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Dennis Swibold

Dennis Swibold is a former newsman and a longtime professor of journalism at the University of Montana. He is the author of “Copper Chorus: Mining, Politics, and the Montana Press, 1880-1959.”

Dennis's Latest Articles

Cutting through the noise

By Dennis Swibold ● News ● September 2, 2024

The inaugural Free Press Fest begins Thursday in Missoula, an event convening big-name speakers for conversations about Montana’s biggest issues. Eminent journalism professor Dennis Swibold talks with Montana Free Press founder John S. Adams to get the scoop.

The "Missoula and Cedar Creek Pioneer's" first issue in 1870.

Power to The Pulp

By Dennis Swibold ● News ● October 26, 2023

A journalism historian unpacks the ongoing reconstitution of Missoula news, a reminder that beginnings are the easy part.