West Yellowstone News

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West Yellowstone News
Owner(s) Pioneer News Group, Big Sky Publishing
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication2016-09-02
Headquarters West Yellowstone, Montana
Sister newspapers Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Lone Peak Lookout, Belgrade News
Website www.westyellowstonenews.com

West Yellowstone News was a weekly newspaper in West Yellowstone, Montana, United States. [1] The newspaper ceased publication in September 2016. [2]

The paper was owned by Big Sky Publishing, [3] which was a part of the Pioneer News Group. [4] Publisher Stephanie Pressly said publicly that the closure was a financial decision driven by declining advertising revenue. [2]

As of June 2018, the newspaper's web address forwarded users to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, another paper owned by Big Sky Publishing.

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References

  1. Brian Hurlbut, Seabring Davis, Insiders' Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton, Globe Pequot, 2009, pp. 274-275
  2. 1 2 "West Yellowstone News to close September 2". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  3. Gene Roberts, Thomas Kunkel, Leaving Readers Behind: The Age of Corporate Newspapering, Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 2004, p. 103
  4. Pioneer Newspapers website