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),...
Graduate Student Uses Analytics to Help Journalists Negotiate Contracts
With media organizations rapidly expanding their online presence, social media- and web-focused positions are becoming more popular. Until recently, journalists hoping to cash in...
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...
Department of Defense Laws of War Manual Leaves Journalists in the Line of Fire
Matt Robbins and Bryan Denton met in Marjah, Afghanistan, in 2010. It was mid-February, and the U.S.-led offensive to drive the Taliban from a...
4 Ways to Earn Your Share as a Freelance Journalist
When Jacob Baynham pitched a story to a travel magazine and received an offer for $1,000 in return for writing about his experience traveling...
Montana Newsrooms Struggle with Guidelines for LGBTQ Acronym and Gender Pronouns
Gender and sexuality issues took the national media by storm in 2015, from hate crimes against transgender people to the Supreme Court’s decision to...
High School Newspaper Makes Comeback of the Year
When the Hawk Tawk is in session, a dozen or more students cram into their small newsroom on the second floor of Bozeman High....
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...
Drone Pilots in the Hot Seat as Politicians Squelch Hobby Flights
Consumer drones have become a nuisance to many authorities, including wildland firefighters. In July of 2014, a hobbyist piloted his drone over a fire...
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...
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...
Internet Security
Interviews and camera by Hunter D'Antuono and Tommy Martino, edited by Hunter D'Antuono, animation by Joshua James
In this edition of MJR's Person on the...