Blethen Speech

Frank Blethen is the publisher of the Seattle Times, and while he will be stepping down from that role at the end of the 2025 year, he has been one of the leaders in developing strategies to save and rebuild America’s community newspapers. It is his model of newspaper stewardship that OPIP follows. To that end, here is Blethen’s keynote address to the European Union in May of 2023 that outlines the principles OPIP supports for the resurgence of community newspapers. Read or listen here.