Kokomo Perspective

Infobox Newspaper
name =
type = Weekly newspaper
format = Broadsheet
owners = Donald J. Wilson
publisher = Don Wilson
managing editor = Lisa Fipps
sports editor = Dean Hockney
foundation = 1989
headquarters = 209 North Main Street, Kokomo, Indiana 46901 USA
circulation = 34,000
website = [http://www.kokomoperspective.com www.kokomoperspective.com]

"The Kokomo Perspective" is a broadsheet weekly newspaper serving Kokomo, Indiana, established in 1989, with almost exclusively local content.

The Perspective is distributed for free every Wednesday, and beats the local daily newspaper, the "Kokomo Tribune" in Monday through Saturday, and Sunday alone, circulation. The weekly paper tends to lean toward a union-friendly worldview, as Kokomo is a heavily unionized city, with Chrysler and Delphi Automotive Systems being the largest employers. However, the paper carries columns from a wide range of viewpoints in the community, some of which are very conservative and at times hostile to the publication itself.

The paper is often criticized as being liberal, because it challenges the policies that have been put in place by administrations that, until recently, have been predominately conservative.The owner and publisher of the paper, Donald "Donnie" Wilson, was arrested for illegal gambling in a sting by the local prosecutor, Jim Fleming, who many believe held a grudge against Wilson. All the chargers against Wilson were later dropped.

One of the publication's overriding goals is to foster public awareness of the political process and to mobilize the citizens of Howard County, of which Kokomo is the county seat, to participate in electing local officials.

"The Perspective" office is located in downtown Kokomo at 209 N. Main.