Washington Free Press
Seattle, Washington, United StatesEnglishFounded in 1997, this grassroots publication provides an independent, progressive alternative to mainstream media by covering local social justice issues, labor movements, and political activism in the Pacific Northwest. It serves as a community-driven platform for investigative journalism and marginalized voices that are often ignored by larger corporate news outlets.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN SEATTLE
As a Pacific Northwest media market, the local press landscape transitioned to a single-daily print town in 2009 after a long-running two-newspaper rivalry. The independently owned Seattle Times now leads the market with a print circulation exceeding 229,000, while its historic competitor, the Seattle Post Intelligencer, operates entirely as an online-only publication. Specialized weekly outlets cover specific demographics and local commerce, including the Puget Sound Business Journal and Real Change Homeless Newspaper, a street paper sold directly by unhoused vendors. Paperboy lists 19 newspapers in Seattle.
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