Portland's major daily newspaper, The Oregonian, has been in publication since the 1850s. The paper's affiliated website provides news and local coverage online as well as archives to past stories. In 2001, The Oregonian, received two Pulitzer Prize medals, for public service and feature writing. Willamette Week and many smaller neighborhood weeklies, as well as The Skanner and Portland Observer, both serving the African American community, are among the other Portland area newspapers. Retirement Life News serves active senior citizens. The Portland Business Journal provides news pertaining to the Portland business community. Local magazines include Oregon Business Magazine and a quarterly publication of the Oregon Historical Society.
Four television stations in the area represent the commercial networks and public television; other channels are available on cable and from neighboring communities. Twenty-three AM and FM radio stations serve the Portland area with a variety of musical and other programming.
Media Information: The Oregonian, 1320 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201; telephone (503)221-8327
Business in Portland. Available www.businessinportland.org
City of Portland home page. Available www.portlandonline.com
Multnomah County Library. Available www.multcolib.org
Oregon Economic Development Department. Available www.econ.state.or.us
The Oregonian. Available www.oregonlive.com
Portland Art Museum. Available www.portlandartmuseum.org
Portland Business Alliance. Available www.portland alliance.com
Portland Oregon Visitors Association. Available www.travel portland.com or www.pova.org
Portland Public Schools. Available www.pps.k12.or.us
Hawkins, William John, and William F. Willingham, Classic Houses of Portland, Oregon: 1850–1950 (Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1999)
Will, Robin, Beauty of Portland (Portland, OR: LTA Publishing, 1989)