Dead Mountain Echo
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Dennis Keffer |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | September 2020 |
| City | Oakridge, Oregon |
| Circulation | 465 |
| OCLC number | 23860553 |
The Dead Mountain Echo was a weekly newspaper published Tuesdays in Oakridge in the U.S. state of Oregon from 1973[1][2][3] to 2020.[4] The Echo was a general member of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association[5] and its coverage was mentioned or picked up by various neighboring news organizations.[6][7][8][9] Its circulation was reported as 465.[2]
History
[edit]Dennis Keffer started the Dead Mountain Echo in 1973. Keffer had little journalism experience at the time and created the paper with an initial investment of $300 and a IBM standard type-writer. But within two years he was able to grow circulation to 1,500 and gross $50,000 annually. This was in spite of competition from the Oakridge Telegram, which was more than two decades older.[10]
Larry Roberts joined the Echo in 1973, and became its owner. As of November, 2017 the owner is Viki Burns Publishing, LLC;[5] Burns started with the Echo on or before 2015.[11] She relinquished ownership back to Larry and Debra Roberts in October 2020. Efforts to sell the newspaper were unsuccessful and it subsequently closed.
After the paper ceased, Doug Bates launched a successor digital news outlet called the Highway 58 Herald.[12][4]
Achievements
[edit]When it launched in the 1970s, the Echo drove a 70-year competitor out of business.[13] In 1975, the Echo won the "general excellence" award for small weeklies from the ONPA.[14][15] Award-winning journalist Alan Robertson got his start in the newspaper business at the Echo in 1978.[13] In 1980, the paper took second place in the "Special Issue" category in the ONPA awards.[16] Tom Henderson, a humor/opinion columnist in northern Idaho, made several references to the Echo in his column in the 2000s.[17][18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ "About Dead mountain echo". Chronicling America, Library of Congress.
- ^ a b "Dead Mountain Echo". MondoTimes.
- ^ "State of Oregon: Blue Book - Newspapers Published in Oregon".
- ^ a b Bates, Doug (2021-03-01). "Welcome to a New Website Devoted to Filling the Void for Oregon's Highway 58 Region". Highway 58 Herald. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ a b "Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association". orenews.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-09.
- ^ "Lane Electric: Dead tree likely fell on power lines, sparking fire in Oakridge". KVAL. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ^ "Home lost to Oakridge fire: 'I tried to get the garden hose but by then it was too late'". KMTR. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ^ Baker, Mark (June 11, 2015). "Comeback kid - A once-angry youth overcomes long odds to earn a degree". The Register-Guard.
- ^ Woolington, Josephine (April 17, 2014). "Principal's shift spurs Oakridge tiff". The Register-Guard.
- ^ Nicholls, Stephen (October 23, 1974). "Starting Small Newspaper From Scratch Not Easy Task". Oregon Journal. p. 34.
- ^ "Spend Day Oakridge". nwboomerandseniornews.com. September 24, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kessler, Lauren (August 2, 2021). "Twitch for News Saves the Day". Ruralite. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ a b "Media Association to Honor Alan Robertson". Pittsburgh Business Times. March 20, 2012. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ^ Hayakawa, Alan (July 13, 1975). "If News Bill Passes: Reporter Warns of Jail Sentences". The Oregonian. p. 110.
- ^ "Rebuilding of Trust Needed". The Oregonian. July 12, 1975. p. 12.
- ^ "Eugene paper wins 8: Oregon publications cited". The Oregonian. July 13, 1980. p. 84.
- ^ Henderson, Tom (September 13, 2006). "This is one weird media conspiracy". Lewiston Tribune.
- ^ Henderson, Tom (April 11, 2007). "I'm dead, kids - do it your way". Lewiston Tribune.
- ^ Henderson, Tom (April 9, 2008). "As newspaper die, so do our gray cells". Lewiston Tribune.