864 | |
| Evening Telegram | Portland | 1877 | 1939 | Renamed to News-Telegram in 1931 |
| Fern Ridge-Tribune News | Junction City | 1961 | 2022 | |
| Forest Grove Leader | Forest Grove | 2012 | 2016 | |
| Forest Grove Monthly | Forest Grove | June 1864 | ||
| Grande Ronde Sentinel | La Grande | May 1868 | ||
| Grants Pass Bulletin | Grants Pass | 1927 | 1949 | Also published 1960–1964 |
| Greater Oregon | Halsey | 1929 | 1978 | |
| Halsey Enterprise | Halsey | 1927 | 1929 | |
| Halsey Journal | Halsey | 1932 | 1938 | |
| Halsey Review | Halsey | 1938 | 1963 | |
| Hood River News | Hood River | 1905 | 2020 | |
| Irrigon Irrigator | Irrigon | 1904 | 1914 | Originally named Oregon Irrigator |
| Jacksonville Civilian | Jacksonville | March 1862 | ||
| Jacksonville Democratic News | Jacksonville | May 1869 | 1872 | |
| Jefferson Review | Jefferson | 1890 | 2012 | |
| The Hillsboro Argus | Hillsboro | 1873 | 2017 | |
| Herald of Reform | Eugene | January 1863 | ||
| Klamath Republican | Klamath Falls | 1896 | 1914 | |
| Klamath Reveille | Klamath Falls | July 1868 | ||
| Lafayette Courier | Lafayette | 1865 | ||
| Lebanon Express | Lebanon | March 5, 1887 | January 18, 2023 | |
| Lincoln County Leader | Toledo | 1893 | 1987 | |
| Lincoln City News Guard | Lincoln City | 1937 | 2024 | Merged with Newport News-Times |
| Newport News-Times | Newport | 1882 | 2024 | Merged with Lincoln City News Guard |
| Mail Tribune | Medford | April 2, 1907 | January 13, 2023 | |
| McMinnville Reporter | McMinnville | 1870 | ||
| Metropolis Herald | Portland | circa 1855 | ||
| Mid-county Memo | Portland | May 1985 | January 2019 | |
| Milwaukie Western Star | Milwaukie | November 1850 | June 1851 | |
| Mill City Independent Press | Mill City | 1998 | 2014 | |
| The Monmouth Herald | Monmouth | 1908 | 1969 | |
| The New Northwest | Portland | 1871 | 1887 | |
| North Pacific Rural Spirit | Portland | 1869 | 1878 | |
| Nyssa Gate City Journal | Nyssa | 1937 | 199? | |
| Occidental Messenger | Corvallis | June 1857 | ||
| Oregon Agriculturalist | Salem | 1865 | ||
| Oregon American and Evangelican Unionist | Tualatin Plains | June 1848 | May 1849 | |
| Oregon Arena | Salem | 1862 | ||
| Oregon Churchman | Portland | 1861 | ||
| Oregon City Argus | Oregon City | April 1855 | May 1863 | |
| Oregon City Courier | Oregon City | 1902 | 1919 | |
| Oregon City Enterprise | Oregon City | October 1866 | 1875 | |
| Oregon City Free Press | Oregon City | March 1948 | October 1948 | |
| Oregon Farmer | Portland | August 1858 | February 1863 | |
| Oregon Herald | Portland | March 1866 | 1871 | |
| Oregon Intelligencer | Jacksonville | November 1862 | 1864 | |
| The Oregon Journal | Portland | 1902 | 1982 | |
| Oregon News Budget | Portland | circa 1869 | ||
| Oregon Mirror | Portland | 1961 | ||
| Oregon Observer | Grants Pass | 18??- | 1927 | |
| Oregon Reporter | Jacksonville | January 1865 | 1867 | |
| Oregon Sentinel | Jacksonville | 1855 | 1888 | Originally named the Table Rock Sentinel until 1858 |
| Oregon Spectator | Oregon City | 1846 | 1855 | |
| Oregon State Journal | Eugene | March 1864 | ||
| Oregon Unionist | Salem | 1866 | ||
| Oregon Weekly Times | Portland | May 1851 | 1864 | suppressed |
| Oregon Weekly Union | Corvallis | 1863 | ||
| Orenco Herald | Orenco | 1914 | circa 1930 | |
| Pacific Blade | McMinnville | October 1860 | ||
| Pacific Christian Advocate | Salem ; Portland | December 1850 | 1932 | |
