Jackson Hole News&Guide
{{Short description|Weekly newspaper in the town of Jackson, Wyoming}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Jackson Hole News&Guide
| image = JHNGlogo.jpg
| caption =
| type = Weekly newspaper
| foundation = 2002
| language = English
| ceased publication =
| price =
| owners = Teton Media Works
| publisher = Adam Meyer,
| chiefeditor = Johanna Love
| editor =
| maneditor = Billy Arnold
| political =
| circulation = 7,575
| circulation_ref = {{Cite web |title=Member List |url=https://www.wyopress.org/site/member_list.html |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=WyoPress.org |language=en}}
| headquarters = 1225 Maple Way
Jackson, Wyoming, 83001, U.S.
| publishing_country = United States
| ISSN =
| oclc = 51071474
| website = {{URL|jhnewsandguide.com}}
}}
The Jackson Hole News&Guide is a weekly newspaper in the town of Jackson, Wyoming, United States. The News&Guide is published Wednesdays with an average circulation of 7,000 and is the newspaper of record for Teton County, Wyoming.The paper covers news, sports and feature stories in the town of Jackson and Teton County, Wyoming, and specializes in environmental issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.{{Cite web |last=Cromer |first=Alisa |date=October 16, 2019 |title=The miracle in Jackson Hole is not the skiing, but the newspaper |url=http://www.localmediainsider.com/stories/the-superpowers-of-the-micropolitan-newspaper-part-2-jackson-hole,1686 |access-date=December 25, 2024 |website=Local Media Insider}}
History
The first issue of the Jackson Hole News&Guide was printed on November 20, 2002, a by-product of a merger between two separate family-owned weekly newspapers in the community, the Jackson Hole News and the Jackson Hole Guide. Both were fierce competitors for more than thirty years after the News was launched in 1970. The Guide had been publishing since 1952.https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/valley/timeline-a-retrospective-of-newspapering-in-jackson-hole/collection_61aa4e46-781b-5b5f-a7ba-477413e9402f.html The merger combined the two papers’ editorial, advertising and production staffs and printing operations, and ownership was shared between publishers and stakeholders from both publications.{{cite news |last1=Swinyard |first1=Kersten |title=Community digests newspaper merger |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78500831/merger-of-the-jackson-hole-news-and-the/ |newspaper=Jackson Hole News and Guide|date=20 November 2002 |page=1 }}{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2022 |title=Jackson Hole News, Guide will merge |url=https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/jackson-hole-news-guide-will-merge/article_12e56d8f-9037-5cca-bc92-14b2eb9cc993.html |website=The Billings Gazette |agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |last=Drake |first=Kerry |date=January 29, 2017 |title=Newspaper War in Paradise: A 30-year Conflict in Jackson Hole |url=https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/newspaper-war-paradise-30-year-conflict-jackson-hole |access-date=December 25, 2024 |website=WyoHistory.org}}{{Cite web |title=Adam Meyer: #humansofjhchamber - Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce Blog |url=https://www.jacksonholechamber.com/blog/adam-meyer-humansofjhchamber/ |url-status=dead |website=www.jacksonholechamber.com}}{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2002 |title=Jackson papers to merge |url=http://www.sublette.com/examiner/v2n33/v2n33s5.htm |access-date=December 25, 2024 |website=Sublette Examiner}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/sn2002058167/|title=Jackson Hole News & Guide (Jackson, Wyo.) 2002-Current|website=Library of Congress}} The Guide
Both newspapers’ publishers cited changing market forces, increasing printing costs and a desire to keep ownership of Jackson's newspaper local as the rationale for combining operations.
