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About our company

Founded in 1987, Sound Publishing is the largest suburban newspaper publisher in Washington. Today, more people read Sound Publishing's community newspapers than traditional dailies in the Pacific Northwest markets we cover.

Sound Publishing reaches a constantly expanding audience in print and on the internet by providing readers with a superior brand of award-winning journalism.

Our publications deliver relevant, local news that directly affects the lives of those who work and raise families within the communities we serve.

We offer uniquely local reporting that no other form of electronic or print media delivers.

Our high readership and household distribution are the reasons why thousands of regional and national advertisers choose Sound Publishing as their primary media buy when they want to connect with the consumers in our markets.

If you want to reach the Northwest, we've got you covered!

Sound Publishing

Sound Publishing prints 21 community newspapers, including the state’s three Navy base newspapers, and the Kitsap Free Daily. Sound Publishing has over 400 full-time employees in 14 locations. We also operate two major printing plants, bindery and production facilities and a fleet of delivery trucks throughout Washington and parts of Oregon. Corporate offices are located in Kitsap County, WA.

King County Publications

A subsidiary of Sound Publishing, King County Publications employs about 250 people. The twice-weekly papers serve Renton, Redmond, Bellevue, Kent, Auburn and Maple Valley/Covington. The Bothell/Kenmore, Mercer Island and Snoqualmie papers are printed once a week.

Little Nickel Publications

Nickel Publications has 35 years of success serving the Pacific Northwest. We build, print and distribute 19 zoned Classified Shoppers and more than 460,000 papers to over 8,000 locations from Bellingham, WA to Eugene, OR. Nickel Publications employs 165 people in 10 offices throughout the Northwest.