Blue Mountain Eagle (newspaper)
The Blue Mountain Eagle is a weekly newspaper published on Wednesdays in John Day, Oregon.
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | EO Media Group |
| Publisher | Chris Rush [1] |
| Editor | Bennett Hall [2] |
| Headquarters | 195 N. Canyon Boulevard John Day, OR 97845[3] |
| City | John Day, Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 1,690 Print 323 Digital (as of 2023)[4] |
| Website | bluemountaineagle |
History
The newspaper was established in 1868,[5] and has undergone a long string of mergers in the decades since.[6]
The Eagle was acquired by the East Oregonian Publishing Company in 1979. It began an online edition in 2000.[6] The East Oregonian Publishing Company changed its name to EO Media Group in January 2013.[7]
Editor Scotta Callister left the paper in 2015 to become part-owner and interim publisher of the Malheur Enterprise, which had great success under her leadership and that of her husband, Les Zaitz.[8] Publisher Marissa Williams left in 2018 after 14 years with the company, with Kathryn Brown taking over as interim publisher. During Williams' tenure, the Eagle's coverage of Aryan Nation's failed effort to establish a headquarters in Grant County earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination.[9]
References
- "Personnel".
- "Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association".
- "Blue Mountain Eagle". Oregon Newspaper Publisher's Association. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- "EO Media Group Publishing Map". EO Media Group LLC. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- "The latest news in John Day, Oregon". www.bluemountaineagle.com. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- "Blue Mountain Eagle History". The Blue Mountain Eagle. November 12, 2012.
- "About Us". East Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- Aney, Kathy (April 20, 2018). "Rural newspaper bucks a trend". East Oregonian.
- "Longtime publisher leaving the Eagle; Hart will serve as general manager and editor". Blue Mountain Eagle. March 13, 2018.