"the spokesman-review" was started when two old newspapers merged (meaning they joined together to make one). those newspapers were called "spokane falls review" and "spokesman", and they were merged in 1893. the first newspaper to be printed as "the spokesman-review" happened in june 29, 1894. it used to published three different newspapers each day: one for spokane, one for spokane valley, and one for northern idaho. however, downsizing in 2007 caused "the spokesman-review" to only print one paper a day from then on.