Island Beachcomber

Newspaper based in Vashon, Washington, U.S.

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Type	Weekly newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Sound Publishing
Publisher	Daralyn Anderson
Editor	Elizabeth Shepard
Founded	1957
Circulation	2,531 (as of 2023)^[1]
Website	vashonbeachcomber.com

The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber is a newspaper based in Vashon in the U.S. state of Washington. It covers local news, sports, business, and community events.^[2] The Island Beachcomber publishes once a week on Wednesdays.^[2] This newspaper is known for its tabloid-like character,^[3] and it is owned by the Black Press Group.^[4]

History

The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber was founded in 1957 and still circulates.^[5] In 1958, the Beachcomber purchased another paper, News-Record, merging the two papers.^[6]

In May 2020 Kevin Opsahl, editor of the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, was laid off after being furloughed in March 2020. The Beachcomber is now down to two editorial staff members, reporter Paul Rowley and arts editor Elizabeth Shepherd.^[7]

References

^ "Sound Publishing Media Kit 2023" (PDF). soundpublishing.com. 2023-04-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
^ ^a ^b "Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber newspaper in Vashon Washington". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
^ Allison, Dan (2002). On the Whispering Wind. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-595-26268-7.
^ "Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber newspaper in Vashon Washington - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
^ "The Vashon-Maury Island beachcomber". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
^ Haulman, Bruce; Findlay, Jean Cammon (2011). Vashon-Maury Island. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-7499-8.
^ Rowley, Paul (2020-05-07). "Beachcomber editorial staff down to two". Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber. Retrieved 2023-04-10.