“The merger was consummated because the families that own the News and the Guide believe strongly in the local ownership of community newspapers,” Jackson Hole News publisher Mike Sellett wrote in a front page announcement on paper's final independent issue on Nov. 13, 2002. “At a time when giant newspaper chains are gobbling up community newspapers at an alarming rate, we believe this merger will ensure that this newspaper will continue to be owned and published by people who live in this valley.”{{cite news |last1=Sellett |first1=Michael |date=November 13, 2002 |title=A letter from the publisher |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78501154/a-letter-from-the-publisher/ |newspaper=Jackson Hole News |page=1}}
Jackson Hole Guide owner and publisher Liz McCabe expressed in her own announcement in the final issue of her newspaper — also on Nov. 13, 2002 — that it made sense for the two papers to join forces. “This merger prevents either newspaper from being swallowed up by a syndicate,” McCabe wrote. “Both Mike [Sellett] and I feel that this should never happen.”{{cite news |last1=McCabe |first1=Elizabeth |date=November 13, 2002 |title=Merger yields Jackson Hole News&Guide |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78501297/ |newspaper=The Jackson Hole Guide |page=1}}
Sellett and McCabe co-published the Jackson Hole News&Guide until McCabe's death in June 2012 at age 101.{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2012 |title=JH News & Guide co-publisher dies at 101 |url=https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/jh-news-guide-co-publisher-dies-at-101/article_c355d7a9-2edb-5bc6-84e4-0ee88ff08258.html |website=The Billings Gazette |agency=Associated Press}}{{cite web |last1=Dewell |first1=Thomas |date=June 23, 2012 |title=McCabe, 101, dies in Moose |url=https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/top_stories/mccabe-101-dies-in-moose/article_ba41cb79-5ff4-5bea-bf4f-3f75087ca7cd.html |website=Jackson Hole News&Guide}} Later that year Sellett and McCabe's heirs sold their shares to the paper's chief operating officer, Kevin Olson, who formed Teton Media Works as the parent company for the News&Guide and its sister publication, the Jackson Hole Daily, and a suite of magazines including Range, A Grand Wedding, Headwaters, Teton Family magazine and Jackson Hole magazine.{{cite web |last1=Thuermer |first1=Angus |date=December 19, 2012 |title=Paper set to change hands |url=https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/top_stories/paper-set-to-change-hands/article_7f5abb3c-96df-57b4-b78c-f57b907f60e9.html |website=Jackson Hole News&Guide}} Teton Media Works also owns the digital marketing agency Orijin Media and the online news stream Buckrail.com.{{Cite web|url=https://tetonmediaworks.com/channels/|title=Channels}}{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2012 |title=Jackson Hole News&Guide to change hands |url=https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/wyoming/article_0221e48c-96e4-5b4c-a338-20522252c54f.html |website=Gillette News Record |agency=Associated Press}}
In May 2021, News&Guide's associate publisher Adam Meyer became a minority shareholder in Teton Media Works. Meyer is also vice president and COO of the company.{{cite web |last1=Huffman |first1=Mark |date=May 19, 2021 |title=Teton Media Works has new part owner |url=https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/business/teton-media-works-has-new-part-owner/article_2e818f63-760d-5de7-90c4-944c33310b58.html |access-date=December 25, 2024 |website=Jackson Hole News&Guide}}{{Cite web |last=Sulzer |first=Nick |date=May 19, 2021 |title=Teton Media Works, Inc. announces expansion of local ownership |url=https://buckrail.com/teton-media-works-inc-announces-expansion-of-local-ownership/ |access-date=December 25, 2024 |website=Buckrail}} He was promoted to publisher in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Love |first=Johanna |date=2023-01-18 |title=Meyer promoted to publisher of News&Guide |url=https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/business/meyer-promoted-to-publisher-of-news-guide/article_f552c3c9-a29e-5e4d-aa6f-c901e6b09e74.html |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=Jackson Hole News&Guide |language=en}}
Awards
Since its inception in 2002 the staff at the News&Guide has been recognized with numerous editorial, design, photography and advertising awards from several state and national media advocacy groups, including the Wyoming Press Association, National Newspaper Association, Local Media Association and the National Press Photographers Association.{{Cite web|url=http://nnaweb.org/article-foundation?articleTitle=nna-awards-general-excellence-winners-in-2013-newspaper-contests--1378842331--637--|title=NNA awards General Excellence winners in 2013 newspaper contests|website=nnaweb.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://nppa.org/news/best-photojournalism-picture-editing-2018|title=Best of Photojournalism Picture Editing 2018|date=March 28, 2018|website=NPPA}}{{Cite web|url=https://localmedia.org/2018-local-media-digital-innovation-awards-winners/|title=Local Media Digital Innovation Award Winners 2018|website=Local Media Association + Local Media Foundation}}{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2021 |title=Tribune takes top honors in newspaper competition |url=https://www.powelltribune.com/stories/tribune-takes-top-honors-in-newspaper-competition,28893 |website=Powell Tribune}}{{cite web |author1=The Associated Press |title=Newspapers in Cheyenne, Jackson, Pinedale named best of 2016 |url=https://apnews.com/article/2bb29165371e4f08b730a013b013796e |website=AP News}}
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Category:Weekly newspapers published in the United States
Category:Newspapers published in Wyoming
Category:Newspapers established in 2002