Gwen Florio, City Editor

Keeping a sharp tongue in the face of opposition

By Amanda Price

A large row of windows looking out on the Clark Fork River frames a bright newsroom. Atop one desk, the head of a mannequin donning a…

Dennis Bragg, Radio and TV Broadcaster

Competitive with compassion

By Lauren Heiser

When some people think of the news media they imagine smirking faces of politicians who are masquerading as journalists.

Caleb Soptelean, Rural Crime Reporter

Covering cops and courts in paradise

By Zac Allen

When a teenager backed up in a driveway in Pablo, Montana, ran over a toddler on a bicycle and then fled the scene, the case greatly…

Keila Szpaller, Higher Education Reporter

When it’s easy to just ‘fill the paper,’ local journalist digs deeper

By Shaylee Ragar

Nicky Ouellet, Local Radio Reporter

Bringing balance to the Flathead Valley

By Galen Koon

Nicky Ouellet held up the microphone, trying not to make a sound as she interviewed Georgia Smies, a water quality specialist working…

Alex Sakariassen, Altweekly Staff Reporter

Missoula’s lost boy will stay a while longer

By Cathryn Haberman-Fake

In the basement office of the Missoula Independent, reporters Alex Sakariassen, Derek Brouwer and Kate…

Tyler Christensen, Opinion Page Editor

How to run a judgment-free zone

By Alina Sturgess

If you’re a citizen of Missoula who can meet a 200-word requirement, odds are your opinion will be noted.

Chelsea Davis, Communications Specialist

A former newspaper reporter now writes for a university

By Caitlyn Patel

From working at her college paper to being a K-12 reporter at the Missoulian, Chelsea Davis spent…

Laura Scheer, Assistant News Editor

Editing the news in a Missoula basement

By Savannah Sletten

Laura Scheer’s goal is to be an environmental reporter, but on a recent Wednesday afternoon she sat at her desk in the Missoulian…

Rob Chaney, Environmental Reporter

He just wants people to know what he knows

By Ashley Hawthorne

Rob Chaney stepped onto the tarmac at Neptune Aviation in a blue fleece vest and a pinstriped button-up, looking around with…