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The Portland Tribune is an online newspaper and former printed newspaper in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Pamplin Media Group, which publishes a number of community newspapers in the Portland metropolitan area. Launched in 2001, the paper was published twice weekly until 2008, when it was reduced to weekly. It returned to twice-weekly publication in 2014 and was again reduced to weekly publication in 2020. It was distributed free from its 2001 launch until October 2022, then becoming available only by paid subscription or purchase at retail outlets. The Tribune ceased print and went online-only in June 2025.
In March 2014, the Portland Tribune resumed twice-weekly publication of its print edition, with reinstatement of a Tuesday edition, while continuing to publish a Thursday edition. That same year Pamplin launched the Business Tribune, a business newspaper published as an insert section in the Portland Tribune.
In January 2020, the Portland Tribune returned to once-weekly on Thursdays and online articles became limited to paid subscribers only. Publication of the print edition shifted from Thursday to Wednesdays in April 2020. In October 2022, publisher Mark Garber announced that the weekly newsprint edition, which had continued to be free, would change at the beginning of November to a paid product, available only to subscribers and by purchase at retail outlets.
In June 2024, Pamplin Media Group, the paper's owner, was sold to Carpenter Media Group. In June 2025, at least six Tribune newsroom workers were laid off, including its managing editor. The layoffs left the paper with two reporters and no editor. Later that month, Carpenter announced the Tribune will cease print and publish online only.
The Tribune sponsors the annual Portland Regional Spelling Bee for middle school students. The champion participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
Coverage
The paper deals almost exclusively with issues local to Portland and the U.S. state of Oregon. The paper is known for its extensive coverage of local high school, college and professional sports teams, with concentration on the NBA, Pac-10, Big Sky Conference and West Coast Conference. A business section was added to the print edition in 2014, along with other coverage expansion, including health and fitness content and more regional coverage.
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Categories: Official Website, Online Newspapers With Defunct Print Editions, 2001 Establishments In Oregon, Newspapers Published By Pamplin Media Group, Newspapers Published In Portland, Oregon, Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, Newspapers Established In 2001, Weekly Newspapers Published In The United States
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