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Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen talks About His Mother and Father Video
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: When I asked Frank Blethen's son Ryan how he and his father are different, he first said: "Well, I'm definitely taller." I watched that playful banter between father and son weave in and out of our conversations together. It didn't take long for Frank's genuine fondness... more
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Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen on the Strike, the JOA and Financial Battles Video
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: I think this was the hardest piece to do. The Blethen Family and Seattle Times employees have been through a lot over the years, and I dragged out some feelings about the past that were still pretty raw. I was touched the most by Mike Fancher - who worked at the Times for... more
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Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen Talks about Fighting Media Consolidation Video
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: This was probably the most frustrating piece in the series. I had a very difficult time getting a response from the FCC. I just kept getting the run around. Although I felt the information in the story was fair, would have liked to have had more time to gather more... more
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Newspapers are Hurting, but Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen is Not Giving Up Video
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: I didn't know what to expect when I met Frank Blethen. He has been the publisher of the Seattle Times newspaper since 1985. Interviews are rare. In fact, I was warned I may not get a lot of time to talk to him. The interview ended up lasting more than an hour - then add... more
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About Frank Blethen, Publisher of The Seattle Times
Frank is publisher of The Seattle Times and president of Blethen Corporation. He is board chair of the Seattle Times Company, the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, the Yakima Herald-Republic and the former chair of Blethen Maine Newspapers. more
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Rob Blethen Named Publisher Of The Walla Walla Union-bulletin
Rob Blethen has been named publisher of the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, effective April 4, 2009. Blethen, 36, has served as associate publisher of the Union-Bulletin since September, 2008, and prior to that as director of advertising for the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram. more
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Ryan Blethen Named Editorial Page Editor
Ryan Blethen has been named editorial page editor for The Seattle Times, the Northwest's largest daily newspaper. Blethen, 36, is named to the post vacated by the recent retirement of James Vesely and will assume his new responsibilities immediately. more
For over a century, the Seattle Times has been under the continuous ownership of the Blethen family.
It was founded in 1896 by Colonel Alden J. Blethen, a schoolteacher and attorney in his home state of Maine, who came to Seattle and purchased the four-page Seattle Press-Times. In six months, circulation of the newly named Seattle Daily Times doubled to 7,000.
By Blethen's death in 1915, daily circulation had reached 70,000, with Sunday circulation growing to 82,000. Today, under the guidance of the fourth generation of Blethens, more than 1.5 million people read The Seattle Times over the course of each week, making it the region's most widely read daily newspaper.
The State of Newspapers Across The Country
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Stephens Media Seek Merger
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Stephens Media are seeking to end their... more
I work for a newspaper I think they are not necessarly a dying breed as one that is in a state of change. the paper of tomorrow is and must be different then the paper of yesterday.
Glenn @ 9:29 PM PDT, Sep 23, 2009
Between print and online newspapers have large readership. The problem is figuring out how to make money online; the readers are there.
BobH @ 9:29 AM PDT, Sep 22, 2009