Cascadia Daily News Explained

Cascadia Daily News is a digital daily and print weekly newspaper published in Bellingham, Washington, United States. It was founded on January 24, 2022, as the successor to the Cascadia Weekly, and features daily news stories on its website. The newspaper is independent and locally owned, competing with the Bellingham Herald in the Whatcom County market.^[1]

History

The Cascadia Daily News launched on January 24, 2022, under the ownership of businessman David Syre and management of Ron Judd, a former Seattle Times columnist.^[1] It is the successor to the Cascadia Weekly, a local alt weekly newspaper published in Bellingham.^[2] Syre stated that the new publication would provide deeper coverage than the existing Bellingham Herald, which is owned by McClatchy and had pared back its local news coverage.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Benoit . Matt . January 21, 2022 . Bellingham to be a two-newspaper town again — in a brave new information world . . March 4, 2022.
2. News: August 11, 2021 . Cascadia Weekly: Locally owned daily news publication coming to Bellingham . . March 4, 2022 . November 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102134201/https://www.cascadiaweekly.com/cw/currents/cascadia_newspaper_launches_daily_news_publication_in_bellingham . dead .
3. News: Simon . Jim . August 14, 2021 . Out of the News Desert: Bellingham to Get a New Startup . . March 4, 2022.