The Oregonian

daily newspaper published in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Organization daily_newspaper Q1547338
The Oregonian
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Summary

The Oregonian is a daily newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (596 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Oregonian received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service[3].
  • The Oregonian received the Philip Meyer Journalism Award[4].
  • The Oregonian was a member of Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association[5].
  • The Oregonian is in the country of United States[6].
  • The Oregonian's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper[7].
  • The Oregonian's instance of is recorded as newspaper[8].
  • The Oregonian's instance of is recorded as periodical[9].
  • The Oregonian was edited by William Lair Hill[10].
  • The Oregonian's founder is recorded as Thomas J. Dryer[11].
  • The Oregonian was published by Oregonian[12].
  • The Oregonian was published by Advance Publications[13].
  • The Oregonian is owned by Advance Publications[14].
  • The Oregonian's place of publication is recorded as Portland[15].
  • The Oregonian's Commons category is recorded as The Oregonian[16].
  • The Oregonian's language of work or name is recorded as English[17].
  • The Oregonian's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • December 4, 1850 marks the founding of The Oregonian[19].
  • The Oregonian's has edition or translation is recorded as The Sunday Oregonian[20].
  • The Oregonian's official website is recorded as https://www.oregonlive.com/[21].
  • The Oregonian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Oregonian[22].
  • The Oregonian's described by source is recorded as The Expanding News Desert[23].
  • The Oregonian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Morning Oregonian'}[24].
  • The Oregonian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Weekly Oregonian'}[25].
  • The Oregonian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Daily Oregonian'}[26].
  • The Oregonian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oregonian'}[27].

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Founding

The Oregonian's founder is recorded as Thomas J. Dryer[11]. December 4, 1850 marks the founding of it[19].

Ownership

The Oregonian is owned by Advance Publications[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Pulitzer Prize for Public Service[3], a class of award[28], in United States[29] and Philip Meyer Journalism Award[4], an award[30], founded in 2005[31].

Why It Matters

The Oregonian ranks in the top 10% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (596 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Oregonian receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Public Service[3] and Philip Meyer Journalism Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Newspapers.com. Retrieved . usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . oregon150.org. oregon150.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [15] ↑ . Newspapers.com. Retrieved . usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [17] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . orenews.com. Retrieved . orenews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Newspapers.com. Retrieved . usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . usnewsdeserts.com. Retrieved . usnewsdeserts.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Newspapers.com. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Newspapers.com. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Newspapers.com. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . usnpl.com. usnpl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The oregon encyclopedia id → oregonian
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ The oregon encyclopedia id: oregonian, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/83141218|The Oregonian (#83141218)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2968|The Oregon"
  2. 10w ago · PARAKANYAA · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oclc number → ['9278915', '985410693', '1114954017']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Oclc number: 9278915"
  3. 13w ago · Habst · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Newspapers.com paper id → 532, 22777, 544 +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Newspapers.com paper id: 39619"
  4. 15w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1850-12-04T00:00:00Z
    Rotten tomatoes id → critics/source/608
    Publisher → Oregonian, Advance Publications
    Publisher → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Freedom forum newspaper front page id: OR_TO, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/62503693|The Oregonian (#62503693)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1979|New"
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