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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 | 19 | MNA and MNAS board of directors meetings via Zoom | |
| 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 | 4 | Easter Sunday | |
| April | 16 | MNA and MNAS board of directors meetings in Great Falls and via zoom | |
| May | 31 | Federal holiday: Memorial Day | |
| June | 14 | Flag Day | |
| June | 17, 18, 19 | 2021 Convention – Big Sky, Montana | |
| July | 4, 5 | Federal holiday: Independence Day, Independence Day (Observed) | |
| September | 6 | Federal holiday: Labor Day | |
| October | 1 | Deadline to file USPS Statement of Ownership Form 3526 | |
| October | 11 | Federal holiday: Columbus Day | |
| November | 1 | MNA member rate and data survey deadline | |
| November | 2 | Election Day | |
| November | 9 | Montana Newspaper Foundation 2021 Internship Grant opens for applications | |
| November | 11 | Federal holiday: Veteran’s Day | |
| November | 25 | Federal holiday: Thanksgiving Day | |
| November | 25, 26 | 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 | 24 , 25 | Federal holiday: Christmas Eve and Day |