The daily Seattle Times is the leading newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. It began as the Seattle Press-Times, a four-page newspaper founded in 1891 with a daily circulation of 3,500, which Maine teacher and attorney Alden J. Blethen bought in 1896. Renamed the Seattle Daily Times, it doubled its circulation within half a year, and by 1915, circulation stood at 70,000. As of March 2005, weekday circulation stood at 233,268. Seattle Times logo Source: Seattle Times Company This work is copyrighted. ... Seattle skyline City nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington State County King Mayor Greg Nickels (NP) Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 369. ... State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire Official languages None Area 184,824 km² (18th)  - Land 172,587 km²  - Water 12,237 km² (6. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The word circulation can mean the following: The transport of blood through the circulatory system. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci Official languages None Area 86,542 km² (39th)  - Land 80,005 km²  - Water 11,724 km² (13. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

The Times is one of a few remaining major city dailies in the United States to be independently operated and owned by a local family (the Blethens). Knight Ridder owns a 49.5 percent stake in the paper and has right of first refusal if the Blethens decide to sell. Partial list of newspapers The following is a partial list of newspapers owned by Knight Ridder: Contra Costa Times Detroit Free Press Kansas City Star The Miami Herald Philadelphia Inquirer Saint Paul Pioneer Press San Jose Mercury News The State External link Knight Ridder corporate website Categories: Companies traded on...

Since 1983, the Times and the Hearst-owned Seattle Post-Intelligencer are run under a "Joint Operating Agreement" (JOA) whereby advertising, production, marketing, and circulation are run by the Times for both papers. They maintain separate news and editorial departments. The papers put out a combined Sunday edition, whose circulation is 469,853, to which the P-I contributes only a few pages of editorial content. The Times tried to cancel the JOA in 2003, citing a clause in the JOA that three consecutive years of profit losses were cause for cancelling the agreement. Hearst disagreed, arguing that a force majeure clause prevents the Times from claiming losses as reason to end the JOA when they result from extraordinary events (in this case, a seven week newspaper strike). Each side publicly accused each other of attempting to put its rival out of business, and Hearst soon filed suit. After several appeals, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Times on June 30th, 2005, a decision that could determine the future of both papers. Hearst promises more suits to challenge other aspects of the Times' attempt to pull out of the JOA. 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hearst Corporation is a large privately-held media conglomerate based in New York City. ... The daily Seattle Post-Intelligencer is the second leading newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. ... A joint operating agreement in the sense of this article is an arrangment whereby two daily newspapers published in the same city or geographic area find it convenient to operate certain business aspects together. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... Traditionally, marketing has been a term applied to the craft of linking the producers (or potential producers) of a product or service with customers, both existing and potential. ... News is the reporting of current events usually by local, regional or mass media in the form of newspapers, television and radio programs, or sites on the World Wide Web. ... An editorial is a statement or article by a news organization (generally a newspaper) that expresses an opinion rather than attempting to simply report news. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A clause is a group of words consisting of a subject and a predicate, although, in non-finite clauses, the subject is often not explicitly given. ... Profit is defined as the residual value gained from business operations. ... Force majeure is a common clause in contracts which essentially frees one or both parties from liabilities when an extraordinary event beyond the control of the parties, such as flood, war, riots, acts of God, et cetera prevents one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations under the contract. ... In the United States, the state supreme court (known as the supreme judicial court in some states) is usually the highest court in the state court system. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

The Times was an afternoon paper until 1999, when it switched to morning delivery (like the P-I). The main reason stated was that delivery vehicles would be able to get around better in the early morning hours; critics suspected the actual rationale was to compete more directly with the P-I. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Editorially, the Times is probably more conservative than the liberal-leaning P-I, endorsing a mix of Republican and Democratic candidates and often leaning towards centrists and incumbents. In 2000, the paper endorsed liberal Democrat Bill Bradley for president early in the primary process, but ultimately went with George W. Bush when Bradley failed to win his party's nomination, amid speculation that publisher Frank Blethen had overruled the editorial board due to his opposition to the estate tax. In 2004, the paper endorsed John Kerry; Blethen has been critical of Bush administration policy on media consolidation. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the basketball player and politician. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is a politician and the current (43rd) president of the United States. ... Inheritance tax, also known in some countries outside the United States as a death duty and referred to as an estate tax within the U.S, is a form of tax levied upon the bequest that a person may make in their will to a living person or organisation. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Office: Junior Senator, Massachusetts Political party: Democratic Term of office: January 1985 – Present Preceded by: Paul Tsongas Succeeded by: Incumbent (2009) Date of birth: December 11, 1943 Place of birth: Aurora, Colorado Marriage: (1) Julia Thorne, divorced (2) Teresa Heinz Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the...

Publishing history of predecessor papers

In 1886, Seattle Daily Call, extant 1885, merged with Seattle Daily Chronicle, extant 1881, to form Seattle Daily Press. Name changed to Seattle Press 1891. 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Seattle Daily Times founded 1883; name changed to Seattle Times 1889. 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Seattle Press and Seattle Times merged 1891 to form the Seattle Press-Times.

External link

• The Seattle Times online