Carpenter Buys 'Portland Tribune' And Other Oregon Publications

by Ray Schultz , June 3, 2024

Carpenter Media Group, a publisher based in Mississippi, is continuing its acquisition kick, buying Pamplin Communications, owner of Portland Tribune and 23 other publications in Oregon, according to Willamette Week.

Terms were not disclosed.

Robert Pamplin Jr. founded the company and Portland Tribune. Pamplin cited age and health as his reasons for selling.

Carpenter recently acquired Black Press Media, publisher of multiple newspapers in the Pacific Northwest. In May, it purchased 10 Southern newspapers and a Georgia printing facility from Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. (CNHI). The company reportedly owned 160 publications.

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