Gene Klare

“ Editorial of March 4 combines typical Reporter interests: consumers, electric power
Over-all, the quality and scope of the Reporter's local coverage seems as good if not better than that of the Oregonian, while the latter supplies a more comprehensive picture of the world outside Portland. The Journal's greatest attractions are a gossipy local column and a sprightly sports section. ”

“ Sports, features, and women's news at times get disproportionate space at the expense of general news.
A cadre of veterans from the pre-strike newsrooms of the Oregonian and Journal forms the nucleus of the Reporter's small staff. From time to time the paper loses one of its old hands when personal financial problems prove too severe for subsistence-level pay. (The publisher works for the $79 a week that others on union benefits receive.) But the paper has attracted a number of young newsmen who are willing to work at a sacrifice, and a number of oldtimers who no longer have growing families. ”

“ Robert A. Lee, one of Portland's top news editor, is with The New York Times Western Edition. He was the Reporter's publisher in its first month.
Some left the newsroom for other pursuits. A former Nieman Fellow is now a college public-relations man; an outstanding city desk man is an executive with a municipal agency; a prize-winning education editor teaches journalism, and one of the city's most promising young reporters has become a public-information aide in Washington. ”