About Us

 

The Bulletin is the newspaper of record in Bend, Oregon.

The Bulletin covers Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties and remains committed to local coverage of news, sports, the outdoors, entertainment and more.

It has a wealth of social media platforms available to reach a dynamic, growing audience.

Over the years, a number of well-known journalists have been associated with the newspaper.

Since its founding in 1903, The Bulletin has had a number of distinguished publishers, including George P. Putnam, Robert W. Sawyer, and Robert W. Chandler. All three of these publishers are honored in the Oregon Newspaper Hall of Fame. Putnam and Sawyer were inducted in 1980, shortly after the Hall of Fame was created by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Chandler was inducted in 2006.

Phil Brogan was another well-known journalist associated with The Bulletin. He was hired by Sawyer in 1923, and worked as a reporter, writer, and editor for the next 44 years, earning numerous awards for his work. He was also a distinguished historian, geologist, paleontologist, geographer, meteorologist, astronomer, and outdoorsman. In 1964, Brogan wrote East of the Cascades, an important source of information on the geology, geography, and history of Central Oregon. Phil Brogan Viewpoint near Lava Butte in Newberry National Volcanic Monument is named in his honor.