Startup aims to fill Eugene news void left by diminished Register-Guard

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After watching the stunning decline of their local newspaper, Eugene and Springfield residents will have a new alternative in the coming months.

Ken Doctor, noted newspaper business consultant turned publishing entrepreneur, said he will start a digital news site, Lookout Eugene-Springfield, late in 2024 or early in 2025. A graduate of the University of Oregon school of journalism, Doctor said he has raised $2.5 million from a number of Eugene-area foundations and families and said he plans to raise another $1.5 million.

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