Briefly

Western Montana News is a community-powered news and opinion social media site built for the citizens of Montana. Anyone from Montana may make a contribution to the site.

Contributing

To share content on Western Montana News, Montanans may sign up for an account and then navigate to the Compose page. Users who sign up for an account may share their voice by composing a Voice or submit a more thoughtful local story or op-ed by composing a Story.

Western Montana News aims to provide a platform where anyone from Montana can express themselves freely.

Stories

Anyone may submit a thoughtful local story or op-ed by composing a Story. Once a Story is submitted, the editorial team collaborates with the user to prepare their Story for primetime. We offer help editing a Story and creating a featured image for a user's Story.

Each Story is shared directly to our network of thousands of Montana subscribers across the website, email, push notifications, and multiple social media channels.

Users can also receive a Tip from a reader on a Story. Users keep all their tips less a fee from our payment processor. WMN does not take users tips.

Voices

Anyone may sound off and express themselves by composing a Voice. A Voice is immediately published to the site. Users may attach a photo or PDF document to a Voice.

Firehose

The Firehose is a news feed that combines national and world news from multiple sources with Voices shared by local Montana users.

Verification

Users with a red check are considered verified by Western Montana News. This means the user has published a story and has spoken with our publisher.

Comments

Users with accounts may post a comment or reply to other comments on a Story or Voice.

Abuse

Western Montana News aims to provide a platform for any Montanan to express themselves. Abuse of this service will not be tolerated.

Contact

If you have questions or comments about Western Montana News or would like to learn about joining our team, email us.