Crosscut.com
| Type | Published on weekdays |
|---|---|
| Format | Online newspaper |
| Owner(s) | Crosscut Public Media |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Political alignment | None |
| Headquarters | 401 Mercer Street Seattle, Washington 98106 |
| Website | crosscut |
Crosscut.com is a nonprofit, online newspaper based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Crosscut's stated purpose is to "produce journalism in the public interest". Its content is mainly news analysis rather than breaking news like other online newspapers or blogs.
Crosscut was founded in 2007 by David Brewster, who also started the Seattle Weekly in 1976 and launched Town Hall Seattle in 1999. Other investors included former Seattle mayor Paul Schell, former Seattle City Councilman and KING-TV commentator Jim Compton, and former KING Broadcasting Company president Stimson Bullitt.
Until November 2008, the site's editor was former Weekly and Seattle Union Record editor Chuck Taylor, who was also a reporter, editor, and graphic designer at the Seattle Times. He left Crosscut during its transition to a nonprofit. For almost a year, the site was edited by Brewster alone until former Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Seattle Times editor Mark Matassa joined in September 2009. Matassa only stayed with Crosscut for three months, leaving in December to join the administration of new Seattle mayor Mike McGinn. He was replaced by his sister, former Times journalist Michele Matassa-Flores, and former P-I columnist Joe Copeland. Matassa-Flores left in the summer of 2011.
Crosscut is currently edited by Greg Hanscom (editor in chief), Drew Atkins (managing editor), and Copeland (senior editor).
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