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ThePortlander







Site URL:http://theportlander.com
Target community:Portland, Oregon

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:5%
Community members:85%
Students:0%
Aggregate content of others:10%
Others:0%
Target audience size:more than 100,000

Year founded:

2009

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:an individual
Update frequency: multiple times a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:http://www.facebook.com/PortlandNews
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/theportlander
Other media outlets:http://theportlander.tumblr.com/
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?No
Business model:For-profit
What are your sources of revenue?
Advertising:Yes
Subscriptions:Yes
Other:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many part-time staffers:1

Annual operating budget:

less than $100,000 per year

Contact Information
City:Hillsboro
State/Province:OR
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:http://theportlander.com/contact-us/

How important is each of the following goals to your project?

Covering news not covered:5
Watchdogging local government and public officials:1
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:1
Helping your community solve problems:4
Empowering community members:3
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:6
Collaborating with local partners:1
Involving community to shape local content:6
Making a profit:2
Being a sustainable operation:2
This information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but if you’re an owner or founder of this site and the information here is incorrect, please e-mail Lisa Rowan at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with corrections.






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