Confederated Umatilla Journal

The CUJ is the award-winning monthly newspaper
of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Winner of General Excellence award
in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005
from the Native American Journalists Association.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTUIR Election Candidates:

Click here to download the CUJ's
2009 Candidate Profile and Questionnaire
(save this Word document to your computer)

 

 

CUJ Schedule and Deadlines

Click here for a publishing schedule (including ad and news deadlines)

 

2009 Publication Schedule:

Publish date

Jan. 8
Feb. 5
March 5
April 9
May 7
June 4
July 2
Aug. 6
Sept. 3
Oct. 1
Nov. 5
Dec. 3

Ad deadline

Dec. 23
Jan. 20
Feb. 17
Mar. 24
April 21
May 19
June 16
July 21
Aug. 18
Sept. 15
Oct. 20
Nov. 17

News deadline

Dec. 31
Jan. 27
Feb. 24
March 31
April 28
May 26
June 23
July 28
Aug. 25
Sept. 22
Oct. 27
Nov. 24

 

 

Current and past editions of the CUJ
These pages are PDF files, viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader
(available for free at the Adobe web site)

 

November 2009
Nov 2009 CUJ - 48 Pages

 

October 2009
Oct 2009 CUJ - 48 Pages

 

September 2009
Sept 2009 CUJ - 48 Pages

 

August 2009
Aug 2009 CUJ - 48 Pages

 

July 2009
July 2009 CUJ - 48 Pages

 

June 2009
June 2009 CUJ - 48 Pages

 

May 2009
May 2009 CUJ - 48 Pages

 

April 2009
April 2009 CUJ - 48 Pages

 

March 2009
March 2009 CUJ - 48 Pages

 

 

February 2009
February 2009 CUJ - 40 Pages

 

January 2009
January 2009 CUJ - 36 Pages

 

December 2008

December CUJ 2008 40 Pages

 

November 2008
November CUJ 2008 40 Pages

 

October 2008
October CUJ 2008 40 Pages

 

September 2008

September CUJ 2008 48 Pages

 

August 2008
 August CUJ 2008 48 Pages

 

July 2008
 July CUJ 2008 40 Pages

 

June 2008
 June CUJ 2008 48 Pages

 

 

 

CUJ History

The CUJ was started in the late 1970s. It was published sporadically through the mid-1980s, then abandoned for several years before it was restarted on a random basis. The paper began publishing monthly again in August of 1994. Its first full-time editor, Wil Phinney, was hired in 1996.

 

 

Circulation:
The Confederated Umatilla Journal, a monthly publication that averages 48 tabloid-sized pages, is produced by the CTUIR's Public Affairs Office. On the first Thursday of each month, 6,000 to 7,000 copies are printed and distributed by various methods. All CTUIR tribal members receive the paper by mail, with another 800 subscribers that include government agencies, legislators and residents of the Pendleton community. In addition, the paper is available free at a variety of locations in Pendleton, including the Chamber of Commerce, city and college library, Umatilla County Court House and several retail outlets.

 

 

Subscriptions:
The CUJ is mailed, free of charge, to all CTUIR Tribal member households.
Mail subscriptions are available to anyone who is not enrolled as a member of the CTUIR for $15 a year or $28 for two years.

Contact us via email to request a subscription or
send us this subscription form (viewable with Acrobat Reader) and return it to us.

We will bill you, or you can mail your payment with your subscription form.

 

 

Advertising rates:
The CUJ tabloid page, run on a 30-inch web, is 9.83 inches wide by 13.5 inches deep. Set up on a four-column format, each column measures 2.33 inches wide. (2columns - 4.83 inches wide, 3 columns - 7.3 inches wide.)

The open advertising rate is $4 per column inch.

        Full page, black/white - $216
        Three-Quarters page, black/white - $162
        Half page, black/white - $108
        Quarter page, black/white - $54

        Full color costs $75 additional. Spot color $30 additional.

The CUJ accepts camera-ready copy on slicks, CD, zip disk or by e-mail. We can also create an advertisement with the client. We work in Pagemaker on a PC, so electronic files must be compatible. We are not able to open "Publisher" documents.

 

 

Birthday and Anniversary Ads:
The CUJ publishes birthday and anniversary ads at a cost of $3 for a 3 inch ad.
Birthday/anniversay ads are due by the news deadline day, and must be prepaid.
Birthday ads not paid for in advance will not be published.

B-day ad forms are available at the CUJ office, or here as a PDF file (viewable with Acrobat Reader).

 

 

To submit news or ads, contact the CUJ:

Debra Croswell, Publisher                       Phone 541-966-2034 or 2035 or 2033
Wil Phinney, Editor                                  FAX: 541-966-2043
Tara Burnside, Reporter                          e-mail at cuj@ctuir.com
                                                               mail: PO Box 638, Pendleton, OR 97801
                                                               in person: 73239 Confederated Way (in the Board of Trustees Building).

 


The CUJ is a member of the
Native American Journalists Association

 

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