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A shopping cart filled with trash surrounded by more trash near the Clark Fork River waterfront

Journalism Is Not A Popularity Contest

Facing criticism and opposition, Travis Mateer highlights the importance of independent journalism in uncovering the truth about homelessness in Missoula.

Mayor Davis’ Culture of Controlled Curiosity, Brought to You by Lee Enterprises

Examining the Media Narratives and Local Implications of Missoula Mayor Andrea Davis’ Participation in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

Mobile Lego Meth Lab

Lawfare: A Very Effective Tool Of Attack

Travis Mateer on Lawfare, Legal Battles, and Creative Resistance

Many people in vehicles lined up on Hawthorne Street behind The Poverello Center have been camping at the intersection of Pine for over a year.

From Local Ordinance to Supreme Court: Unpacking Missoula’s Urban Camping Debate

In his latest piece, Travis Mateer explores the complexities of Missoula’s Urban Crisis Camping Ordinance and its implications in light of the Supreme Court decision on Grants Pass v. Johnson.

Person leans from the back seat of a car at Hawthorne and Pine behind the Poverello Center to adjust cooking foil on portable camping burner.

Missoula Legalizes Public Camping as Supreme Court Permits Bans

City Council’s decision contrasts with the recent Supreme Court ruling, highlighting the ongoing conflict over public safety.

Montana Media’s #HatchetGirls

Mainstream Montana journalists are growing harder and harder to distinguish from the rapid response communications teams of the Montana Democratic Party and the Democratic Party nationally. Self-described “journalists” Ashley Nerbovig and Skylar Rispens are the official #HatchetGirls of the Montana establishment media. Why is it that these alleged reporters cannot seem to quote conservatives without…

Missoulian Reporter Hansen Solicits Only Positive Feedback for Puff Piece on Child Vaccines

Missoulian reporter Jordan Hansen filed a report Tuesday stating that “all” parents, doctors, and health officials were “excited” to get 5-11-year-olds vaccinated after soliciting feedback only from parents who planned to vaccinate their children. On November 3rd, Hansen took to Twitter requesting interviews with parents who were, “looking to get their kids vaxxed [sic] with…

Lee Enterprises’ Seaborn Larson Ties Montana Republicans to U.S. Capitol Violence

In an article for the Independent Record titled, “Claims that led to D.C. insurrection echoed in MT”, Seaborn Larson, State news bureau reporter for Lee Enterprises (recently promoted from the Missoulian), attempted to tie several Montana politicians and their associates with the violence perpetrated at the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday. The FBI has not completed…