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This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
westernedgemedia.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
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Letter from the Editor: Readers asked for women’s sports coverage. We listened — and need your help.
Letter from the Editor: Readers asked for women’s sports coverage. We listened — and need your help
As Portland positions itself as a women's sports capital, we're adding a reporter to cover its cultural and economic impact through a Report for America partnership.
www.oregonlive.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Letter from the Editor: Readers asked for women’s sports coverage. We listened — and need your help.
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According to an internal email to Washington Post sports staff, the paper isn't sending any reporters to cover the winter Olympics next month. The decision comes as major layoffs are expected in the coming weeks.
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
According to an internal email to Washington Post sports staff, the paper isn't sending any reporters to cover the winter Olympics next month. The decision comes as major layoffs are expected in the coming weeks.
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Intel shares had been on a tear but the stock slid 13% this afternoon after executives admitted they had badly underestimated demand from data centers.
“We are working aggressively to address this and better support our customers’ needs going forward," CEO Lip-Bu Tan told investors.
“We are working aggressively to address this and better support our customers’ needs going forward," CEO Lip-Bu Tan told investors.
Intel’s middling financial results are reality check for chipmaker and its shareholders
Shares fell 13% after executives acknowledged they don't have enough chips to meet customers' demand.
www.oregonlive.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Intel shares had been on a tear but the stock slid 13% this afternoon after executives admitted they had badly underestimated demand from data centers.
“We are working aggressively to address this and better support our customers’ needs going forward," CEO Lip-Bu Tan told investors.
“We are working aggressively to address this and better support our customers’ needs going forward," CEO Lip-Bu Tan told investors.
Alan Swinney's appeal is heading to the Oregon Supreme Court
His conviction was based on “transferred intent." Essentially, that the Proud Boy had intended to hit one person, but instead struck another
His appeal argues transferred intent doesn't apply to a 2nd-degree assault case
Context here:
His conviction was based on “transferred intent." Essentially, that the Proud Boy had intended to hit one person, but instead struck another
His appeal argues transferred intent doesn't apply to a 2nd-degree assault case
Context here:
Notorious ‘Proud Boys’ brawler serving 10 years in Oregon prison loses appeal
Alan Swinney had traveled from Texas to join right-wing brawlers in downtown Portland.
www.oregonlive.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Alan Swinney's appeal is heading to the Oregon Supreme Court
His conviction was based on “transferred intent." Essentially, that the Proud Boy had intended to hit one person, but instead struck another
His appeal argues transferred intent doesn't apply to a 2nd-degree assault case
Context here:
His conviction was based on “transferred intent." Essentially, that the Proud Boy had intended to hit one person, but instead struck another
His appeal argues transferred intent doesn't apply to a 2nd-degree assault case
Context here:
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Do you rent (or do you have friend who rents) on Burnside Street in Portland?
I'd like to chat with you (or said friend) for a story, preferably by the end of the month.
Please shoot me an email -- [email protected] -- to set up a time to talk.
Thanks!
@oregonian.com
I'd like to chat with you (or said friend) for a story, preferably by the end of the month.
Please shoot me an email -- [email protected] -- to set up a time to talk.
Thanks!
@oregonian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Do you rent (or do you have friend who rents) on Burnside Street in Portland?
I'd like to chat with you (or said friend) for a story, preferably by the end of the month.
Please shoot me an email -- [email protected] -- to set up a time to talk.
Thanks!
@oregonian.com
I'd like to chat with you (or said friend) for a story, preferably by the end of the month.
Please shoot me an email -- [email protected] -- to set up a time to talk.
Thanks!
@oregonian.com
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🚨JOB ALERT🚨
The Oregonian/OregonLive is hiring a reporter through @reportforamerica.bsky.social to cover the business and culture of women’s sports in Portland.
Come cover the Thorns, WNBA and more in the Rose City. 🌹 #BAONPDX
The Oregonian/OregonLive is hiring a reporter through @reportforamerica.bsky.social to cover the business and culture of women’s sports in Portland.
Come cover the Thorns, WNBA and more in the Rose City. 🌹 #BAONPDX
The Oregonian/OregonLive - Report for America
The Oregonian is the oldest continuously operating business in the state and among the most highly recognized news organizations in the United States. Our work has earned eight Pulitzer Prizes, includ...
www.reportforamerica.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
The Oregonian/OregonLive is hiring a reporter through @reportforamerica.bsky.social to cover the business and culture of women’s sports in Portland.
Come cover the Thorns, WNBA and more in the Rose City. 🌹 #BAONPDX
The Oregonian/OregonLive is hiring a reporter through @reportforamerica.bsky.social to cover the business and culture of women’s sports in Portland.
Come cover the Thorns, WNBA and more in the Rose City. 🌹 #BAONPDX
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The defense attorney, Brian Walker, conceded that he didn’t have a “good explanation” for the death, but suggested the medical examiner had been misled by injuries inflicted during a “deep and firm” massage that the Wests’ 22-year-old son, Ted, gave to his mother on Jan. 7.
