Editor of the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Brian Martin overlooks a hanging map of his reporting ground for the past 25 years of Cheyenne, Wyoming. While the map is far outdated, Martin can point out the changes in the city from the map itself. In the background, through the window, an old advertising competitor to the paper, long since out of business, now stands as a remodeled bar. At the moment, Martian can be seen on the phone with an editor of Wyofile, one of Wyoming's emerging online news giants.
When asked what it was like growing up in the family-owned newspaper in Powell, Wyoming. Advertising Manager of the Powell Tribune, Toby Bonner, recalled an incident when he dropped his toy car in an ink vat on the press room floor at the age of seven. Bonner recalled that he immersed his arm in ink to his shoulder to retrieve the toy car and continued playing. When the staff returned after lunch, they would find the freshly painted and remodeled newsroom covered in ink, toy car tracks and handprints.
Publisher and owner of the Lovell Chronicle David Peck stands amongst archival books of the editions produced when a member of the Peck family has been at the paper. In its 97-year run as a local paper in the Big Horn Mountains, the Peck family has made up 50 of those years.
Josh Wolfson reads the last Sunday edition of the Caper Star-Tribune on the last day the paper ran as a daily on his last day as the paper's editor, ending a 16-year career with the paper before moving into the role as an editor for the online site Wyofile. In the background of his former office, framed on the wall, is Wolfson’s mantra, which he teaches journalists who join his staff not to be afraid. Reflecting on his transition from print to online news, Wolfson admitted it was easier to pose tough questions to those in power than to confront them as he considered the lifestyle change.
Stormy Jameson makes Annet Moss laugh before taking over for the after-lunch shift for the front desk at the Lovell Chronicle. While the two ladies joke about how they complete each other — there is a truth to the matter for the two part-time workers and full-time moms. e two individuals cover the paper’s front desk work, finances, advertising, customer service, layout, design, and sometimes even visuals for the paper while taking photos at their kids' high school sports events. The two often only meet while relieving the other for the morning and afternoon shifts.
Education reporter of the Powell Tribune Braden Schiller enjoys the final hours of the closing shift on a Friday by playing a game of darts — a common practice in the newsroom by the reporters during a break in the news.
In the UW education auditorium, Jeff Victor, owner of the Laramie Reporter, gazes at the stage as the crowd engages in Christian prayer led by conservative speaker Riley Gaines. Later, when reflecting on the scene captured in the picture, Victor describes the emotions of isolation and the challenges of running an online news site independently as, at times, lonely and unrewarding. Victor left the print industry because of its, at times, unrealistic requirements due to staff shortages currently in the industry.
Pressman Assistant Gilbert Wozney checks the papers with their magnifying glass as the editions come hot off the press. Wozney originally started their career as a paperboy at the Riverton Ranger before starting their 35-year career as a press operator and currently works at the Powell Tribune.
In his right hand, photographer for the Sheridan Press, Clint Wood, holds a 35mm film camera similar to the camera that got him interested in photography in the first place. In his left hand, Woods holds the daily camera he uses for the paper with his favorite lens attached. Before working for the Sheridan Press, Woods served in the military for over 30 years in various roles but at times as a photographer. Now, as a photojournalist stateside in Wyoming, Woods enjoys capturing the little moments, especially “just pictures of people smiling.”
Former editor and publisher of the Buffalo Bulletin Jim Hicks plays his weekly poker match in Buffalo, Wyoming. Although enjoying retirement, Hicks continues to contribute to the newspaper by writing a weekly column— which he has been doing for the past 60 years under a pseudonym called Sagebrush Sven. To get ideas for his weekly column on the local commentary of the town, the 89-year-old journalist will often get up early to visit the local diner to hear the talk of the town or talk amongst his poker buddies to hear the local “scuttlebutt.”
Sheridan Press reporters gather around the door of editor Ashleigh Snoozy’s office after deadline to discuss the current gossip of the at-time, unraveling events of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. The crowding around the door of the editor’s office after the deadline to talk, bond, and de-stress is a common practice at the Sheridan Press.