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  The 131st Annual Convention of the Montana Newspaper Association was held June 9-11 in Whitefish, Montana. At the Montana Newspaper Association annual meeting, Darla Downs, The Herald-News was elected 1st Vice President; Kyle Rickhoff, Billings Gazette, was elected 2nd Vice President and Scott Squillace, Livingston Enterprise, was elected 3rd Vice President. Erin Leonard, The […]

Despite ‘Doom and Gloom,’ Community Newspapers are Growing Stronger By: Sharon Knolle Illustration by Tony O. Champagne Small, community newspapers across the country are not just surviving, but—in many cases—actually thriving. Many of them have managed to dodge the layoffs and downsizing that larger papers have had to face. Chip Hutcheson, president of the National Newspaper […]

Seattle Times editor Kathy Best named next Missoulian newsroom leader May 26, 2016 Missoulian Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kathy Best has been named editor of the Missoulian and the Ravalli Republic, Publisher Mark Heintzelman announced Wednesday. Best is currently the editor and vice president for news at the Seattle Times. In that role, she has helped […]

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 […]