University of Montana Journalism

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So many stories! Here are dozens of features produced by audio students at the University of Montana School of Journalism.

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Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went 
20 Pieces

These nonscripted stories were edited from longer oral histories filed with the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project. That project, the largest of its kind, was created to record and preserve the experience of war in the words of those who served.

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Finding Home: Montana's Housing Crisis 
7 Pieces

Reported news features exploring the struggle to find and stay in affordable housing in and near Missoula, Montana, during an historic boom.

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Heartbreak Stories: The Other Side of Valentines Day 
10 Pieces

Advanced Audio students at the University of Montana take a darker approach to radio valentines.

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I Sat Down With... 
12 Pieces

My cousin who was a cop, my grandmother who went to an American Indian boarding school... A series of meaningful stories.

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Project Little Shell 
18 Pieces

Reported news features and sound portraits linked to federal recognition of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Produced by advanced audio students at the University of Montana School of Journalism as part of the Native News Honors Project.

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Rest Stop Radio 
2 Pieces

Rest Stop Radio is a podcast with stories about people traveling from here to there on I-90, the longest interstate in the country. Our stories come from Montana, the state with the largest stretch of that road. Produced by students in the Advanced Audio class at the University of Montana School of Journalism taught by Jule Gardner Banville.

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The Meth Effect 
15 Pieces

A reporting project by the University of Montana School of Journalism exploring what happens with families, the criminal justice system, addicts, counselors and others dealing with a surging meth problem.

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Vietnam, Montana 
19 Pieces

Stories looking back on the Vietnam War as its end approaches 50 years.

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Vietnam vet John Philip Garrity of Missoula has been talking about the war for more than 50 years and is inspired to keep talking about it
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Vietnam, Montana
Caption: John Garrity, Vietnam vet
Audio portrait for the series, "Vietnam, Montana," by Emily Senkosky

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 04:44
Vietnam vet Walt Briggs of Missoula had close calls and a tough start to his service
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Vietnam, Montana
Caption: Walt Briggs in his home
Audio portrait for the series, "Vietnam, Montana," by Hailey Smalley

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 04:27
How Vietnam Vets Helped Define ‘Moral Injury’
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Vietnam, Montana
Caption: John Garrity and his uniform from the Vietnam War., Credit: contributed
After veterans returned from the Vietnam War, which wound down 50 years ago, they struggled to adjust. That’s been true for combat vets before that...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 05:58
A Hmong Refugee and His Teacher Remember Resettlement in Montana
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Vietnam, Montana
Caption: Hmong students learning English in Montana, Credit: Sue Lair
After the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War, which wound down 50 years ago this year, many Hmong families fled Laos and eventually settl...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 06:02
Children of Vietnam Vets Exposed to Agent Orange Fighting for Medical Coverage for Birth Defects Connected to Their Fathers’ Service
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Vietnam, Montana
Caption: The Jenkins Family: Monte Sr., Marylyn and Monte Jr. Both Monte Sr. and Jr. suffered health problems linked to Agent Orange, Credit: Bridget Pack
The U.S. government spread the chemical defoliant known as Agent Orange over 10 million acres of jungle in Vietnam during the war that wound down 5...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 05:36
Montana Women Affected by Vietnam War Speak Out
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Vietnam, Montana
Caption: Christine Campbell, left, was a Donut Dolly with the American Red Cross during the Vietnam War and told her daughter many stories., Credit: contributed by Heather Collins
In the Vietnam War that ended 50 years ago, about 2.7 million men and women served in the various branches of the military. To be sure, most of the...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 05:57
Brothers Killed in Action: Memories of Montanans Who Died in the Vietnam War
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Vietnam, Montana
Caption: Mary Kepler's daughter finds her uncle's name on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., Credit: Mary Kepler
More than 58,000 Americans died in the Vietnam War that ended nearly 50 years ago – their names are on the famous wall in Washington, D.C. Those na...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 05:27
Mike Mansfield's Legacy
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Vietnam, Montana
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Fifty years after Vietnam, historians debate the influence of Montana's uniquely positioned U.S. senator

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 06:09
How Missoula’s International Rescue Committee Began with Hmong Refugees of the Vietnam War
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Vietnam, Montana
Caption: Hmong refugees in Thailand; dozens traveled from there to a new life in Montana, Credit: United Nations
In the United States, there are only 10 organizations that officially work with the federal government’s office of refugee of resettlement. One of ...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 05:59
Creative Funding Gets a New Shelter Off the Ground for the Blackfeet Nation
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Finding Home: Montana's Housing Crisis
Caption: Lynette Lunak, who lives and works at the Blackfeet Medicine Bear Shelter, Credit: Kathleen Shannon
The Blackfeet Nation hasn’t had a shelter available as temporary housing for almost a decade. That changed late last year, in part through a grant ...

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 05:04

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