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Portland Tribune to stop publishing print edition, trim staff
The publication’s parent company says Portland Tribune will continue as an online-only newspaper. The move away from print will affect some staff members at the 24-year-old newsroom.

Politics
Bill requiring big tech to pay for Oregon news fails to pass Senate
With less than a week left in this year’s legislative session, the bill was referred back to a legislative committee. Lawmakers will be hard-pressed to revive it in time.

Malheur County is on the brink of becoming a ‘news desert’ as local papers close, change hands
The Malheur Enterprise in Vale shutters while the Argus Observer in Ontario explores a sale.

Crime
Former Eugene Weekly business manager arrested over embezzlement scheme
Elisha Young worked at the Weekly from 2018 until late 2023, according to the publication’s website. She’s now accused of stealing money from the paper, and failing to pay some of its business partners.

Free press
In Oregon’s strained local news ecosystem, a longtime far-right political figure has found opportunity
In one of the fastest-growing areas of Oregon, the emergence of a locally-owned print newspaper seems like good news. But a close examination of Hoodview News shows something more complex.

‘The Evergreen’: The case of the zombie newspaper in Southern Oregon
The Ashland Daily Tidings, a newspaper in Southern Oregon, shut down in 2023 after nearly 150 years in business. So…why are new articles being posted on its former website nearly every day? Who’s putting them there? And how does artificial intelligence fit in?

Eugene Weekly co-owner Anita Johnson remembered as ownership transitions to editor-in-chief
Anita Johnson, one of the founders of Eugene Weekly, died last month at the age of 95. Now, her children plan to transfer her share of the newspaper's ownership to its current editor-in-chief.

Think Out Loud
Southern Oregon newspaper taken over by AI
The Ashland Daily Tidings was established as a newspaper in 1876 and ceased operations in 2023. But local readers may not have known that. The Daily Tidings website re-emerged after the closure with a claimed staff of eight contributors, none of whom are reporters working in Southern Oregon. The website features a regular slate of "stories" that appear to be written by artificial intelligence. OPB editor Ryan Haas joins us to talk about his investigation into the AI takeover of the Southern Oregon paper.
Carpenter Media proceeds with more layoffs, cost cutting at Oregon newspapers
Moves by the Mississippi-based newspaper chain suggest it's seeking to cut back its footprint in Oregon media as company leaders extol their commitment to local journalism.

New Seattle-based media group buys Portland Mercury, The Stranger
One of Oregon’s iconic alternative publications has a new owner. Recently formed media group Noisy Creek is now majority owner of the Portland Mercury, along with its Seattle counterpart, The Stranger.