MNA is recruiting a lobbyist

  The Montana Newspaper Association, celebrating its 129th year of representing the Montana newspaper industry, is recruiting a professional lobbyist. The MNA is looking for a well-connected, experienced lobbyist to advance its mission to promote a free press, defend and protect the First Amendment, and defend and expand public access to government records. We are […]

Joe Eaton Joins the U of M J-School

Joe Eaton, the journalism school’s newest professor, is known around Don Anderson Hall as an investigative journalist. But he didn’t always dream of being one. After graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in English literature, Joe moved to South Korea to teach English. He says he came across journalism by accident once […]

Whitefish Pilot names new publisher

Dan Drewry has joined the Whitefish Pilot as publisher. Dan comes to the Pilot from the Shoshone News-Press in Osburn, Idaho where he served as Publisher for 21 years, for the past 10 years he also served as publisher of the Lake County Leader in Polson, the Clark Fork Valley Press in Plains and the […]

Scott Mansch Receives Award

Scott Mansch Receives Award   Scott Mansch, Sports Editor, Great Falls Tribune recently received the 2013 PRCA Media Award for Excellence in Journalism – Print. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association honors media members each year prior to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas

More Share Their Front Pages

More Share Their Front Pages Poynter December 25, 2013 By Jeremy Barr Some newspapers may be dying. But their front pages aren’t. Newspaper covers are increasingly being shared digitally — helped along by the ease of posting on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms. But why? More than anything, these A1s are seen as […]

5th Annual Second Street Awards Honors the Billings Gaztte

5TH ANNUAL SECOND STREET AWARDS HONORS MEDIA COMPANIES FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE IN ONLINE PROMOTIONS   Awards Webinar Recognizes Top Performing Media Companies in 27 Online Promotions Categories   ST. LOUIS (December 17, 2013) – At the 5th annual Second Street Online Promotions Awards, media companies from across North America were honored in 27 categories for […]

Montana Newspaper Foundation Announces the Winners of the 2014 Internship Grant Program

The Montana Newspaper Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Internship Grant Program.   Matt Baldwin, Managing Editor, Whitefish Pilot Darrell Ehrlick, Editor, Billings Gazette Communications Laura Nelson, Editor, Big Timber Pioneer Max W. Smith, Advertising Director, Great Falls Tribune   Each will be awarded a $1,500 grant in 2014 to be […]