Wife’s sudden death called coincidence — or calculated murder — as unfaithful firefighter’s trial in SW Washington ends
The murder trial against Kevin West, ex-battalion chief at Camas-Washougal Fire, culminated Friday.
www.oregonlive.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The defense attorney, Brian Walker, conceded that he didn’t have a “good explanation” for the death, but suggested the medical examiner had been misled by injuries inflicted during a “deep and firm” massage that the Wests’ 22-year-old son, Ted, gave to his mother on Jan. 7.
BACH is BACK
With opening delayed to 2027, James Beard Public Market carries weight of Portland’s civic hopes
w/ Michael Russell
www.oregonlive.com/dining/2026/...
w/ Michael Russell
www.oregonlive.com/dining/2026/...
James Beard Public Market delays Portland opening
The James Beard Public Market is betting on a down-and-out urban corridor. Project leaders are delaying opening but say they’re dreaming bigger.
www.oregonlive.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:48 AM
BACH is BACK
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I’m at a lunch for landlords (yknow, for research) and the speaker is predicting that rents in Portland will start heading up again in 2026 “as new supply remains constrained”
To the people who do this for a living, cause and effect couldn’t be clearer
To the people who do this for a living, cause and effect couldn’t be clearer
January 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
I’m at a lunch for landlords (yknow, for research) and the speaker is predicting that rents in Portland will start heading up again in 2026 “as new supply remains constrained”
To the people who do this for a living, cause and effect couldn’t be clearer
To the people who do this for a living, cause and effect couldn’t be clearer
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extremely wild story from @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social (yes that one): aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
I'm Not That Nicole Carpenter
I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, and it pulled me down a journalism rabbit hole.
aftermath.site
January 16, 2026 at 5:11 AM
extremely wild story from @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social (yes that one): aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
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me when my friends want to hang out
January 15, 2026 at 4:32 AM
me when my friends want to hang out
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Despite the impression given on the front page of the daily paper's website today (and the email newsletter) I will not be standing trial for murder this year.
(I thought it was really funny and the editor is buying me a drink. We journos work hard and shit happens).
(I thought it was really funny and the editor is buying me a drink. We journos work hard and shit happens).
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Despite the impression given on the front page of the daily paper's website today (and the email newsletter) I will not be standing trial for murder this year.
(I thought it was really funny and the editor is buying me a drink. We journos work hard and shit happens).
(I thought it was really funny and the editor is buying me a drink. We journos work hard and shit happens).
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@aprilehrlich.bsky.social shares for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"Many of these managers make 6 figures, a salary that many of us may never reach, and OPB is paying for a negotiator. The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs." -April Ehrlich, OPB Reporter/Producer
"Many of these managers make 6 figures, a salary that many of us may never reach, and OPB is paying for a negotiator. The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs." -April Ehrlich, OPB Reporter/Producer
January 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM
@aprilehrlich.bsky.social shares for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"Many of these managers make 6 figures, a salary that many of us may never reach, and OPB is paying for a negotiator. The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs." -April Ehrlich, OPB Reporter/Producer
"Many of these managers make 6 figures, a salary that many of us may never reach, and OPB is paying for a negotiator. The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs." -April Ehrlich, OPB Reporter/Producer
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The FBI found no video of the shooting and six Border Patrol officers did not have operating body cameras, an affidavit said.
Border Patrol agent fired 2 shots when driver rammed unoccupied federal rental car, FBI says
The FBI found no video of the shooting and six Border Patrol officers did not have operating body cameras, an affidavit said.
www.oregonlive.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The FBI found no video of the shooting and six Border Patrol officers did not have operating body cameras, an affidavit said.
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Oregon had just begun to reap the benefits of leaps in energy efficiency and imagine a future where little or none of its electricity came from fossil fuels.
Then came data centers, and extreme weather.
Now the state faces a new energy crisis. @rogoway.bsky.social reports in the first of a series:
Then came data centers, and extreme weather.
Now the state faces a new energy crisis. @rogoway.bsky.social reports in the first of a series:
‘A 9-gigawatt problem’: Northwest’s soaring energy demand, supply constraints, could spark new power crisis
Data centers are straining electricity supplies even as Oregon tries to switch to renewable power. That’s put the grid’s reliability in doubt.
www.oregonlive.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Oregon had just begun to reap the benefits of leaps in energy efficiency and imagine a future where little or none of its electricity came from fossil fuels.
Then came data centers, and extreme weather.
Now the state faces a new energy crisis. @rogoway.bsky.social reports in the first of a series:
Then came data centers, and extreme weather.
Now the state faces a new energy crisis. @rogoway.bsky.social reports in the first of a series:
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Oregon lawyers seek court order to halt ICE warrantless arrests
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
Oregon lawyers seek court order to halt ICE warrantless arrests
If granted, Oregon would join Colorado and Washington, D.C. in ending the practice by immigration officers.
www.oregonlive.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Oregon lawyers seek court order to halt ICE warrantless arrests
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
@oregonian.com
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Rayfield announces formal investigation into shooting of a man and a woman in a truck by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol today.
Meanwhile, FBI still processing shooting scene and evidence in lot of Adventist Health Medical Office 3 at 10201 SE Main St.
