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...
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...
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...
Women editors sweep top positions at 4 metro papers in the American West
Over 20 years ago, Kathy Best, a young reporter in Washington, D.C., walked into a bar and saw something that surprised her — a...
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...
Digital evolution: When new media tools come of age
Since the advent of the internet, there have been several digital trends that have benefitted the journalism industry. Many advancements that once seemed like...
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...
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...
About Face: The Other Side of the Story
Story by Alexander Deedy, photos by Elliott Natz
There were teepees as far as Kathy Weber could see in every direction. Riding next to John...