Tony W. Hunter Elected Chairman of NAA Arlington, Va. – The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) has elected Tony Hunter, president of national revenue and strategic initiatives at Tribune Publishing Company, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of NAA. Hunter, who previously served as Board Secretary, succeeds Donna Barrett in this position. Barrett, the […]

  Matt Bunk resigned as editor of the Missoulian and Ravalli Republic newspapers Monday, according to publisher Mark Heintzelman. Bunk joined the Missoulian in August 2015 after serving as publisher and editor of the Western News in Libby. He is also president of the Montana Newspaper Association. Bunk also founded a media company in Bismarck, […]

An evangelist for newspapers By Rem Rieder, USA Today WASHINGTON — In her hilarious, not to say transcendent faux Super Bowl commercial for Newcastle Brown Ale, Anna Kendrick muses that she’s not sure that she’s really “beer commercial hot.” But, she concludes, “I love a challenge.” Clearly David Chavern loves a challenge as well. Chavern is […]

  The Montana Historical Society is pleased to offer a new online resource for Montana history. More than 352,000 pages from 44 Montana newspapers dated 1885-2014 are now available on MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, a freely accessible, full-text searchable database and web site available at this URL montananewspapers.org. The new site, designed specifically for digitized newspapers, offers more […]

Big Timber Pioneer NIE project recognized by Senator Daines  Senator Steve Daines recently recognized the eighth grade class at Big Timber Grade School for taking over the writing for the Big Timber Pioneer Newspaper. The Big Timber Pioneer participated in Newspapers in Education Week and the lucky new young writers were the eighth graders of the […]

Montana scores a major Sunshine Week victory Independent Record March 17, 2016 Despite Montana’s shortcomings when it comes to open government, the state scored a major victory during Sunshine Week. In a report released Wednesday, which came amid a nationwide initiative promoting open government and freedom of information, the National Institute on Money in State […]

Lee Newspapers Endowment Fund helps support Montana FOI Hotline The Montana Freedom of Information Hotline recently received a $5,500 grant for operating support or unrestricted support from Lee Newspapers Endowment Fund of the Montana Community Foundation. Since its founding in 1988, the Montana FOI Hotline has relied on donations from Montana news media, individuals and […]

Veteran Montana Capitol reporter launches new investigative news service Hard-hitting content freely available to news outlets throughout the state HELENA – Veteran Montana statehouse reporter John S. Adams is pleased to announce the launch of a statewide news service offering high-quality content and analysis to media outlets throughout Montana. The Montana Free Press seeks to […]

MCPS: Topless photos, lewd language in Willard High newspaper violated policy February 2, 2016 – Missoulian   Bottom of Form A Missoula County Public Schools district investigation has determined a recent edition of a student newspaper violated board policy by including photographs of “partially nude women perceived to be students” and “lewd and vulgar language.” […]

MCPS recalls Willard student newspaper over topless photos, conducts investigation  January 29, 2016 – Missoulian The Missoula County Public Schools district is investigating whether the most recent edition of the Willard Wire, a publication produced by Willard Alternative High School students, violated district policy by including photos of topless men and women. The district is […]