Richard Meeker, who has served as publisher for the past 32 years, is turning over the reins to longtime business partner and editor Mark Zusman.
More than $6 million was collectively raised for local nonprofit charities through the 2014 year-end “Give!†campaigns held by Willamette Week, Colorado Springs Independent, Monterey County Weekly and INDY Week.
Willamette Week's Give!Guide, now in its 10th year, aims to encourage the giving habit in readers under the age of 36.
Colorado Springs Independent, INDY Week, Monterey County Weekly, and Willamette Week have kicked off their annual "Give!" campaigns.
The 2012 year-end "Give!" campaigns by Colorado Springs Independent, Monterey County Weekly, and Willamette Week raised a combined $3.7 million for local non-profits.
The Independent Weekly (Durham, N.C.) and its associated website, indyweek.com, are being sold to Richard Meeker and Mark Zusman. Meeker and Zusman are the owners of City of Roses Newspaper Company which publishes Willamette Week and the Santa Fe Reporter.
Colorado Springs Independent, Monterey County Weekly and Willamette Week raised a combined $2.95 million for local non-profits.
Editor Mark Zusman says the paper has a conflict of interest in covering the race between Dwight Holton and Ellen Rosenblum, who is married to Willamette Week publisher Richard Meeker.
Portland's Willamette Week has been featured in "Who Needs Newspapers?" - a national project produced by the non-profit organization Valid Sources.
Colorado Springs Independent, Monterey County Weekly, and Willamette Week have raised over $2 million for non-profit organizations in their communities through their respective "Give" campaigns.