| Pacific Journal | Eugene | July 1858 | ||
| PDXS | Portland | circa 1990 | circa 2000 | |
| Pendleton Record | Pendleton | 1954 | 2022 | |
| People's Press | Eugene | 1858 | ||
| Polk County Itemizer | Dallas | 1875 | ||
| Polk County Signal | Dallas | 1968 | Spring 1869 | |
| Portland Bee | Portland | 1876 | 1882 | |
| Portland Daily Advertiser | Portland | May 1859 | 1862 | suppressed |
| Portland Daily Bulletin | Portland | 1870 | October 1875 | |
| Portland Daily Evening Tribune | Portland | January 1865 | February 1865 | |
| Portland Daily News | Portland | April 1859 | December 1860 | |
| Portland Daily Plaindealer | Portland | May 1863 | ||
| Portland Daily Times | Portland | December 1860 | January 1864 | |
| Portland Daily Union | Portland | January 1864 | May 1864 | |
| Portland Democratic Standard | Portland | July 1854 | 1859 | |
| Portland Evening Bulletin | Portland | January 1868 | ||
| Portland Evening Journal | Portland | 1902 | 1902 | |
| Portland Evening Call | Portland | circa 1870 | ||
| Portland Evening Commercial | Portland | August 1868 | ||
| Portland Letter Sheet | Portland | August 1869 | ||
| Portland News-Telegram | Portland | 1906 | ||
| The Portland Reporter | Portland | February 11, 1960 | October 1, 1964 | |
| Portland Sunday Welcome | Portland | 1870 | ||
| The Portland Times | Portland | between 1903 and 1919 | Weekly black-owned paper edited by Advocate founder Merriman. | |
| The Record-Courier | Baker City | 1901 | 2016 | |
| Religious Expositor | Eola and Corvallis | May 1856 | October 1856 | |
| Rogue Valley Messenger | Medford | 2013 | January 2023 | |
| Roseburg Ensign | Roseburg | May 1867 | ||
| Roseburg Express | Roseburg | 1859 | 1860 | |
| Salem Daily Democratic Press | Salem | 1870 | ||
| Salem Daily Democratic Tocsin | Salem | January 1868 | February 1869 | |
| Salem Daily Record | Salem | June 1867 | ||
| Salem Daily Visitor | Salem | September 1870 | ||
| Salem Democratic Review | Salem | September 1865 | ||
| Salem Mercury | Salem and Portland | 1869 | 1893 | Also known as the Sunday Mercury and Portland Mercury, not to be confused with current The Portland Mercury, in the list above |
| Salem Press | Salem | February 1869 | ||
| Salem Recorder | Salem | March 1861 | ||
| Salem Weekly | Salem | 2005 | 2018 | |
| Scio News | Scio | after 1985 | 2012 | |
| Silverton Appeal Tribune | Silverton | 1880 | Sept. 14, 2022 | |
| Southern Oregon Spokesman | Grants Pass | 1924 | 1927 | |
| Springfield News | Springfield | 1903 | 2006 | |
| Springfield Times | Springfield | 2008 | 2017 | |
| The State Rights Democrat | Albany | 1865 | 1900 | |
| Stayton Mail | Stayton | 1894 | Sept. 14, 2022 | |
| The Sun | Sheridan | 1890 | 2014 | |
| Table Rock Sentinel | Jacksonville | November 1855 | 1878 | |
| Torch of Reason | Silverton | November 5, 1896 | December 24, 1903 | |
| Toveritar | Astoria | 1930 | ||
| Tri-County News | Junction City | 1977 | 2009 | |
| Umatilla Advertiser | Umatilla | 1865 | 1869 | |
| Umatilla Press | Umatilla | circa 1866 | ||
| Umpqua Gazette | Scottsburg | April 1854 | September 1855 | |
| The Umpqua Post | Reedsport | 1996 | June 2020 | |
| Union Mountain Sentinel | Union | 1868 | ||
| Vox Populi | Salem | December 1851 | January 1852 | |
| West-Lane News | Veneta | 1961 | 2009 | |
| Willamette Farmer | Salem | March 1869 | ||
| The Willamette News | Independence |