Lee Enterprises Tests New Model of State Politics Coverage in Montana
When Lee Enterprises pulled two of its most senior political reporters from Helena in May 2015, concern grew over the health of Montana’s political...
Humans of New York: A critical review
Humans of New York is perhaps the worst prototype a photographer with actual humility could aspire to, making even the worst copycat sites (I’m...
Standing Rock: Native journalists torn between passion and neutrality
Story by Jason Begay, photos by Olivia Vanni
See more of MJR's Standing Rock Coverage with this interactive web documentary.
Even if it weren’t for that...
Live-streams transform media coverage of police shootings
News coverage of violence against African-Americans during police operations might turn into a routine if not for the emergence of new tools keeping journalists...
7 days on a right-wing news diet: When a blue reads red
Story by Peregrine Frissell, art by Rene Sanchez
I grew up reading George Will in the Missoulian, one of 450 newspapers nationwide that syndicated his...
Women editors sweep top positions at 4 metro papers in the American West
Over 20 years ago, Kathy Best, a young reporter in Washington, D.C., walked into a bar and saw something that surprised her — a...
Forest Service Burns Through Fire Budget, Reallocates Funding
To fight fires, the Forest Service receives a certain amount of money from Congress each year. Once it’s exceeded that budget, the agency pulls...
Why MJR Failed in 2015 and How It’s Moving Forward
“It was just a shitshow for the most part.”
That is how Madelyn Beck remembers November 6, 2014, the final night of editing on Montana...
Q&A: New Missoulian Editor Matthew Bunk Talks Desk Changes, New Approach with Former MTPR...
Sally Mauk retired as news director of Montana Public Radio in 2014 and still does political analysis for the station. For many years, she...
An Expert Weighs in on How Home Movies Fuel Fire Science
Editor Intro: When the Reynolds Creek Fire burned through tourist-heavy Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road last summer, a Missouri teen's footage shot from the...
Standing Rock: Native journalists torn between passion and neutrality
Story by Jason Begay, photos by Olivia Vanni
See more of MJR's Standing Rock Coverage with this interactive web documentary.
Even if it weren’t for that...
Three On a Match: Q&A with Andy Smetanka
Interview by Rob Truax, photos by Louise Johns.
It’s been three years since Missoula animator Andy Smetanka started on his most ambitious project to date,...