The Spokesman-Review
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| The Spokesman-Review | |
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 The July 27, 2005 front page of The Spokesman-Review |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Cowles Publishing Company |
| Publisher | William Stacey Cowles |
| Editor | Steven A. Smith |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 999 West Riverside Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 United States |
| Circulation | Daily, 95,273, Sunday, 121,000 |
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| Website: spokesmanreview.com | |
The Spokesman-Review is a daily newspaper based in Spokane, Washington, and is the city's only daily publication. The broadsheet has the third highest readership figures among daily newspapers in Washington, and is published every morning and Sundays. Most of its readership base is in Eastern Washington and north Idaho. The newspaper publishes three editions, a metro edition covering Spokane and the outlying areas, a Spokane Valley edition and an Idaho edition covering northern Idaho.
Despite its hometown feel, The Spokesman-Review has been known to take a moderate-to-liberal stance when it comes to opinions ranging from tackling city hall (In 2005 with the embattled, and later recalled, late mayor Jim West and the Spokane city council) to hate groups in the region. Those groups have threatened to attack the paper, and at times have made good on that promise, with the paper's regional bureaus and vehicles having been set on fire in the past. Some of its employees have received death threats as well.
The Spokesman-Review is also one of a few family-owned newspapers left in the United States. It is owned by Cowles Publishing Company, which also owns KHQ-TV/Spokane and The KHQ Television Group. While the newspaper wins awards, it is also burdened with local critics and activists who suspect the Cowles family of using their alleged vast local media influence to sway public opinion. In particular a (1997-2004) issue regarding a public private partnership wherein the Cowles family may have profited, some claim, up to $20 million. This is referred to as the "River Park Square Parking Garage" issue. The newspaper is currently undergoing an independent review by the Washington News Council regarding its River Park Square coverage. The results from that review will be released this summer.
In 1997 three extreme-right militants were tried and eventually convicted of bombing the office of the The Spokesman-Review as well as an abortion clinic (see Citizens Rule Book#In 1997 Idaho Trials).
