Whidbey Crosswind
Coupeville, Washington, United StatesEnglishThe Whidbey Crosswind is a community publication serving the naval personnel and residents of Whidbey Island, Washington. Now part of the Whidbey News-Times, it covers local news, military updates from NAS Whidbey Island, and regional events across Oak Harbor, Coupeville, and the broader island community.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN WASHINGTON
Pacific Northwest print media reflects a stark divide between heavily consolidated suburban weeklies and historically independent metropolitan dailies. The Seattle Times stands out as a rare, locally family-owned broadsheet boasting the highest circulation in the region, while The Spokesman-Review dominates the eastern half of the territory under long-standing Cowles Company ownership. Along the primary western highway corridor, the national chain McClatchy operates several vital mid-sized dailies, specifically the Tacoma News Tribune, The Olympian, and the Bellingham Herald. The metropolitan areas also sustain a notable alternative press tradition, anchored by the biweekly publication The Stranger. Paperboy indexes 115 Washington newspapers — browse the full directory below.
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