The Review (Bainbridge Island)
Encyclopedia
The Bainbridge Island Review is a weekly newspaper
in Bainbridge Island, Washington
. The Review is primarily focused on the town of Winslow and greater Bainbridge Island, which has a fast-growing population of 22,000. The Review is part of the Kitsap Newspaper Group and Sound Publishing Incorporated.
The Review earned first place for General Excellence in the 2001 and 2004 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association contest, and third place in 2002, 2003 and 2006 among newspapers with circulations of 5,001–9,000, besting 22 peer publications around Washington state. The Review's news staff earned numerous individual writing honors in 2006, including first place wins for investigative reporting as well as environmental, agricultural and feature writing. A second place honor was awarded for political writing. Coverage of business issues and sports earned the Review two third place awards.
's Executive Order 9066. Milly and Walt Woodward, the owners and editors of the Review, continued reporting on members of the community who were interned through "camp correspondents". These correspondents reported on any major events occurring at the camp, then they posted these articles in the Review. A Bainbridge Island school, Woodward Middle School
is named in honor of Walter Woodward's wife Milly Woodward, then a co-editor at the Review.
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in Bainbridge Island, Washington
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Bainbridge Island is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, and the name of the island in Puget Sound on which the city is situated...
. The Review is primarily focused on the town of Winslow and greater Bainbridge Island, which has a fast-growing population of 22,000. The Review is part of the Kitsap Newspaper Group and Sound Publishing Incorporated.
The Review earned first place for General Excellence in the 2001 and 2004 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association contest, and third place in 2002, 2003 and 2006 among newspapers with circulations of 5,001–9,000, besting 22 peer publications around Washington state. The Review's news staff earned numerous individual writing honors in 2006, including first place wins for investigative reporting as well as environmental, agricultural and feature writing. A second place honor was awarded for political writing. Coverage of business issues and sports earned the Review two third place awards.
The Woodwards and Japanese internment
In 1941, Bainbridge Island was the first community in the United States to send its Japanese-American residents to internment camps. The Review quickly rose to fame for being the only English language newspaper on the West Coast to openly criticise President Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
's Executive Order 9066. Milly and Walt Woodward, the owners and editors of the Review, continued reporting on members of the community who were interned through "camp correspondents". These correspondents reported on any major events occurring at the camp, then they posted these articles in the Review. A Bainbridge Island school, Woodward Middle School
Woodward Middle School
Woodward Middle School is a middle school located in Bainbridge Island, Washington. The Vision Statement is Connecting, Challenging. Woodward has between 500 and 650 students, and 49 staff members...
is named in honor of Walter Woodward's wife Milly Woodward, then a co-editor at the Review.