The Oregon Journal was Portland, Oregon's daily afternoon newspaper from 1902 to 1982. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Journal was founded in Portland by C. S. Jackson, the publisher of Pendleton, Oregon's East Oregonian newspaper, after a group of Portlanders convinced Jackson to help in the reorganization of the Portland Evening Journal, then being liquidated. In his first editiorial as publisher, Jackson declared: "The Journal in head and heart will stand for the people. It will not be a dull and selfish sheet." Charles Samuel Sam Jackson (September 15, 1860 - December 27, 1924) was a prominent Oregon newspaper publisher. ... Pendleton is a city located in Umatilla County, Oregon. ...

Jackson continued as editor and publisher until his death in 1924. He was succeeded as publisher by his son, Phillip, who remained at the helm of the paper until his death in 1953. The Journal competed with the state's major newspaper, The Oregonian, touting itself as the "strong voice of the Oregon Country." The paper was involved in a number of early 20th century crusades for reform, including adoption of the initiative and referendum laws, for pure milk, and development of the Columbia River navigation channel. 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. ...

In 1947, the Journal became the first newspaper in the country to employ a helicopter on a regular basis to gather news photographs. Tragically, the Journal's associate publisher, C.S. Jackson II, was killed when the helicopter, which he was piloting, crashed.

The death of the younger Jackson left the paper without a family heir. In this era, afternoon newspapers began their decline due to the rise of television, changing commuting patterns and other forces. The paper's economic vitality was further sapped by a strike against both Portland newspapers that began in November, 1959. In 1961 the trustees of the Jackson estate sold the Journal to The Oregonian's publisher S. I. Newhouse for eight million dollars. Newhouse had acquired The Oregonian, Portland's morning daily, in 1950. Newhouse consolidated production and business operations of the two newspapers in the Oregonian's building while keeping their editorial staffs separate. As a result of the Newhouse acquisition, publication of the Journal's Sunday edition was suspended. 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. ... Samuel Irving Newhouse (1895 - 1979) was a U.S. broadcasting businessman, magazine and newspaper publisher. ...

The paper's last publisher was William W. Knight, father of Nike co-founder Phil Knight. Other key voices in the paper's final years included Editor Donald Sterling Jr., columnists Dick Fagan (creator of Mill Ends Park, the world's smallest park) and Doug Baker and Sports Editor George Pasero. Nike, in Greek mythology, was victory, personified as a goddess. ... Philip Knight (born February 24, 1938) is the founder and former CEO of Nike, Inc. ... Mill Ends Park, the smallest park in the world. ...

In 1982 The Journal was shut down due to declining advertising revenues, and "incorporated" into the Oregonian. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ...

Archives of the Journal are maintained by the Oregonian.