Mail Tribune, storied newspaper in Medford, to abruptly shut down

Mail Tribune, storied newspaper in Medford, to abruptly shut down

Medford’s Mail Tribune, one of Oregon’s oldest operating news organizations, said Wednesday it would shut down by the end of the week.

Mail Tribune, storied newspaper in Medford, to abruptly shut down

The paper stopped producing a print edition in September but lived on in a digital format. It will cease all publication on Friday.

Medford Mail Tribune Abruptly Shutting Down

MEDFORD, Wash. (AP) – One of Oregon’s oldest operating newspapers will shut down by the end of the week. The Mail Tribune in Medford’s publisher and CEO Steven Saslow on Wednesday announced the newspaper’s abrupt Friday closure on its website, saying unused paid subscriptions would be refunded. The paper stopped producing a print edition in September but had continued operating in a digital format. Saslow wrote that declines in advertising spend…

Medford Mail Tribune to Close Permanently After 115+ Years in Business

At 2:15p today, The Medford Mail Tribune announced that they are ceasing all operations. The Mail Tribune has served the greater Medford area since 1906. Last year, the paper went to an all-digital format. The business has been bought and sold several times over the years. Most recently to Rosebud Media LLC in 2017. The…