The Deflated Journalist
Column by Jason Kintzler, illustration by Tiffany Garner
Right now in a newsroom somewhere, panic has set in.
Mounting financial pressure from a newspaper publisher has...
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,...
Energy Beat Booms
Story by Jayme Dittmar, screenshot from video by Brian Gill
When Dan Boyce left his post as Montana Public Radio’s capitol bureau chief for Denver,...
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...
Ron’s Reasons: An Illustrated Web Critique
Commentary by Ron Reason
When the Great Falls Tribune redesigned its website, it sought to offer more choice to more readers and gain more advertisers....
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...
Uncloak the “Experts”
Column by Lisa Graves
News outlets rely on sources of authority to back up their leads and to convey the opinions of “experts” about events...
CORRECTION: Transients of the Digital Age
A version of the article “Transients of the Digital Age,” which was published in the print edition of MJR 2015 (pp. 19–27), contained several...
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...
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...
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...
Facebook Confessionals
By Conrad Scheid
The Internet has never been known as the best way to keep a secret, but it sure holds some mysteries. Take one...