Private company
The Seattle Times Company
Logo: The Seattle Times Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American newspaper publisher
The Seattle Times Company is a privately owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Washington. Founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1896, the company is in its fourth generation of control by the Blethen family as of 2022.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrynewspaper1
- HeadquartersSeattle1
- Websitewww.seattletimescompany.com
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The Seattle Times Company is a privately owned publisher of daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S. state of Washington. Founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1896, the company is in its fourth generation of control by the Blethen family as of 2022.2
Products and brands
- The Seattle Times
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1896Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.seattletimescompany.com1
- WikipediaThe Seattle Times Company
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7762876
Sources
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsThe Seattle Times Company photo by Ilikepie2221, CC BY-SA 4.0