The Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer Joint Operating Agreement collection, 1976-1984

In 1981, the Hearst Corporation, owner of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and the Seattle Times Company applied for a Joint Operating Agreement, under the Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970. From 1983 to 2009, the P-I and The Seattle Times had a joint operating agreement (JOA) whereby advertising, production, marketing, and circulation were run for both papers by the Seattle Times Company. They maintained separate news and editorial departments. The papers published a combined Sunday edition, although the Times handled the majority of the editorial content while the P-I only provided a small editorial/opinions section. The JOA ended in 2009 with the cessation of the P-I print edition.