Congress shall make no law …

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

This Independence Day, the Missoulian [...]

July 4th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Freedom of the press, Journalism industry, Missoulian newsroom | Leave a comment
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Staying focused on Gulf oil disaster

A Brown Pelican sits in heavy oil on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

As the Gulf oil disaster continues, the danger of course is that the media, the nation’s [...]

July 4th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Associated Press, Enterprise reporting, Good journalism, Journalism industry, Missoulian newsroom, blogs | Leave a comment