seattle pi

P-I headquarters from Myrtle Edwards Park Type online newspaper Format former broadsheet Owner Hearst Corporation Publisher Roger Oglesby Editor David McCumber Founded 1863 Ceased publication March 17, 2009 (now online only) Headquarters 101 Elliott Avenue West

Seattle, Washington 98119

United States ISSN 0745-970X Website seattlepi.com The front page of the last printed edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, published on March 17, 2009.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as "the P-I") is an online newspaper and former print newspaper covering Seattle, Washington and the surrounding area. The newspaper was initially founded in 1863 as the weekly Seattle Gazette and later published daily in broadsheet format. The P-I continued print publication until March 17, 2009, when it became an online newspaper. The Hearst Corporation, owner of the P-I, cited sustained financial losses and failure to find a buyer for the decision. Prior to ceasing print publication, the Post-Intelligencer was one of two daily newspapers in Seattle, the other being the The Seattle Times. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Joint Operating Agreement - "JOA" 3 Awards 3.1 Report on Judge Gary Little 3.2 Conduct Unbecoming series 4 The P-I Globe 5 Notable employees 6 References 7 External links //

History

The P-I, Seattle's first newspaper, was founded on December 10, 1863 as the Seattle Gazette by J.R. Watson.[1][2] The paper failed after a few years and was renamed the Weekly Intelligencer in 1867 by the new owner, Sam Maxwell. In 1881, the Intelligencer merged with the Seattle Post. The names were combined to form the present-day name.[2]

Circulation stood at 31,000 in 1911.[1] In 1912, editor Eric W. Allen left the paper to found the University of Oregon School of Journalism, which he ran until his death in 1944.[3]

William Randolph Hearst took over the paper in 1921. The Hearst Corporation owns the P-I to this day.[2]

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt had a special relationship with the P-I. In 1936, their son-in-law John Boettiger took over as publisher. He brought his wife Anna, the Roosevelts' daughter, to also work at the paper. Anna became editor of the women's page. Boettiger left Seattle to enter the U.S. Army in April 1943, while Anna stayed at the paper to help keep a liberal voice in the running of the paper. After Boettiger's absence, the paper increasingly turned conservative with Hearst's new acting publisher. Anna would leave Seattle in December 1943 to live in the White House with her youngest child, Johnny. This effectively ended the Roosevelt-Boettiger ties with the P-I.[4]

On December 15, 2006, no copies were printed as a result of a power outage caused by the December 2006 Pacific Northwest storms. It was the first time in 70 years that publication had been suspended.[5]

On January 9, 2009, the Hearst Corporation announced that after losing money on it every year since 2000, Hearst was putting