Dairy Blackout
Story by Kelly Conde
A story about cow hooves was all Mychel Matthews was after. Reporting for the Times-News out of Twin Falls, Idaho, she...
Letter from the Editors
Dear readers,
It’s one thing to conjure up a bright new world of journalism with mobile apps, daring interactive storytelling formats, innovative pay models, and endless...
No Fly Zone: Drones in Yellowstone
Story and photos by Erik Petersen
The footage is striking. Tiny dots of red, yellow, and green kayaks floating down the White Salmon River in...
Losing Home Advantage
Column by Allison Franz
Enjoy sitting down with your coffee each morning to find —and smirk at—slip-ups in your daily paper? Well, you’re about to smirk...
The Dude Provides
Story by Courtney Anderson
About 1,500 readers visit the Last Best News website daily. Thanks to a campaign to encourage Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges to...
Shutter Luck
Story by Nicky Ouellet
Kyle Massick barely believed his eyes when he spotted the planes in the river. Resting on the steep embankment of the...
Ferguson: Follow-up
Column by Linda Tracy
Following a long night of filming we hid and watched as the mob began to run, filling the streets. Police in full...
Scanner Shut-Off
Story by Jesse Flickinger
Reporters in Billings used to rely on their police scanner to alert them to crimes. These days, they have to be...
Smartphones Trump Free Rural TV
Story by Corin Cates-Carney, photo illustration by Kristin Kirkland
Smartphone Reception in Montana is slated to improve, but in exchange, some people in small rural...
Shooting Solo
Story by Michael Beall, photos by Sarah Chaput de Saintonge
It took one editors’ meeting on the first day of Austin Green’s internship to make...
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...
Source Check: How Montana Television Stations Identify Experts on The Web
Story by Conrad Scheid, photos by Sarah Chaput de Saintonge
Even in an era when finding information is often as simple as a Google search,...