Lee Enterprises closed the alternative weekly Missoula
Independent (Montana )
Sept. 11. A demonstration protesting the closure of the free paper took place
the same day, according to
the Missoulian, a Lee paper in the city.
Indy staff had voted to unionize in April
under the name Missoula News Guild.
Matt Gibson, who had owned the paper since
1997, sold the Indy to Lee 18 months ago, then worked as general manager for
the Missoulian, the Ravalli
Republic and the
Independent.
“The Independent has consistently lost money
for its owners and is not financially sustainable,” said Gibson, according to
the Missoulian.
Those trying to get to the Missoula
Independent’s website are routed to the Missoulian site and the Indy’s Facebook
account no longer exists.
Salary and benefits will be available through
Oct. 10, according to an email from Lee, the Missoulian reported.
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