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...
National Story on Pending Earthquake Shakes Press in Pacific Northwest
Catastrophic death tolls, billions of dollars in damage and impact to nearly 140,000 square miles was the picture painted by an article in The...
Science communication: New platform lets scholars write their own stories
When armed protesters took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, two professors quickly presented their views on the federal control of Western...
Newsletters: A freelancer’s success story
Ann Friedman learned the hard way that she’d gotten too popular.
When her weekly email newsletter wouldn’t send one Friday, tech support broke the news...
Coal mining: How reporters deal with personal bias
The first time my professional life as a journalist crossed with my personal life in a major way was in 2002, when workers at...
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...
Brian Calvert of High Country News reads more language books than blogs
What is your favorite blog?
I don't read a lot of blogs, but one of my favorites is Last Word on Nothing, which is...
Former Idaho Reporter Drops YouTube Beats on Vacation
Former political reporter for the Idaho Statesman Dan Popkey covered 26 legislative sessions in his tenure before accepting a job as press secretary for...
North Dakota Leads Western States in Student Free Speech Laws
In April 2013, an anti-abortion poster was removed from the hallway of Griggs County Central High School in Cooperstown, North Dakota, after a parent...
Contributors create and collaborate on long-standing science blog
Blogs have a short internet life, but in the realm of science journalism, this one has defied the odds. Called The Last Word on...
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...
Shifting Perspectives
Story by Gwen Florio, photo by Sarah Chaput de Saintonge, illustration by Kristin Kirkland
Missoulian crime reporter Kate Haake is thankfully free on weekends from...