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By Maura Lynch

As the daily newspaper in Missoula, Montana, the Missoulian publishes an actual newspaper to parts of Missoula and Western Montana and publishes stories on its website and social media, as well.

Anne Cruikshank is the digital editor at the Missoulian and her job is to create, edit, format and publish all digital content, which is no easy task, especially in the ever-changing world of technology and social media.

UM student Maura Lynch asked Cruikshank some questions in an interview done over email about her job and how journalism and social media work together. Below is a transcript of their conversation, edited slightly for clarity and length.

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By Tyler Nienstedt

Since graduating in 2015 from the University of Montana, Laura Scheer has been working her way up in the journalism world, specializing in environmental science, education and natural resource reporting. Now, she’s the city editor for Missoula’s daily newspaper, the Missoulian.

It is Scheer’s responsibility to align all the publication’s platforms with the most up-to-date news and that includes on social media. (The Missoulian’s Facebook page has almost 65,000 followers.)

Scheer recently answered questions about her approach to social media from UM student Tyler Nienstedt. Below is a transcript of their conversation, edited slightly for clarity and length.

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By Cara Shepard

Katie Rohman is the current managing editor at the Duluth News Tribune, in Duluth, Minnesota. Before beginning her journalism career, Rohman studied mass communications and print journalism at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Throughout her career she has worked for several Minnesota news organizations including Park Rapids Enterprise and the Austin Daily Herald, along with organizations in North Dakota, Nebraska and Michigan. Rohman has been with Duluth News Tribune since 2019. Her experience includes reporting, website content management, social networking, photography and staff management.

In a time where social media is becoming important for not only reporting, but also spreading information and connecting with communities, Rohman has some tips on how to start the social media process and how to remain professional on a relatively informal platform. Rohman recently answered questions about all of this from University of Montana student Cara Shepard over email. Below is a transcript of their conversation, edited for clarity and length.

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