Montana Newspaper Association/Montana PBS to Sponsor U. S. House and Senate Debates The Montana Newspaper Association and Montana PBS have joined together to sponsor the first United States Senate and United States House of Representatives candidate debates of the political season. The debates will be held in the Library Auditorium at Montana Tech in Butte […]

Ekalaka Eagle ownership change Brice and Lois Lambert have sold the 105 ½ year old Ekalaka Eagle to Eric Lovec. Lovec, a 2006 graduate of Carter County High School was Co-salutatorian of his class. Lovec will be only the fourth owner of newspaper since it was founded in January 1909.

Montana Newspaper Association/Montana PBS to Sponsor U. S. House and Senate Debates The Montana Newspaper Association and Montana PBS have joined together to sponsor the first United States Senate and United States House of Representatives candidate debates of the political season. The debates will be held in the Library Auditorium at Montana Tech in Butte […]

  April 24, 2014   Contact: Perry Brown, UM provost and vice president for academic affairs, 406-531-1593, 406-243-4689, [email protected]; Stephen Kalm, search committee chair, dean of UM’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, 406-243-4970, [email protected].   Prominent NPR Correspondent to Lead UM School of Journalism               MISSOULA – During his lengthy career with National […]

    By JULIE BAUGHMAN Independent Record Jefferson High School trustees discuss definition of quorum BOULDER — The Jefferson High School Board hired a new principal and discussed confusion in the definition of a quorum in a nearly four-hour sp… Read more Jefferson High board admits open-meeting violation for conducting business via email Jefferson High […]

The 129th Montana Newspaper Association Annual Convention will be held June 13-14, 2014 at the Butte Plaza Inn. The convention package includes information regarding speakers, agenda, registration form. For more details, please follow this link: https://www.mtnewspapers.com/2014-mna-convention/

The Phillips County News was recently sold by Curtis and Bonnie Starr to the Glasgow Courier Group, Inc a Wyoming cooperation owned by Gary and Sue Stevenson and Robb Hicks.  The Stevenson and Hicks families also own the Glasgow Courier and Havre Daily News.   Curtis and Bonnie Starr purchased the Phillips County News in […]

What the DOJ’s New Guidelines Mean for Journalists Poynter February 25, 2014 By Ellyn Angelotti The U.S. Department of Justice’s new revised guidelines tightening government access to journalists’ records officially take effect this week. Yet the protections are not absolute, leaving some important exceptions in the hands of the Justice Department and Attorney General Eric […]

Chronicle parent company names new executive     Chronicle Staff | Posted: Monday, March 3, 2014 9:18 am         Seattle-based Pioneer News Group has hired Eric Johnston to be the company’s new chief operating officer. Johnston was previously the publisher of the McClatchy-owned Modesto (Calif.) Bee and oversaw the Merced Sun and four weekly newspapers in California’s […]

Publishers: We’re on Offense with Digital NetNewsCheck February 24, 2014 By Michael Depp Newspaper publishers no longer need their arms twisted to build up their digital platforms and sales operations. The talk now is shifting to what’s working and how fast new business lines can be spun up. That’s the message from the leaders behind […]