maps local news outlets in Montana to provide a look at demographics and gaps in coverage. Efforts to map local news have become popular in states like Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, and beyond.

Even the biggest metropolitan markets are smaller than most states. Billings, the largest city in the state, has a population of around 120,000. There were only five counties out of Montana’s 56 ...

Read spent two months calling people in Montana to inquire about their local news environment for the study. This included “the librarian and the county clerk, and maybe the manager of a history ...