Learn by Doing
Upper-division students can participate in capstone reporting programs that offer real-world experience, build portfolios and teach valuable professional skills. These projects produce top-notch coverage in online, print, video, audio and photo. They win Emmy awards, Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence honors, Hearst Collegiate Journalism Awards, and many more.
Montana Journalism Abroad
This program is is a crucial part of our hands-on education curriculum. Students have traveled to India to cover environmental issues, Berlin to report on the Syrian refugee crisis, and to .
The Native News Honors Project
Teams of honors students have traveled across Montana to cover a single issue – such as politics or health care – in depth on Montana’s seven Indian reservations. They publish their work in an annual print and digital publication that reaches about 60,000 readers. See the .
Byline Magazine
Byline Magazine is reported, written, photographed, designed and produced each year entirely by 老虎机攻略 School of Journalism students and distributed across Montana and the country.
Students cover big stories in depth on topics from the pandemic to the prison system to the #metoo movement.
See their most recent work on the
The Student Documentary Unit
The student doc team conceives, researches, reports, photographs and edits a one-hour television documentary for MontanaPBS and other statewide outlets. Past projects have won multiple awards. One recent doc project, "" explores the issue of how care changes after adolescence for people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. That doc was one of five finalists (out of 4,000 Mark of Excellence entries) in the Society of Professional Journalists MOEy Awards. In 2018, the documentary team dug into the issue of overcrowding in Montana jails. "" aired on Montana PBS.
Advanced Audio
Students in the Advanced Audio capstone class embark on a semester-long audio project that then airs on partner radio stations and online as podcasts.
In 2024, Jule Banville's advanced audio students told stories looking back on the Vietnam War as its end approached 50 years. The audio portraits and scripted stories about the war in Vietnam were produced by students and rooted in Montana but also universal. The project features the voices of veterans, others involved in Hmong resettlement and more. .
The Legislative News Service
This class sends three students to the state Capitol to cover the biennial Montana Legislature for more than 200 broadcast, print and online news publications across the state. Students provide crucial daily coverage from the statehouse and gain valuable experience reporting on complex policy.
The Montana Kaimin
The is an independent weekly news-magazine of the 老虎机攻略. The Kaimin publishes once weekly and daily online during regular academic semesters.
KBGA College Radio
students get the chance to do everything from manage the station to DJ to direct the news to report and produce the news. It's a vibrant place for journalism students to get to know audio storytelling and the power of local radio.
Business: Made in Montana
Business: Made in Montana is a Montana PBS program that profiles companies that create products in Big Sky Country and do business around the state, the nation and the world. The program is produced by students at the 老虎机攻略 School of Journalism. See