# Salem Reporter > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Salem_Reporter > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Salem_Reporter.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_Reporter > Source revision: 1353811902 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Newspaper in Oregon, U.S.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Salem Reporter | image = | caption = | type = Digital news service | format = | founded = {{Start date and age|2018}} | ceased_publication = | owners = Salem Reporter LLC | publisher = | editor = Les Zaitz | language = English | political_position = | circulation = digital-only | headquarters = [Salem, Oregon](/source/Salem%2C_Oregon) | oclc = | ISSN = | website = {{Official URL}} }} '''''Salem Reporter''''' is a digital news service based in [Salem, Oregon](/source/Salem%2C_Oregon). It was launched in September 2018 by longtime investigative journalist Les Zaitz, with investment from businessman Larry Tokarski, president of a real estate development firm.{{Cite news |title=Veteran newspaper editor, Salem business leader team up on new media outlet. |last=Baker |first=Linda |date=August 1, 2018 |work=Oregon Business |doi = 10.1057/9780230355224.0018}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.poynter.org/news/salem-oregon-getting-new-online-news-site-im-pretending-theres-no-other-media-there |title=Salem, Oregon is getting a new online news site. 'I'm pretending there's no other media there.' |last=Hare |first=Kristen |date=August 1, 2018 |work=Poynter |access-date=October 30, 2018 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=The man whose money talks in Salem |work=Salem Weekly | date=April 13, 2017 |url=https://salemweeklynews.com/2017/04/man-whose-money-talks-salem/ |archivedate=April 26, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426074233/https://salemweeklynews.com/2017/04/man-whose-money-talks-salem/ }} Its primary revenue source is from reader subscriptions, which cost $10/month. The site aims to distinguish itself from its competitors with the quality and credibility of its reporting. According to local news scholar Damian Radcliffe, the ''Reporter's'' freedom from the legacy costs associated with a traditional newspaper like the ''[Statesman Journal](/source/Statesman_Journal)'' has allowed it to enter the field with unusual agility.{{Cite news |url=https://www.hcn.org/issues/50.22/media-as-the-ecosystem-of-news-changes-will-journalists-adapt-fast-enough |title=As the ecosystem of news changes, will journalists adapt fast enough? |last=Bird |first=Kenton |date=December 24, 2018 |work=[High Country News](/source/High_Country_News) |access-date=2018-12-24 |language=en-us}} Shortly after its launch, the ''Salem Reporter'' joined the [Pamplin Media Group](/source/Pamplin_Media_Group) and the [EO Media Group](/source/EO_Media_Group) in a partnership named the [Oregon Capital Bureau](/source/Oregon_Capital_Bureau).{{Cite news |url=https://www.poynter.org/news/oregon-three-news-organizations-are-teaming-cover-state-government |title=In Oregon, three news organizations are teaming up to cover state government |last=Hare |first=Kristen |date=September 24, 2018 |work=Poynter |access-date=October 30, 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/instagram-founders-leave-facebook.php |title=Zuckerberg's death grip on Instagram |last=Ingram |first=Mathew |date=September 26, 2018 |work=Columbia Journalism Review |access-date=October 30, 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.salemreporter.com/posts/40/salem-reporter-joins-2-news-groups-to-expand-state-reporting |title=Salem Reporter joins 2 news groups to expand state reporting |date=September 24, 2018 |work=Salem Reporter |access-date=October 30, 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite news |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/407114-305787-media-teams-join-forces-to-cover-state-government-politics |title=Media teams join forces to cover state government, politics |date=September 24, 2018 |work=Portland Tribune |access-date=October 30, 2018 |language=en-gb |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407214641/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/407114-305787-media-teams-join-forces-to-cover-state-government-politics |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/bme/capital-bureau/20180924/expanded-state-government-reporting-comes-to-oregon |title=Expanded state government reporting comes to Oregon |date=September 24, 2018 |work=Blue Mountain Eagle |access-date=October 30, 2018}} The bureau was formed by the original partners 2014, to provide its constituent newspapers with reporting on state government;{{Cite news |url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20140801/eo-media-group-pamplin-launch-salem-bureau-for-statehouse-reporting |title=EO Media Group, Pamplin launch Salem bureau for statehouse reporting |date=August 1, 2014 |work=Capital Press |access-date=2018-10-30 |archive-date=October 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005406/http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20140801/eo-media-group-pamplin-launch-salem-bureau-for-statehouse-reporting |url-status=dead }} it produces a newsletter called the ''Oregon Capital Insider''.{{Cite news |url=http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/Business/20150223/newsletter-covering-oregon-government-debuts |title=Newsletter covering Oregon government debuts |date=February 23, 2015 |work=Blue Mountain Eagle |access-date=October 30, 2018 |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702032052/http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/Business/20150223/newsletter-covering-oregon-government-debuts |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregoncapitalinsider.com/|title=oregoncapitalinsider.com | Oregon Capital Insider is an independent source of exclusive news and insight about state government delivered conveniently by email each Friday to subscribers.|first=Oregon Capital|last=Insider|website=Oregon Capital Insider}} Zaitz leads the bureau's team of three reporters. Zaitz, a renowned investigative reporter for ''[The Oregonian](/source/The_Oregonian)'' who, upon his retirement, bought and revitalized the ''[Malheur Enterprise](/source/Malheur_Enterprise)'' several years prior, saying he was motivated by a desire to create "a new financial paradigm for the newspaper that can be replicated and scaled up." In speeches in 2018, Zaitz emphasized restoring trust in media as a top priority for the journalism industry.{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20181017/at-columbia-forum-a-veteran-journalist-talks-trust-in-news |title=At Columbia Forum, a veteran journalist talks trust in news |last=Heffernan |first=Jack |date=October 17, 2018 |work=The Daily Astorian |access-date=October 30, 2018}}{{Cite news |url=https://thelinfieldreview.com/21542/archive/news/journalist-to-discuss-trust-in-media/ |title=Journalist to discuss trust in media |last=Johnson |first=Elin |date=October 23, 2018 |work=The Linfield Review |access-date=October 30, 2018 |language=en-US}} In June 2025, Zaitz bought out Tokarski's share of the company.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=By Salem |date=2025-06-11 |title=Co-founder acquires full ownership of Salem Reporter |url=https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/06/11/co-founder-acquires-full-ownership-of-salem-reporter/ |access-date=2026-05-12 |website=Salem Reporter |language=en-US}} == See also == {{Portal|Journalism|Oregon }} * [Journalism in Oregon](/source/Journalism_in_Oregon) * [List of newspapers in Oregon](/source/List_of_newspapers_in_Oregon) == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{Official website}} Category:2018 establishments in Oregon Category:Newspapers published in Oregon Category:Mass media in Salem, Oregon Category:American news websites Category:Newspapers established in 2018 Category:American companies established in 2018 Category:Daily newspapers published in the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Salem Reporter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_Reporter) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_Reporter?action=history)). 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