The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater and The Daily JOLT are published by The JOLT News Organization, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 87-2868827.
Our mission:
The JOLT News Organization nourishes the civic lives of Thurston County residents and grows community capacity by publishing accurate, relevant and entertaining stories that help people become better informed and more involved in local issues, events and activities.
Established in May 2020, JOLT stands for The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater. We're a hyper-local news organization and publish every weekday on our website, and in a weekday newsletter of our headlines called "The Daily JOLT."
We formed The JOLT News Organization in September 2021 as a nonprofit corporation and received our IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter in March 2023, retroactive to September 28, 2021.
Our beats include public meetings and hearings, education, business, local politics, local environmental issues, crises, celebrations and more. We are committed to providing space for multiple perspectives and opinions from professional journalists, new reporters and not-yet-published writers.
Contact:
P.O. Box 4008
Tumwater, WA 98501 USA