Russell Banner

The Russell Banner acts as the definitive local journal of record for the town and neighboring rural municipalities. Its community-driven journalism focuses heavily on rural public interests, including municipal town hall spending, local public safety metrics, regional agribusiness updates, and school sports leagues. The newspaper's name itself holds historic community value, inspired by a colorful physical banner awarded to the local agricultural society at the 1893 Winnipeg Exhibition. Managed under the Gilroy Publishing network alongside sister papers like the Dauphin Herald, The Russell Banner has successfully implemented e-Edition access while preserving its legacy print-broadsheet footprint for rural Manitobans.

Source: SembraMedia

Last updated date: September 2026

Location:

Russell, Canada

Year the organization
started publishing:

1899

Languages:

English

Type of coverage:

Hyperlocal

Area of coverage:

Russell

Type of content produced by theme:

Education

Politics

Sports

Health and well-being

Entertainment and culture

Society and human rights

Economy and finance

Journalism genres:

Interviews and reporting

Information services

Investigative journalism

Journalism coverage types and techniques:

Breaking news

Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism

Tech platforms and other mediums used:

Website

Founders

Female:

Male:

Founders:

George Greenshields Meikle

Directors:

Team

Full-time employees:

Part-time employees:

Freelancers or consultants:

Volunteers:

Organization tax status:

For-profit

All revenue sources reported by media leaders:

Grants

Advertising

Grants from local and national government, and other connected governmental institutions or entities

Local advertising sold by own team

The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:

Advertising

Others revenue sources:

Print suscriptions , Classifieds, Print Shop

Why is this profile included?

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Russell Banner

Content

Management and team

Founders

Team

Business structure and revenue sources