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Let the light shine on our government Independent Record, March 12, 2017 Today is a day to celebrate sunshine, and we’re not talking about daylight saving time. March 12-18 is recognized as Sunshine Week, a national initiative intended to celebrate open government and freedom of information and bring attention to anything that threatens that. With […]

By the Missoulian MISSOULA – Mike Gulledge was named publisher of The Missoulian and Ravalli Republic Wednesday as a part of a regional management restructuring. Gulledge also serves as the publisher of The Billings Gazette and is an operating vice president for the Missoulian’s parent company, Lee Enterprises. The move is part of a trend in […]

Journalism dean talks about lies, fake news By Kristen Inbody, Great Falls Tribune Is a statement that’s not true a lie? Well, maybe not. When Larry Abramson, now University of Montana School of Journalism dean, covered President Ronald Reagan, “We called it a misstatement of fact, but we didn’t call it lying.” “The Washington Post […]

Susan Carey to Deliver Cole Lecture at UM Posted on February 1, 2017 by montanajournalism Susan Carey, veteran aviation reporter at The Wall Street Journal, will deliver the annual Jeff Cole Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at the University of Montana. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held inside the […]

Bozeman Daily Chronicle editorial, February 3, 2017 In a bit of parliamentary shenanigans our lawmakers are so good at, a state House of Representatives committee has cavalierly amended a bill to do exactly the opposite of what it was intended to do. House Bill 236 was introduced to clarify that law enforcement booking photographs are […]

MISSOULIAN EDITORIAL: Mugshots are public information Missoulian, January 29, 2017 Last week the Montana House Judiciary Committee pulled the rug out from under police chiefs and news organizations who jointly supported a simple measure to clarify that booking photos are public information and should be treated as such. Unbelievably, the committee chair submitted a request […]

Hunter Pauli [email protected]  A media blackout of three federal agencies — including the Environmental Protection Agency — developing since the inaugural weekend has journalists and government watchdogs scrambling to understand the legal ramifications, and exploring practical ways of working around it. The Trump administration’s directive also includes the Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture. […]

MAN CONVICTED IN SHOOTING INCIDENT January 22, 2017 at 6:45 pm | Daily Inter Lake A man was convicted on Jan. 12 of felony criminal endangerment for allegations that he shot at a newspaper delivery driver at the end of May. Michael John Ince, 33, entered an Alford plea as part of a plea agreement […]

Three University of Montana School of Journalism students are in Helena covering the 2017 Legislature for scores of broadcasters and editors across the state. The session began Jan. 2.  Michael Siebert is providing weekly coverage to print and online publications. Siebert, a junior in the Journalism School and originally from Billings, was managing print editor […]

Montana Journalism Job & Internship Fair You are invited to the 5th Annual Montana Journalism Job & Internship Fair. The event will be held in Don Anderson Hall on the University of Montana campus on Friday, March 10. The fair provides an excellent opportunity to interview our talented students for internships and jobs. When you […]