Montana Media Lab

Check out this wonderful conversation about the Montana Media Lab's podcast, The Obit Project, from host Jule Banville and journalist Leah Sottile.

Black Pepper and The Art of Obituary Writing Jule Banville and Jad Abumrad bring us the delightful podcast, The Obit Project.

Teens did great journalism in our Pow Wow Reporting Workshop last month. Some of their work was even published in the Flathead Reservation's Charkoosta News. Check out their photos here, with captions below.

Photo 1 by Alexia Wilson: "Dancing to the heartbeat of the drums, a young girl brightens the arbor with her fiery regalia at the 57th Annual Kyiyo Powwow, held on April 17th at the University of Montana campus. Surrounded by her family, she proudly shows off her skills as she participates in the Tiny Tots Fancy Dance."

Photo 2 by Hunter Wippert

Photo 3 by Kinzee TakesHorse: "People gather together to watch the drum group Night Hawk Jrz playing their personal song."

And click here to read their work and listen to their audio story: https://www.montanamedialab.com/teens-document-57th-kyiyo-powwow/

Thanks to The Pulp for sharing Jule Gardner Banville's behind-the-scenes thoughts on the Montana Media Lab's podcast, The Obit Project.

The Obit Project podcast: Jule Banville and Jad Abumrad find life in the obituary – The Pulp A new podcast from a UM journalism professor and the founder of Radiolab uncovers the surprising stories hidden inside Montana obituaries.

The second-annual Montana Media Lab Pow Wow Reporting Workshop was a huge success!

Polson and Browning High School students joined us on the UM campus to cover the 57th Kyiyo Pow Wow. Students prepared to report by conducting on the street interviews and taking photos around campus. They toured the UM School of Journalism and learned about reporting on pow wows from local print, radio, broadcast, and photo journalists.

Workshop participants took all of their skills, pitched story angles, and headed to the pow wow to photograph and interview vendors, dancers, drummers, and more. Stay tuned to see the fabulous work they published!

We're thrilled that Columbia Journalism Review highlighted the Montana Media Lab's most recent production: The Obit Project. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.

Breathing new life into the obituary. A new podcast uses one of journalism’s oldest forms to explore universal truths.

Thank you to Bigfork High School's Norse Code student news organization for collaborating with the Media Lab! During a week-long audio reporting workshop, students covered how the fluctuating levels of Flathead Lake are affecting Bigfork locals, including business owners, local government leaders, and tribal water managers.

Listen to and read more about their story at the link in our bio!

Photos by Lillie Suffia and Mike Green.

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Here are some highlights from our workshop in Bigfork this spring!

Our high school journalism students have been especially engaged with our community this year! In March, students partnered with Montana Media Lab to produce an audio documentary about the impacts of changing lake levels on our village. You may have heard it air on Montana Public Radio in early May. If not, you can find the link to the finished piece here:

https://www.montanamedialab.com/bigfork-high-schoolers-cover-flathead-lakes-fluctuating-water-levels/

📷: Lillie Suffia, The Norse Code