The Northwest Examiner is a monthly paper serving 11 Northwest and inner Southwest Portland neighborhoods: Northwest District, Goose Hollow, Hillside, Forest Park, Linnton, Arlington Heights, Pearl District, Old Town, Sylvan-Highlands, Northwest Heights, and Northwest Industrial.

The Examiner has won statewide honors for Investigative Reporting, Comprehensive Coverage and Feature Writing from the Society of Professional Journalists.

Editor and Publisher Allan Classen, a Northwest Portland resident, founded the publication in 1986.