University of Montana Student Newspaper Switches to Weekly Format
The media landscape is changing rapidly, and student-run media like the Montana Kaimin is no different. In April 2015, the Kaimin shifted from publishing...
Rural voices point out gaps in Montana media coverage
No story is one-dimensional, nor are they all reported on, and in a state like Montana, urban centers often generate big headlines while rural...
Local Reporter Scores Rare Interview with Dolezal Matriarch
Brennen Rupp was terrified when he stepped into the small Christian school in Libby, Montana. He was looking for Ruthanne Dolezal, mother of Rachel...
College recruiting: Local papers play no role in rivalry between UM and MSU
Montana State University and the University of Montana are both wooing high school students to boost enrollment, but local newspapers have little or no...
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...
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...
Sports reporting: Entrepreneur from Montana pursues global career
Austin Green knew about Kristaps Porzingis before he was cool.
Green, who graduated from the University of Montana’s School of Journalism in 2014, interviewed Porzingis,...
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...
Montana State Archives Digitized for Easier Access
With Montana joining the growing number of states with digital library archives, researchers from all over the world can now access state documents without...
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...
One Frame Every Day
By Hunter D'Antuono
When they were kids, Shasta and Shawna, now 23, had that secret, made-up twin language we all secretly wished we had with...