Title
Yellowknifer
Minority studied
Inuit
Description
The Yellowknifer is a newspaper based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and owned by Northern News Services. It was first published on March 22, 1972 by J.W. (Sig) Sigvaldson. In its early stages, printing was done at home, Sigvaldson using the bathroom as a darkroom. The paper was not commercially successful during its early years and was kept afloat by income from Sigvaldson's wife.
Published bi-weekly (Wednesday and Friday), it had a 2015 circulations of 3,911 and 4,082 respectively. Yellowknife's mission statement is "having a ball and making a buck". The paper focuses on local community news, and features coverage of wider issues in Northwest Territories and Northern Canada generally. The paper is published in English, and has a significant number of Aboriginal readers.
Published bi-weekly (Wednesday and Friday), it had a 2015 circulations of 3,911 and 4,082 respectively. Yellowknife's mission statement is "having a ball and making a buck". The paper focuses on local community news, and features coverage of wider issues in Northwest Territories and Northern Canada generally. The paper is published in English, and has a significant number of Aboriginal readers.
Founder/Author
Sigvaldson, J.W. (Sig)
Minority media website
https://nnsl.com/yellowknifer/ (Retrieved November 29, 2020)
Minority media language
English
Minority media type
Newspaper
Medium
Print media
Electronic media
Spatial Coverage
Northwest Territories
Temporal Coverage
1972 to present
Owner
Northern News Services Limited Media
Head Office Location
Yellowknife NT X1A 2R1
Archive
Worldcat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/990028399 (Retrieved November 29, 2020)