Crisp suspends Outpost, joining Last Best News

Crisp suspends Outpost, joining Last Best News By: David Crisp | This is the cover of the latest copy—and the last under David Crisp—of the 18-year-old Billings Outpost. This is issue number 952 of The Billings Outpost. It also may be the last. At this writing, a chance remains that the paper will be resurrected […]

Montana booking photos

Montana booking photos By CHARLES S. JOHNSON For the Montana Freedom of Information Hotline Related documents: MT AG Opinion Booking Photos December 2015 Order Releasing Booking Photos October 2015 HELENA–Mug shots of criminal defendants are now public records in Montana that must be released to the news media. In October, state District Court Judge Jon […]

Congressional action is needed NOW to preserve small-town mail service, community newspaper organization says

For Immediate Release—Jan. 21, 2016 Contact: Tonda F. Rush [email protected]     Congressional action is needed NOW to preserve small-town mail service, community newspaper organization says If Congress does not act quickly to reform the U.S. Postal Service, small-town America can expect a further slow-down of the mail, said Chip Hutcheson, publisher of The Times-Leader in […]

Will More Newspapers Go Nonprofit?

Will More Newspapers Go Nonprofit? It depends what happens to The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News. ROBINSON MEYER JAN 14, 2016 TECHNOLOGY On Tuesday, three of Philadelphia’s most important journalistic resources—its legendary daily newspaper, the Inquirer; its accomplished tabloid, the Daily News; and its main news website, Philly.com—took the first step toward becoming nonprofits. […]

2016 MNA Master Editor/Publisher and Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame nomination forms

2016 MNA Master Editor/Publisher and Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame nomination forms Now is your chance to spotlight your fellow newspaper professionals for their accomplishment in Montana journalism by nominating them for the 2016 Montana Master Editor/Publisher Award or nominating them for induction into the Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame. • The deadline to submit […]

Bigfork Eagle moves to digital delivery next week

Bigfork Eagle – December 30, 2015 This is the last stand-alone print edition of The Bigfork Eagle, a newspaper which has proudly served Bigfork and the surrounding community since 1976, but we are not going away. Starting soon, the Eagle will focus more online, with a goal toward becoming even more relevant. Because we will […]

Postal Service to newspapers: stop taking pot advertisements

“The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) makes it a felony for any person to place in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publications, any written advertisement knowing that it has the purpose of seeking or offering illegally to receive, buy or distribute a Schedule I controlled substance which includes marijuana.  The CSA Provides criminal penalties for […]