The Spokesman-Review facts for kids

The Spokesman-Review is a newspaper based in Spokane, Washington, in the United States. It is a broadsheet newspaper, which means it's much taller than it is wide. A new edition is printed every day. It is the only daily newspaper in Spokane.

History of the Newspaper

The Spokesman-Review was created when two older newspapers joined together. These newspapers were called Spokane Falls Review and Spokesman. They merged in 1893. The very first newspaper printed as The Spokesman-Review came out on June 29, 1894.

In the past, the newspaper used to print three different versions each day. One was for Spokane, one for Spokane Valley, and another for Northern Idaho. However, in 2007, the newspaper decided to print only one paper a day.

The Spokesman-Review is known for having certain opinions, especially about local government and groups that promote hate in the Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho areas. Some of these groups did not like the newspaper's views.

The newspaper is owned by a company called Cowles Publishing Company. This company also owns KHQ-TV, a news station in Spokane. This makes The Spokesman-Review one of the few newspapers in the United States still owned by a single family.

However, Cowles Publishing Company sometimes faces criticism. People say that it might use its many news outlets to influence what the public thinks. Because of this, The Spokesman-Review also gets criticized for the same reasons. For example, there was a situation called "the River Park Square garage issue." An independent group, the Washington News Council, looked into it. They found that The Spokesman-Review did show a biased view on that issue.

The Spokesman-Review is the third most-read newspaper in Washington State. Only the Seattle Times in Seattle and the News-Tribune in Tacoma are read by more people.

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  The Review Building, designed by Chauncey B. Seaton