Capital Press

Infobox Newspaper
name = Capital Press Agriculture Weekly
type = Weekly newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 1928
ceased publication =
price =
owners = East Oregonian Publishing Company
publisher = Mike O'Brien
editor = Carl Sampson, managing editor
language =
circulation =
headquarters = 1400 Broadway St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
USA
ISSN =
website = [http://www.capitalpress.com/ www.capitalpress.com]

"The Capital Press" is a weekly agricultural newspaper covering the West Coast of the United States, and published in Salem, Oregon. The newspaper, which covers farming, ranching and agriculture industries, has a circulation of approximately 40,000. It produces four zoned editions serving Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington, Western Oregon and Western Washington, California, and Idaho. The newspaper is owned by the East Oregonian Publishing Company.The paper was established in February 1928 as the "Hollywood Press" by Abner M. Church as a community newspaper serving a portion of Oregon's capital city. The name of the newspaper was changed in December 1932 to "Capital Press".

External links

* [http://www.capitalpress.com "The Capital Press"] (official website)
* [http://www.eopubco.com/papers/cp_hist.html Detailed Information and history of "The Capital Press"] from East Oregon Publishing Company
* [http://www.salemhistory.net/commerce/capital_press.htm "Capital Press" History] from Salem Online History