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...
Griz beat Cats in Montana headline analysis
A year’s worth of headlines allows a glimpse into the common universe of newspapers from across Montana. We analyzed 2,083 titles that ran in...
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...
Tokyo Olympics: How to fix sexism in sports coverage
Anticipation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is already mounting, and with it viewers’ expectations of media coverage. Rio reportage left something to be...
Inside the ‘Lugenpresse:’ German media confront charges of lying by omission
On the third floor of a grand office building in central Berlin, Thomas Fuhrmann’s television news team discussed the fallout of an unusual case...
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...
Audience engagement for journalists: How to slay social media
Social media is a must-do for journalists — it’s where news breaks and conversation happens. But just because you post on Facebook as a...
Private school kids in Montana reinvent television news
When you leave it up to kids to decide what to study, they might just choose to start their own television news show. On...
7 days on a right-wing news diet: When a blue reads red
Story by Peregrine Frissell, art by Rene Sanchez
I grew up reading George Will in the Missoulian, one of 450 newspapers nationwide that syndicated his...
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...
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...
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...