Thread by @Cajsa

When you consider the Portland media environment, it is amazing the city is as liberal/progressive as it is. The Oregonian is now owned by out-of-state rightwingers who have laid off most staff and offer a 4/times a week tabloid. It's a joke. But when it was a real daily, it was

fiercely right-wing and Catholic. Bill Clinton was the first Democrat they ever endorsed for pres in over 100 years. They refused to run ads for condoms, even after HIV transmission was understood

They knew about Packwood and still endorsed him and kept the scandal secret until AFTER the election. They knew about Roger Meier investing public money for a hostile takeover of a Meier & Frank competitor. They his this for well over a year - it came out in WSJ & NYT.

The supposed alternative is the Portland Tribune started by a religious conservative fanatic who makes the Bibleman superhero series among other things. It was supposed to be an alternative to what he called the liberal Oregonian. lol
It's a better paper than the O but not great

The other big alternative is Willamette Week owned by someone who is an actual neoliberal in love with privatizing. He's good on gay rights, choice, etc. but anything that might touch his pocketbook & he is against it. He also is fond of strongman types. His wife is the AG

Then there is the Portland Mercury which should be the niche dance/music oriented paper but which by virture of not being the other three, is one of the more reliable and honest papers. It doesn't do enough political reporting, but it doesn't lie or cover up

There are several neighborhood papers and they are not all just ads for cafes, accountants, and cannabis shops. For example, the NW Examiner
drive.google.com/file/d/1vH1U9s…

I forgot the Portland Alliance - an all volunteer paper that seems to have run out of steam.
theportlandalliance.org

One of the best papers is Street Roots, put out by Portland unhoused people. They sell the paper as well, a source of income.
streetroots.org

The Portland Observer - a Black paper - gives a fair and more thorough story on the shooting because it isn't the Oregonian
portlandobserver.com/news/2022/feb/…

Then there is The Skanner - a more frequently up-to-date newspaper online and the one that is at the laundromat I go to. Also a Black paper.
theskanner.com

Then there is The Asian Reporter which is usually more cultural and business-oriented. People of Asian heritage were until recently the largest minoritized group in Portland, but are poorly served by newspapers.
asianreporter.com