{{Short description|Daily newspaper in Pennsylvania}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Observer–Reporter | logo = Observer–Reporter logo.svg | image = Observer Reporter Washington Pa.jpg | caption = Observer–Reporter Building | type = Daily newspaper | format = | founded = July 24, 1902, | ceased_publication = | owners = Ogden Newspapers | political_position = | founder = John L. Stewart and E.F. Acheson | publisher = Robert Pinarski | editor = Liz Rogers | staff_writers = | circulation = {{plainlist| * 31,035 weekly<ref name= POSTGZ1>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2009/10/27/U-S-newspapers-continue-to-see-circulation-plummet/stories/200910270223/ |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=U.S. newspapers continue to see circulation plummet |date=October 27, 2009 |access-date=May 8, 2017 }}</ref> * 33,911 Weekend<ref name= POSTGZ1/> }} | headquarters = Washington, Pennsylvania | ISSN = 0891-0693 | oclc = 2265357 | website = {{URL|observer-reporter.com}} }}
The '''''Observer–Reporter''''' is a daily newspaper covering Washington County, Greene County, and the Mon Valley in Pennsylvania, with some overlap into the South Hills of Pittsburgh. The newspaper was published by the Observer Publishing Company in the city of Washington, Pennsylvania.<ref name= STANF1>{{cite book |url=https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8213956 |title=''Observer-Reporter'' |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1967 |publisher=Stanford Libraries |access-date=May 8, 2017 |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405005952/https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8213956 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== History == The Observer Publishing Co. was formed on July 24, 1902, by John L. Stewart and E.F. Acheson. Stewart's grandsons, John L.S. Northrop and William B. Northrop, owned and ran the company until their retirements in June 2002, when ownership was transferred to the fourth generation, which included the children of John and William. Thomas Northrop served as publisher and president from 2002 until 2018. The paper has had a long involvement and investment in the local community.
Ownership was transferred to Ogden Newspapers in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.observer-reporter.com/news/2018/sep/12/observer-publishing-co-selling-to-ogden-newspapers/#:~:text=Sep%2012%2C%202018%204%20min,monthly%20and%20special%20interest%20magazines. | title=Observer Publishing Co. Selling to Ogden Newspapers }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} * {{Cite news|url=https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/observer-publishing-co-selling-to-ogden-newspapers/article_5332cfe6-b6cd-11e8-88e6-63da9cde8f1c.html|title=Observer Publishing Co. selling to Ogden Newspapers|work=Observer-Reporter|access-date=2018-09-13|language=en}}
==External links== * {{official website|observer-reporter.com}} {{small|(Subscription required after clicking 5 articles)}}
{{Newspapers published in Pennsylvania}} {{Washington, Pennsylvania}}
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