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| Month | Dates | Activity | |
| January | 1 | Federal holiday: New Year’s Day | |
| January | 2 | 2020 Better Newspaper Contest open for entries | |
| January | 17 | MNA and MNAS board of directors meetings in Helena | |
| January | 20 | Federal holiday: Martin Luther King Day | |
| February | 3 | Nominations open for the 2020 Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame, Master Editor/Publisher Award and Dick Crockford Distinguished Service Awards | |
| February | 12 | 2020 Better Newspaper Contest is closed for entries at 10:00 pm | |
| February | 17 | Federal holiday: President’s Day | |
| March | 15 | 2020 Sunshine Week – Open Government is Good Government – Details at: http://sunshineweek.org/ | |
| March | 27 | University of Montana School of Journalism Job Fair | |
| March | 27 | Nomination deadline, 2020 Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame, Master Editor/Publisher Award and Distinguished Service Awards | |
| April | 12 | Easter Sunday | |
| April | 15 | Montana Corporation Annual Report filing deadline with the Montana Secretary of State | |
| April | 17 | U of M School of Journalism Dean Stone Awards Banquet | |
| April | 24 | MNA and MNAS board of directors meetings in Missoula | |
| April | 30 | Early bird deadline for MNA annual convention registration | |
| May | 25 | Federal holiday: Memorial Day | |
| June | 2 | Federal election primary | |
| July | 1 | Annual deadline to file a County and Municipal Sworn Statement of Circulation | |
| July | 4 | Federal holiday: Independence Day | |
| September | 4 | National Newspaper Carrier Day | |
| September | 7 | Federal holiday: Labor Day | |
| October | 1 | Deadline to file USPS Statement of Ownership Form 3526 | |
| October | 12 | Federal holiday: Columbus Day | |
| October | 16, 17 | 135th MNA Annual Convention – Kalispell | |
| October | 15, 16, 17 | MNA office will be closed for the annual convention | |
| October | 16 | Montana Newspaper Foundation fundraising event – Conrad Mansion | |
| October | 16 | MNA, MNAS and MNF Annual Meetings – Kalispell | |
| October | 17 | 2020 MNA Better Newspaper Contest Award Banquet – Kalispell | |
| November | 1 | MNA member rate and data survey deadline | |
| November | 3 | Election Day | |
| November | 9 | Montana Newspaper Foundation 2021 Internship Grant opens for applications | |
| November | 11 | Federal holiday: Veteran’s Day | |
| November | 26 | Federal holiday: Thanksgiving Day | |
| November | 26, 27 | MNA office will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday | |
| December | 1 | Montana Newspaper Foundation 2021 Internship Grant application deadline | |
| December | 17 | Montana Newspaper Foundation 2021 Internship Grant winners announced | |
| December | 25 | Federal holiday: Christmas Day |