The Montana Standard is a daily newspaper in Butte, Montana, owned by Lee Enterprises.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Lee Enterprises |
| Publisher | Dave Worstell |
| Editor | Thomas Martinez |
| Founded | 1928[1] |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters |
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| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 9,837 Daily (as of 2023)[2] |
| OCLC number | 11938457 |
| Website | mtstandard |
History
editOn September 12, 1928 the Anaconda Standard merged with Butte Miner to form The Montana Standard.[3] At the time it was owned by the Anaconda Company.[4] In 1959, It was sold to Lee Enterprises.[4]
In 1971, under the leadership of Betty Danfield, the paper's women's section won the Penney-Missouri Award for General Excellence.[5]
Starting July 11, 2023, the print edition of the newspaper will be reduced to three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also, the newspaper will transition from being delivered by a traditional newspaper delivery carrier to mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.[6]
References
edit- ^ "About The Montana standard. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1928-1961". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Lee Enterprises. "Form 10-K". investors.lee.net. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "The Anaconda standard". World Cat. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b "About The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970". Library of Congress. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Penney-Missouri Honors to Women's Pages". The Kansas City Times. December 25, 1971. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Montana Standard expanding soon". Montana Standard. 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
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