Pokemon Go: How augmented reality can work for journalists
Inhabitants of the Pokémon Go universe have an uncanny ability to recognize one another.
Since I started playing the game, I’ve had some kind of...
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...
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...
Independent news sites challenge Lee paper supremacy
He's one of those guys who jump in the water without checking the temperature.
So the splashdown was a shock when Martin Kidston quit his regular-paycheck...
News design: Montana papers adapt to outsourcing trend
In a state known for its wide-open spaces, Montana newsrooms are wrestling with a new kind of distance challenge. Most major publishing companies have...
Election puts campus sex column back in the news
Defenders of student press freedom were outraged when, in 2009, then-University of Montana assistant professor Kristen Juras tried to shut down a sex column...
State polls: Rural media face rising cost of political surveys
For years pundits have gone on about the death of polling, from a decline in response rates to candidates rejecting the accuracy of polls....
Video journalist Thomas Nybo navigates advocacy and objectivity in telling stories of refugee children
Few video journalists have shown the humanity of refugee children as poignantly as Thomas Nybo. A graduate of the University of Montana School of...
Mobile phones both curse and blessing for exiled teens
The glass wall of Julia Fath’s office looks out onto the area where students take a 25-minute break between classes. She can watch them...
Letter from the Editors
Since the advent of the digital age, the news media have struggled with adapting to new technologies and identifying new models of funding their...
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...
Missoula Sexual Assaults Spur Controversial Media Coverage
By Ashley Nerbovig
In a side room of the Missoula County Courthouse, Gwen Florio snacked on apples and scrolled through her news feed. A cops-and-courts...