Welcome to Washington's largest community news organization


Founded in 1987, Sound Publishing, Inc. is the largest community news organization in Washington State. Today, more people read Sound Publishing community newspapers than traditional dailies in the markets we cover.

Our titles deliver relevant, local news that directly affects the lives of those who raise families and work in the 86 communities we serve. Reader engagement is enhanced by our local newsrooms' dedication to our “digital first” philosophy.

Our printing, distribution, circulation, websites and readership studies are audited by the Certified Audit of Circulations (CAC) and Audit Bureau (ABC) to provide an accurate picture of each publication’s market penetration and reach.

Sound Publishing delivers community.

Our Award-Winning Publications

A selection of our printed newspapers and supplemental publications. Click a cover to view detail.

What Sets Us Apart

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  • Green Printing

    Sound Publishing, Inc., strives to be environmentally friendly. All printing waste is recycled and all ink waste is disposed of in accordance with Washington state regulations. In addition we use paper containing a minimum of 30 percent post-consumer waste and soy-based color inks for all of our printing projects.

  • Community, delivered to your doorstep

    Our household distribution model has brought back the "paper carrier", teaching responsibility to young entrepreneurs in the communities they serve. Our route carriers deliver to the front door, not the driveway.

  • Reliability

    Our Everett plant is located on the Boeing Everett Plant power grid, which has the highest priority for power restoration. In the unlikely event of a power failure, our plant is fully backed up by two diesel generators capable of powering the entire facility.

What's New

News and information from around Sound Publishing

  • Lark the Herald’s MAE joins Sound’s National Sales team

    May 1, 2013

    Sound Publishing, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Larry Lark to its newly formed team. Larry is a newspaper man through and through. He started his career in his freshman year of high school, writing sports stories for the Marysville Globe. In his junior year at the UW he started at the Herald [...]

  • Johansen joins Sound’s National Sales team

    May 1, 2013

    Sound Publishing, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Craig Johansen to its National Sales Team. Craig brings 35 years of sales experience to the lineup, 24 of those as Major Accounts Executive for the Daily Herald. Craig began his career at the Herald 33 years ago as an outside geographic representative and spent the [...]

  • O’Connor named Publisher at The Daily Herald in Everett

    April 17, 2013

    Josh O’Connor has been named publisher of The (Everett, WA) Daily Herald, effective May 1. O’Connor will continue to serve as Vice President of Sound Publishing, Inc., a position he has held since 2008. Sound Publishing President Gloria Fletcher made the announcement and introduced O’Connor to the Herald employees Wednesday afternoon. “Josh is an accomplished [...]