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Visitors to Old Faithful Geyser leave after an eruption, with many often looking for a quick meal nearby.. (Courtesy photo from National Park Service)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From Staff Reports<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CODY, WYO. \u2014 Yellowstone Gate and its editor have been recognized for outstanding work in covering Yellowstone National Park. The accolades follow a site redesign and renewed focus on covering Yellowstone and Grand Teton as a newsroom beat, and the addition of new trip planning resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yellowstone Gate editor Ruffin Prevost was named by the Society of Professional Journalists as the region\u2019s best small newsroom beat reporter<\/a>. The first-place finish in the 2024 Top of the Rockies Awards was among entrants from Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming in recognition of Prevost\u2019s coverage of Yellowstone National Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His award-winning work included a collection of Yellowstone articles published in news outlets throughout the region, including several written for Yellowstone Gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 100 total news outlets and freelance writers submitted more than 1,900 entries in the annual competition, which was judged by the Los Angeles Press Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe competition grows each year, and with that, we honor outstanding journalism throughout the four-state region,\u201d said contest coordinator Deb Hurley Brobst. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to recognize the hard work of these journalists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prevost also won second place in a 2024 travel writing competition among members of the Western Conference of the Society of American Travel Writers. His winning piece was a two-part series on logistical and sustainability issues<\/a> behind how Xanterra Travel Collection, the park\u2019s primary concessioner, serves over 2 million meals<\/a> to park visitors every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SATW is a professional organization comprised of more than 1,000 of the travel industry\u2019s top journalists and others in related fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI normally don\u2019t enter pieces in awards competitions because I don\u2019t like to pay the entry fees, and the self-promotion that comes with winning these kinds of awards seems awkward and sometimes even a little tacky,\u201d Prevost said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut an editor entered my work and covered the fees, and I\u2019m glad she did. Because it can get lonely working as a one-person newsroom in a remote area,\u201d he said. \u201cSo you can bet I\u2019m going to mention it when I win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prevost said he has spent much of the summer redesigning Yellowstone Gate, building on the widely acclaimed Newspack template<\/a> for WordPress employed by small, independent newsrooms worldwide. He also plans to continue covering Yellowstone and Grand Teton as a unified beat, and will begin building out a trip planning area on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese two parks are among the most dazzling crown jewels in our national park system. But their remote location makes it costly and time consuming for newsrooms to cover them,\u201d Prevost said. \u201cI hope to continue writing about the parks for readers worldwide. And in an effort to make Yellowstone Gate more economically sustainable, I will be building out trip planning resources that help readers\u2014especially first-time visitors\u2014get the most out of their time in the parks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prevost said he plans to attend the annual Independent News Sustainability Summit<\/a> scheduled for early September in Chicago. Hosted by LION Publishers, a nonprofit organization of local, independent, online news organizations, the conference helps support the nearly 500 member organizations, including Yellowstone Gate, in addressing the changing landscape of the news industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to thank Yellowstone Gate readers for visiting the site, sending in news tips and sharing content with others,\u201d Prevost said. \u201cWith their support, I plan to continue building on these successes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Yellowstone Gate at 307-213-9818 or info@yellowstonegate.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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