TIMELINE

1990 > >

1991 > >

Acquired Yakima Herald-Republic
Launched Martin Luther King Jr. media campaign
Received Childhaven's "Mark Matthews Award for Advocating Rights & Protections for Children"
Named "Corporation of the Year" by Puget Sound Minority Suppliers Council
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin received overall excellence award as "The Northwest's Best Small Newspaper" from the Society of Professional Journalists
Appeared on Working Mothers magazine's "Top 100 Companies" list, the first of nine consecutive years

1992 > >

North Creek completed
Major redesign of The Seattle Times newspaper
Named Pulitzer Prize Finalist: Brock Adams story
Received Public Service Award from Associated Press Managing Editors
5th generation Blethens began full-time employment
For the second year, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin named "The Northwest's Best Small Newspaper" by the SPJ

1993 > >

Initiated Domestic Partners policy offering benefits to same sex partners
Received "Corporate Award for Advancement of Women in the Workplace" from Big Sisters
The Seattle Times first major newspaper to ban tobacco advertising
Created Publisher's Initiatives process

1994 > >

Expanded education coverage and created special reporting team
Initiated Blethen Intern Program, giving journalists of color one year of experience rotated among The Seattle Times, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin and Yakima Herald-Republic
Received "Making of the King Holiday" award from the U.S. President's commission
Received "Lifetime Achievement" award from National Association of Minority Executives

1995 > >

Launched The Seattle Times Web site with news and classifieds
Established year-round United Way marketing program and committed over $1 million of newspaper space annually through the rest of the decade
Awarded "Family Business of the Year, Washington State" by Arthur Anderson and the Family Business Institute
Implemented "Built to Last" senior management process

1996 > >

Publisher chaired record-breaking, $51 million United Way campaign
Added fourth press at North Creek
Published first annual "Guide to Schools"
Created year-long Centennial Celebration which formed foundation for branding initiative
Created Martin Luther King Jr. Web site

1997 > >

Received two Pulitzer Prizes: "Safety at Issue: the 737" & "Tribal Housing: From Deregulation to Disgrace"
Received "Ida B. Wells Diversity Award" from National Association of Black Journalists & National Association of Editorial Writers
Created Death Tax Repeal Web site
Received APME Public Service Award

1998 > >

Acquired Blethen Maine Newspapers
Named Pulitzer Prize Finalist: "Fear in the Fields"
Fund for the Needy surpassed $6 million
Received "Phoenix Award" from Native American Journalists Association
Blethen family ran advertising campaign against I-200, the initiative to repeal affirmative action
Developed "Key Strategic Areas" process
Hosted first annual Death Tax Repeal meeting in Washington, D.C.
Yakima Herald-Republic building renovated and remodeled

1999 > >

Opened $1.3 million, state-of-the-art childcare facility
Named Pulitzer Prize Finalist: news coverage of I-200 initiative to repeal affirmative action
Named one of three corporate honorees for diversity by Working Mothers magazine
Ran a record-breaking 5 million classified ads for the year
Major sponsor of Unity '99 Journalists of Color convention
Received Award of Merit from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in Washington, D.C.
Received "Faces of Courage" award from the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment
Renegotiated the JOA with Hearst Corporation

2000 > >