During the Montana Newspaper Association’s June 13 convention and awards ceremony, the organization announced that it is more than doubling the amount of annual scholarship funding it provides to University of Montana School of Journalism students.“This is just our way of nurturing the future journalists of Montana,” says MNA Executive Director Jim Rickman. Providing scholarships […]

  Great Falls Tribune – June 28, 2015   The Great Falls Tribune building is looking more festive and our crew is in a celebratory mood as a new Gannett launches today. I realize for most of our readers that raises reader question No. 1: What happened to the old Gannett? CNBC watchers may catch […]

The winner of the MT Fall Football Brawl Cat Griz Extravaganza raffle is Kay DeBruycker of Dutton, MT! Kay, along with three of her guests will have four tickets to the Cat Griz game in Bozeman this fall and will enjoy a catered tailgate party hosted by MNA and members Tom and Bina Eggensperger of […]

 June 18, 2015  Independent Record Alison Noon, Associated Press Directors at six state agencies say they’ll be ready to record their meetings when new transparency laws requiring them to do so take effect this year. Five agency boards must make video or audio recordings of their meetings available online or on television within one working […]

The 130th Annual Convention of the Montana Newspaper Association was held June 11-13 in Big Sky, Montana. At the Montana Newspaper Association (MNA) annual meeting, Matt Bunk, The Western News, was elected President; Jacques Rutten, Lewistown News-Argus was elected 1st Vice President; Darla Downs, The Herald-News was elected 2nd Vice President and Kyle Rickhoff, Billings […]

Lee Enterprises sues former publisher over marketing info MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The parent company of the Missoulian has sued a former publisher and four former advertising department employees, alleging they conspired to steal confidential client information from the newspaper and its in-house advertising agency to form a competing marketing agency. Lee Enterprises Inc. filed […]

  New RJI Fellow to develop suite of apps to help streamline workflow of community journalists By Jennifer Nelson on May 19, 2015 Barrett Golding A 2015-2016 RJI Fellow wants to streamline the workflow in small- to mid-sized newsrooms by creating apps to assist journalists in their day-to-day tasks. These tasks could range from fact-checking […]

Notice of Annual Meetings   We welcome you to join the following annual meetings.   Montana Newspaper Advertising Service June 13, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. Big Horn Room, Buck’s T-4, Big Sky, MT   Montana Newspaper Association June 13, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. Big Horn Room, Buck’s T-4, Big Sky, MT   Montana Newspaper Foundation […]

  CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Supreme Court sided Thursday with The Sheridan Press in the newspaper’s effort to report on planning for a multipurpose center, ruling theSheridan school board must release the minutes of closed-door meetings in which it discussed the facility. The minutes have to be released to the public because they are […]

The MNA office will be closed on Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day.