One of Southern Oregon's long-time newspapers is folding. The Medford Mail Tribune’s last issue was Friday, January 13. The paper’s publisher, Steven Saslow, wrote in an announcement that "industry-wide reductions, and in some cases complete elimination of national advertising spends for newspapers (digital or printed editions), coupled with rising costs of content and the difficulty of hiring staff and managers have made continuing the Mail Tribune unsustainable.”
This decision comes just a few months after the paper stopped its print edition and went entirely online. It also follows the 2021 demise of the Ashland Daily Tidings, owned by the same company.

The Daily Courier in Grants Pass saw an uptick in subscribers when the Mail Tribune went entirely online. And now its publisher says, it plans to go all-in to cover the news vacancy. Travis Moore says the historic, family-owned local newspaper is committed to covering local news and is ready to hire as many former Tribune reporters as it can and expand its footprint. Moore joins us to tell us more about the decision and what happens next.