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In a journalism class at the University of Montana, students report from the state’s Indian Country, and their words and images are published.

To report this story meant ‘immersing ourselves in a system of government and a way of life that, shamefully, we knew little about.’

Relying on decades of experience, a journalist provides valuable reporting tips.

‘… consciously or unconsciously, stories have been shaped to fit well known themes of bad, good or degraded, ancient and exotic Indians.’

As a young reporter at The Rapid City Journal, Tim Giago was seldom allowed to cover stories on the nearby Pine Ridge Indian Reservation where he was raised. As one…

A big challenge was balancing ‘my strong sense of ethical practice with a desire to avoid preaching an “American way”….’

An American journalist observes the opening months of a newspaper’s birth.

At Gannett, different strategies aim at the same goal of attracting younger readers.

Young people will read newspapers and creative minds are figuring out how to reach them.

‘Put the journalism first, put the readers first, put the reporters first. And start to move.’