Whatcom Watch
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Template:Use mdy dates Template:Italic title Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Whatcom Watch is a monthly volunteer-run newspaper in Whatcom County, Washington. The newspaper focuses on community and environmental issues along with political activism.[1]
History
The Whatcom Watch first published as a newsletter in May 1992. One of the organizers described it as "a giant written phone tree." Most of the free 650 copies, printed on green paper, were circulated by hand.[2] The newspaper launched its own website in 1999.[3]
Awards
Articles in Whatcom Watch have won awards from the Washington Press Association Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists.[4][5][6]