Midland Reporter-Telegram
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Type | Daily newspaper |
Format | Broadsheet |
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Owner | Hearst Corporation |
Publisher | David T. Wedel |
Editor | Gary Ott |
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Headquarters | Midland, Texas, U.S. |
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Website: www.mywesttexas.com |
The Midland Reporter-Telegram is a daily newspaper in Midland, Texas. The offices for the paper are located at 201 East Illinois, Midland, TX 79701. Midland, Texas is located in the heart of the vast 54-county Permian Basin of West Texas, a geological region producing 70 percent of the oil in Texas. The newspaper's special coverage includes the Permian Basin Oil Report, a weekly section devoted to news of the gas and oil industry, and Nueva Vista, a weekly bilingual section serving the area's large Hispanic population.
The newspaper is owned by Hearst Corporation, which also owns other magazines and media outlets, such as the San Francisco Chronicle and the Houston Chronicle. According to Hearst, the newspaper was acquired by the corporation in 1979.