Missoula Independent writer Erika Fredrickson faces off against a petulant New York Times food writer.
Quick's quirky, original and instantly recognizable work debuted in the Aug. 29 issue and appears weekly in the Missoula Independent's pages.
Missoula Independent, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Seattle Weekly, and Willamette Week were winners in the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards contest.
Pacific Northwest Inlander picked up the General Excellence award.
Eugene Weekly, Missoula Independent, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Seattle Weekly and Willamette Week each picked up multiple Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards from the regional Society of Professional Journalists.
The Missoula Independent has named alt-weekly veteran Robert Meyerowitz as its new editor-in-chief. He replaces previous editor Skylar Browning.
The New York Times says medical marijuana ads are giving alt-weeklies a financial boost.
The Society of Professional Journalists' Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism competition, unlike many others, features its own alt-weekly division, which pits publications from Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho and Montana against each other. This year, the Pacific Northwest Inlander led the pack with 13 total awards -- six of which were first-place finishes. Five of the Willamette Week's nine total awards were in first place, and Seattle Weekly won 13 total awards and three firsts. The Missoula Independent won five awards, with two first-place wins. The Eugene Weekly won five awards and the Portland Mercury won one.
The Independent has promoted Lynne Foland, who came to the paper in 2006 as general manager, to publisher. She succeeds Matt Gibson, who is stepping aside after 12 years to focus on his duties as company president and editor-in-chief of Montana Headwall magazine.
Tyler Gernant, who is running as a Democrat in the 2010 race for Montana's lone seat in the House of Represenatives, tells the Havre Daily News that a 2008 Missoula Independent story on incumbent Republican Congressman Denny Rehberg led to his decision to run for office.
