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...
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...
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...
Charging for Obituaries on the Rise in Montana Papers
As if paying for a funeral wasn’t expensive enough, small-town obituaries now have a price tag to boot.
The trend of small papers charging for...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Concealed Weapons, Secret Identities
By Jackson Bolstad
Montanans who have obtained a concealed weapons permit can do more than hide a handgun in their jackets — they can keep...