Meanwhile, FBI still processing shooting scene and evidence in lot of Adventist Health Medical Office 3 at 10201 SE Main St.
January 9, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Rayfield announces formal investigation into shooting of a man and a woman in a truck by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol today.
Meanwhile, FBI still processing shooting scene and evidence in lot of Adventist Health Medical Office 3 at 10201 SE Main St.
Meanwhile, FBI still processing shooting scene and evidence in lot of Adventist Health Medical Office 3 at 10201 SE Main St.
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Live: Watch press conference about Border Patrol shooting in Portland
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Live: Watch press conference about Border Patrol shooting in Portland
Investigation is being led by the FBI.
www.oregonlive.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Live: Watch press conference about Border Patrol shooting in Portland
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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One issue in our first contract negotiation is compensation. OPB hasn't given us a proposal that addresses our concerns. Many of us struggle to make ends meet. Our current pay doesn't help alleviate the challenges we face. In the coming weeks, we’ll share more about the struggle our creators face.
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
One issue in our first contract negotiation is compensation. OPB hasn't given us a proposal that addresses our concerns. Many of us struggle to make ends meet. Our current pay doesn't help alleviate the challenges we face. In the coming weeks, we’ll share more about the struggle our creators face.
Happy New Year to Eugene, where the private sector is spending $$$ to build student housing near the University of Oregon
The 15-story Chapter Alder is replacing two restaurants and and a house with a 491-bedroom tower
Great reporting on this by @eugeneweekly.com
eugeneweekly.com/2025/12/24/c...
The 15-story Chapter Alder is replacing two restaurants and and a house with a 491-bedroom tower
Great reporting on this by @eugeneweekly.com
eugeneweekly.com/2025/12/24/c...
January 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Happy New Year to Eugene, where the private sector is spending $$$ to build student housing near the University of Oregon
The 15-story Chapter Alder is replacing two restaurants and and a house with a 491-bedroom tower
Great reporting on this by @eugeneweekly.com
eugeneweekly.com/2025/12/24/c...
The 15-story Chapter Alder is replacing two restaurants and and a house with a 491-bedroom tower
Great reporting on this by @eugeneweekly.com
eugeneweekly.com/2025/12/24/c...
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Pittsburgh City Paper closes
"We’re facing rising costs and less revenue, but also, misinformation, hostility towards media, a rough economy, and a loss of talent to more stable industries.”
#localnews
triblive.com/business/pit...
"We’re facing rising costs and less revenue, but also, misinformation, hostility towards media, a rough economy, and a loss of talent to more stable industries.”
#localnews
triblive.com/business/pit...
Pittsburgh City Paper closes
Pittsburgh City Paper is closing after 34 years of operation. Employees at the alt-weekly Pittsburgh City Paper publication posted on social media that the news outlet was closing. Colin Williams, new...
triblive.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Pittsburgh City Paper closes
"We’re facing rising costs and less revenue, but also, misinformation, hostility towards media, a rough economy, and a loss of talent to more stable industries.”
#localnews
triblive.com/business/pit...
"We’re facing rising costs and less revenue, but also, misinformation, hostility towards media, a rough economy, and a loss of talent to more stable industries.”
#localnews
triblive.com/business/pit...
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Wrote 510 stories this year, and that couldn't have happened without the support and engagement of readers. To #GoBeavs fans and others: Thank you.
It is an uncertain time for journalism, so please consider subscribing to The Oregonian as we flip to 2026: www.oregonlive.com/subscribe/
It is an uncertain time for journalism, so please consider subscribing to The Oregonian as we flip to 2026: www.oregonlive.com/subscribe/
December 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Wrote 510 stories this year, and that couldn't have happened without the support and engagement of readers. To #GoBeavs fans and others: Thank you.
It is an uncertain time for journalism, so please consider subscribing to The Oregonian as we flip to 2026: www.oregonlive.com/subscribe/
It is an uncertain time for journalism, so please consider subscribing to The Oregonian as we flip to 2026: www.oregonlive.com/subscribe/
If you could give yourself an award what would it be for?
Here’s how Portland changed in 2025 because of our stories.
Five Ways WW Changed Portland in 2025
Aaron Mesh
www.wweek.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you could give yourself an award what would it be for?
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Honor and a privilege to publish my top 10 with the Mercury. Support local film criticism and read!
The Mercury's 10 favorite films of 2025.
It includes propulsive Oscar contenders like Marty Supreme and One Battle After Another, and quiet, moving films like Train Dreams and Eephus.
See Dom Sinacola's full list 👇
It includes propulsive Oscar contenders like Marty Supreme and One Battle After Another, and quiet, moving films like Train Dreams and Eephus.
See Dom Sinacola's full list 👇
Film Critic Dom Sinacola on His 10 Favorite Features of 2025, and Where You Can Watch Them
Of the many exceptional movies I saw in 2025—10 of which I have listed below—the majority of them were available to catch in a Portland theater. The thriving ecosystem of independently-owned cinemas s...
www.portlandmercury.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Honor and a privilege to publish my top 10 with the Mercury. Support local film criticism and read!