Eugene Daily News
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The Eugene Daily News is a web site founded by Kelly Asay and Jeff Tunnell in 2011. It covers news, crime, events and culture for the Eugene area in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]
| Type | Digital |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Kelly Asay and Jeff Tunnell |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Eugene, Oregon |
| Website | eugenedailynews |
The two founders had no background in journalism, and believed their technology experience would help them avoid problems other news outlets had encountered.[2] Serving as publisher, Asay was the only full-time employee as of 2011;[2] according to Nieman Labs, as of 2015, the annual revenue was less than $50,000.[3]
The 2017 book Media Control: News as an Institution of Power and Social Control cited the Daily News among several examples of local news outlets regularly publishing local mug shots with minimal context or follow-up reporting, a practice it labeled "media shaming".[4]
Commentary by publisher Asay has been quoted by the Register Guard, another Eugene newspaper,[5] and The Oregonian has picked up stories the News has covered.[6]
A different newspaper used the same name from 1931 to 1942.[7] It was also known as the Eugene Morning News and Eugene News.[8]