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Kitsap Sun

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Daily newspaper in Bremerton, Washington

Kitsap Sun

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Gannett
Publisher	Brent Morris
Editor	David Nelson
Founded	July 15, 1935; 89 years ago (1935-07-15) (asBremerton Sun)
Headquarters	Bremerton, Washington, United States
Circulation	16,683 (as of 2022)^[1]
ISSN	2837-8547
OCLC number	60449235
Website	kitsapsun.com

TheKitsap Sun is a daily newspaper published inBremerton, Washington, United States. It covers general news and servesKitsap,Jefferson, andMason counties on the west side ofPuget Sound.^[2]

History

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Publication of TheSun began in 1935 as theBremerton Sun to compete with theSeattle Star directly across Puget Sound. Four years later, the circulation of theSun surpassed that of its competitor.

In 1940,John P. Scripps Newspaper Group acquired the newspaper. In June 1984, it formally changed names from theBremerton Sun toThe Sun.^[3] It was merged with theE. W. Scripps Company in 1986 and began publishing a Sunday morning edition in 1991.^[3] On May 22, 2005, the newspaper was renamed theKitsap Sun to reflect the regional nature of its coverage.^[4] The company spun off its newspaper assets intoJournal Media Group in April 2015.^[5]

Notable staff

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Adele Ferguson, columnist from 1945 to 1993 and first full-time female reporter at theWashington State Legislature inOlympia

Notes

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^"The Decline of Local News and Its Impact on Democracy"(PDF).League of Women Voters of Washington Education Fund. November 14, 2022.
^"Seattle Post Intelligencer".Seattle Post-Intelligencer. October 29, 2006. RetrievedMarch 19, 2007.
^^a ^b"The Kitsap Sun, 75 Years".Kitsap Sun. July 15, 2010. RetrievedJuly 15, 2021.
^"A new Sun on the Kitsap horizon".Kitsap Sun. May 8, 2005. RetrievedJuly 15, 2021.
^Gores, Paul (April 1, 2015)."Journal, Scripps merger creates two closely aligned media companies".Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. RetrievedApril 3, 2015.