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Challenges Native and Non-Native Journalists Confront

Those who tell Indian people’s stories are ‘expected to be truthful, responsible, accurate and excellent communicators.’
September 15, 2005

Native News Honors Project

In a journalism class at the University of Montana, students report from the state’s Indian Country, and their words and images are published.
September 15, 2005

Sharing All That Reporters Knew With Readers

In the spring, following a two-year investigation, The Spokesman-Review reported that Spokane Mayor Jim West: Allegedly molested two or more young boys while serving as a deputy sheriff and Boy…
September 15, 2005

Looking Behind the Scenes of Political Coverage

A study compares national presidential press coverage with local reporting on congressional races and emerges with some unexpected findings.
September 15, 2005

Covering Indian Country: How an Outsider Gets In

Relying on decades of experience, a journalist provides valuable reporting tips.
September 15, 2005

A Student’s Most Memorable Story

In tackling a tough topic—racial relations in a Montana community—a young reporter learned how much good journalism matters.
September 15, 2005

Attitudes and Mindsets Hinder Journalists in Their Coverage

‘… consciously or unconsciously, stories have been shaped to fit well known themes of bad, good or degraded, ancient and exotic Indians.’
September 15, 2005

Fall 2005: Introduction

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…
September 15, 2005

‘The Seduction of Secrecy: Toward Better Access to Government Information on the Record’

In a symposium held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on March 17th, Washington, D.C.-based journalists and media observers came together to discuss the use by journalists of…
June 15, 2005

Summer 2005: Training Journalists in Foreign Countries Introduction

“Courses that are designed to inspire journalists or encourage creative approaches to the craft are more likely to be exercises in frustration if, at the end of the training, they…
June 15, 2005