The West View, Salt Lake City's West Side Newspaper, Announces Closure After Two Decades
The West View, a community newspaper dedicated to Salt Lake City's west side, is ceasing publication with its final issue scheduled for this month. Co-founded in 2001 by Charlotte Fife Jepperson and her husband, Chad Jepperson, the paper aimed to counter negative stereotypes and highlight positive stories within the west-side community. Over its two-decade run, The West View evolved, at one point partnering with the University of Utah for a journalism class and later striving to become a fully bilingual publication by printing in both Spanish and English. However, current executive director Turner Bitton cited rising printing costs and a lack of volunteers as primary reasons for the closure. Assistant editor Angie Toone also noted increasing difficulty in finding writers with the time and resources to contribute. The publication had scaled back printing last year, distributing only 1,000 copies to businesses and paid subscribers, which may have impacted reader relationships. A final public celebration is p...
