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It’s finally here! After months of creation, we’re proud to bring you the latest edition of Montana Journalism Review, the magazine that delivers what matters most to the media in Montana. Following up on our award-winning 2012 issue, we’ve … Continue reading
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Love MJR? Looking for more? Founded in 1958, Montana Journalism Review has delivered quality reporting on Montana and the state of its media for more than a half century. The magazine’ s theme changes with every issue. Each is a … Continue reading
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When the NCAA announced they would be investigating the University of Montana, Jayme Fraser, now reporting at the Houston Chronicle, was the editor of the Montana Kaimin, the daily paper at UM. I was alone in the Kaimin office when … Continue reading
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Katie J.M. Baker, a staff writer for Jezebel.com (tagline: Celebrity, sex, fashion for women), traveled to Missoula to examine what some were calling a growing rape culture. Her story, “My Weekend In America’s So-Called ‘Rape Capital,’” caused quite a stir, … Continue reading
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By Ashley Nerbovig In a side room of the Missoula County Courthouse, Gwen Florio snacked on apples and scrolled through her news feed. A cops-and-courts reporter for the local newspaper, she had waited out juries before, in cases ranging … Continue reading
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By Clem Work There were so many emails that the closest estimate is “thousands.” When the president of the University of Montana, the vice president for external relations, the legal counsel, the athletic director,the football coach, the county attorney, … Continue reading
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Photos and Story by Eric Oravsky The heart of Missoula is seven city blocks held by a ribcage of railroad tracks and river bridges. The heart supports 30 bars, three liquor stores, two breweries, and a distillery, all … Continue reading
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By Michael Beall If only Kayla Pedersen had remembered to turn on her headlights. She was so close to home, so close to keeping her 22-year-old record clean. She had already made it the almost 20 miles back to Great … Continue reading
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By Matt Hudson The last time Sara Palagi called her mother, a federal agent answered the phone. He said her mother was in jail. In an instant, Palagi questioned all the things her mother had ever taught her. The … Continue reading
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By Megan Petersen Montana graduate student Emily Wendler spent four weeks with a family struggling to eat all local, only to realize that keeping her journalistic distance is easier said than done. What inspired you to get a family to … Continue reading
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By Iris Olson In three years of working on a high school paper, I have seen enough controversy over stories to make the average student journalist afraid to write again. After the 2012 publication of the Hellgate Lance’s “Valentine’s Day … Continue reading
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By Megan Petersen In 1965, Mel Ruder won a Pulitzer Prize for his almost-solo coverage of a 500-year flood in the small town of Columbia Falls, Montana. In the midst of disaster, he cranked out extra issues of his … Continue reading
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Interview by Austin Schempp In November 2012, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle fired its sports editor, Colter Nuanez, after he had responded to a social media forum thread critiquing newspaper sports coverage statewide. With a few choice words, Nuanez said … Continue reading
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By Callan Berry and James Rolph