| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Lee Enterprises |
| Publisher | Dave Worstell |
| Editor | Thomas Martinez |
| Founded | 1928; 97 years ago (1928) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters |
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| Country | United States |
| Circulation | 9,837 Daily (as of 2023) |
| OCLC number | 11938457 |
| Website | mtstandard |
The Montana Standard is a daily newspaper in Butte, Montana, owned by Lee Enterprises.
History
On September 12, 1928 the Anaconda Standard's Butte edition merged with Butte Miner to form The Montana Standard. At the time it was owned by the Anaconda Company. In 1959, It was sold to Lee Enterprises.
In 1971, under the leadership of Betty Danfield, the paper's women's section won the Penney-Missouri Award for General Excellence.
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.
References
- "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.
- ^ "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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