CORRECTION: Lee Enterprises Tests New Model of State Politics Coverage in Montana
The article, "Lee Enterprises Tests New Model of State Politics Coverage in Montana," which was published in Montana Journalism Review 2016 (web and print),...
Tracking Campaign Spending and Dark Money in the 2016 Election
Even though the 2016 elections won’t take place for several months, money is already pouring into Montana’s political races. In addition to familiar television,...
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...
Why Journalism Ethics Need a Radical Reboot
Some journalists today, troubled by disorientating change, avoid philosophical questions and fixate on particular problems. How should journalists use social media on breaking stories?...
CORRECTION: News Media Walk Tightrope between Online Free Speech and Protecting Advertisers
The article, "News Media Walk Tightrope between Online Free Speech and Protecting Advertisers" (Montana Journalism Review 2016), stated that Billings Gazette Editor Darrell Ehrlick...
Montana Shield Laws Now Cover Online Documents
In an era when the federal government repeatedly pressures journalists to compromise sources, legal protection for Montana reporters got a bit stronger.
The 2015 Montana...
News Media Walk Tightrope between Online Free Speech and Protecting Advertisers
Nearly every story on the Billings Gazette website includes a bar at the bottom where readers can post comments.
At least two stories, however, lack...
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...
Wyoming Media Outlets at Odds over Naming Cop
When a police officer in Casper, Wyoming, shot and killed a man, local news organizations had to decide if outing the officer would put...
Montana Documentary Shines Light on Strippers
Through a hole in a rigged purse, a camera films a woman sliding half-naked down a pole. Faces fade in and out of darkness,...
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...
Year In Review: Dark Money and the Keystone Pipeline
Dark Money Casts Shadow Over 2012 Montana Elections
By Amy Sisk
An unprecedented amount of money entered the 2012 Montana elections thanks in part to a...