On being late on the Yellowstone quake story
This tweet met me when I opened up the Twitter this morning: Today's sign of the newspaper apocalypse: YNP's 4.8 earthquake occurred 24 hrs ago,… Read More »On being late on the Yellowstone quake story
Journalism Stuff
A missed reporting opportunity
It must be sweeps week or close to it because the news stations in town are kicking it into high gear with special assignments and… Read More »A missed reporting opportunity
The ethics of a TV reporter’s “undercover” bus ride
It all started, as so many things do these days, with a tweet. This morning I went undercover on a school bus in Gallatin County.… Read More »The ethics of a TV reporter’s “undercover” bus ride
More on so-called ‘common law’ grand juries
Frankly, I’m disappointed in myself this morning. At our newsroom meeting today, two of our reporters made some solid points about a story we ran… Read More »More on so-called ‘common law’ grand juries
Trust in newspapers hits all-time low
Short post tonight. A recent Gallup poll shows that, once again, [fewer people than ever measured before have a high level of trust in newspapers](http://rdd.me/ftf9n7ij).… Read More »Trust in newspapers hits all-time low
The quotable Brian Schweitzer
The website Roll Call published an entertaining interview with former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer today that’s making the rounds online. Judging by my past experience… Read More »The quotable Brian Schweitzer
More NBC Montana ethics issues
I’m talking local journalism ethics again today, and once again the discussion is prompted by an NBC Montana reporter. And, once again, that reporter is… Read More »More NBC Montana ethics issues
NBC Montana reporter inserted into chain of evidence
**Update:** Since originally publishing this post, another link has surfaced to [the full report](http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/Missing-Anaconda-woman-s-ID-found-in-Clark-Fork-River/-/14594602/19161704/-/106l8tvz/-/index.html), written by Maschmedt herself. Apparently the Will Wadley story was only… Read More »NBC Montana reporter inserted into chain of evidence
News station sends press release saying it’s doing news
We got a press release today from the local NBC affiliate, KTVM, promoting an upcoming special report it will air next week on guns in… Read More »News station sends press release saying it’s doing news
Do newspaper endorsements matter?
On Sunday and again in today’s paper, the Chronicle published on its opinions page the paper’s political endorsements for this election year. The [first set… Read More »Do newspaper endorsements matter?