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134th Annual MNA Convention
June 10, 2019
PRESS RELEASE The 134th Annual Convention of the Montana Newspaper Association was held June 7 & 8 in Big Sky, Montana. Association members chose Kellyn Brown of the Flathead Beacon as the 2019-2020 President. Erin Leonard of the Madisonian was elected 1st Vice President. Chad Knudsen, from the Glendive Ranger Review was elected 2nd Vice President, and →
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Billings Gazette, KTVQ file to intervene in case
April 26, 2018
By Billings Gazette The Billings Gazette and KTVQ Communications have filed to intervene in a legal action by three police officers seeking to keep their names out of the news after being disciplined for sexual trysts. The media organizations filed a motion Wednesday to be heard in the case currently under consideration by District Court →
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It’s been a great ride!
March 26, 2018
March 25, 2018 By Jim Strauss, Great Falls Tribune President and Publisher I almost missed out on my chance to be editor of the Tribune back in ’94. I had accepted the position when I learned the company’s health insurance wouldn’t cover preexisting conditions, including my wife’s pregnancy with our second set of twins. After →
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Pressly resigns as Bozeman Daily Chronicle publisher for position at MSU
November 28, 2017
By Bozeman Daily Chronicle Stephanie Pressly, president and publisher of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and the Belgrade News, announced her resignation Monday to accept a position at Montana State University. “I have been privileged to work with the talented staff at the Chronicle and News for the past 10 years,” said Pressly. “They are a →
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Member Training Opportunity: Google News Lab, September 23
July 12, 2017
Member Training Opportunity Google News Lab September 23 Heritage Inn, Great Falls Click on the following link for details, Google News Lab Training Opportunity
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The MNA office will be closed on July 3 & 4 in observance of Independence Day
June 23, 2017
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For sports, Montana’s very long streets all lead to 406mtsports.com
August 29, 2016
For sports, Montana’s very long streets all lead to 406mtsports.com By Jeff Welsch, Billings Gazette Montana, it has been said, is “just a small town with very long streets.” It is a vast intimate community unto itself where residents puff out their collective chests when a Brock Osweiler or a Tejay Van Garderen or a →
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An evangelist for newspapers
April 11, 2016
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 →
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2016 MNA Master Editor/Publisher and Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame nomination forms
January 11, 2016
2016 MNA Master Editor/Publisher and Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame nomination forms Now is your chance to spotlight your fellow newspaper professionals for their accomplishment in Montana journalism by nominating them for the 2016 Montana Master Editor/Publisher Award or nominating them for induction into the Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame. • The deadline to submit →
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The news: How people are getting information is shifting to handheld devices
September 11, 2015
September 11, 2015 Helena Independent Record By AL KNAUBER A survey of adult Montanans this spring found jobs and the economy were their top concerns but how they were keeping informed on this and other news surprised researchers. The Greater Montana Foundation, founded in 1958 by broadcaster, entrepreneur and philanthropist Ed Craney, funded the →