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Ruffin Prevost

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Covers:  Yellowstone and Grand Teton, travel and tourism, natural resource issues, national parks, wildlife, outdoor recreation, food and beverage, history, personality profiles, rural life.
Reporter and editor covering Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. YellowstoneGate.com - Reuters - PointsWest - Yellowstone Quarterly

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Ruffin Prevost’s Biography

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I am an award-winning journalist who has worked for decades as an investigative reporter, feature writer, editor and photographer. I live to tell compelling stories about people and places in Wyoming and beyond.

I’m the Wyoming reporter for Reuters news agency and a frequent contributor to The New York Times. My work has appeared in National Geographic, The Chicago Tribune, U.S. News & World Report, Vancouver Sun, Yellowstone Quarterly and news outlets throughout Montana and Wyoming. I am an ac…

What was your first job as a journalist?

Working a s summer intern for the Powell Tribune in Wyoming during college. It's the reason I now live in Cody, Wyoming.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, but I'm glad they're obsolete.

How is social media changing news?

Enragement is engagement and click-bait brings the bucks. It's great to have feedback and share, but the algorithms are toxic.

Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2024 - First Place - Beat Reporter of the Year

First Place among small newsrooms for Beat Reporter of the Year in the four-state Rocky Mountain region of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Montana.

Society of American Travel Writers

2024 - Travel

Second place for the Western Chapter of the Society of American Travel Writers for travel/trade news coverage.