Missoulian

[EverettGriz]

What in the holy fuck are you even trying to say, Alle??

And for god’s sake learn how to spell and differentiate your and you’re. Allegedly you graduated from a Montana state school, and you’re (see what I did there?) making all of us look like ducking imbeciles.

 

[AllWeatherFan]

I still subscribe to the Missoulian. Probably always will. I don’t pay any attention to the articles about that team from eastern Montana. Problem solved!

 

[SoldierGriz]

I still subscribe to the Missoulian. Probably always will. I don’t pay any attention to the articles about that team from eastern Montana. Problem solved!

Congrats! You win. You are the last man standing!

Now you can cancel..

 

[griz4life]

Maybe UM just handles it's content promotion differently. The old school way to do it would have been feeding information to local media, TV and print, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

The cats seem to produce stuff that's fed to the local media. The reporter covering the cats turns out more content than the reporters (2) covering the Griz, that's for sure. That content on 406sports, which feeds the Missoulian is bundled with videos produced by MSU. I see 3 videos from MSU's game Saturday posted to 406 sports, which feeds the Missoulian content. All three videos were produced by MSU. The Big Sky roundup is written by the cat reporter, also.

There are no game day videos for the Griz at 406sports. That's probably because UM isn't offering that stuff up like MSU is, but it sure makes the content lopsided in favor of the cats.


What I do see for UM is a lot of content that's branded as it's own and not used by local media. Generally, UM cranks out a lot of video for its own sites, does great drone stuff, too, but that video doesn't make it into the press anywhere that I can see. It is isn't B roll for TV news, the video is very polished with audio clips of Riley and and hype music.

The Inside the Den podcast is also better than anything MSU has, but doesn't make it to TV or print. And maybe that's the objective, to make the source for Griz information the website and social media accounts of the University of Montana, or the businesses it has contracts with, be they Varsity Podcast Network, or ESPN+, or Learfield.

There are just better ways to get Griz content than local press and most of them are branded by UM. If the old way isn't working, try the new way. It's pretty good.

 

[grizare#1]

When Bobby was first here and even before, would look forward to the Sunday sports section and was almost complete Griz coverage with full page of color pics. Now it does not make even bad toilet paper. sad

 

[Griz Time]

The media group that owns the Missoulian is statewide and owns the papers in Bozeman, Billings and a few others If I recall. They have had a heavy lean to MSU now for awhile. Hard to believe UM has the journalism school and can’t control the market here. You have free labor and resources of the U and could easily run a paper for a fraction of the cost. It’s just one of many reasons MSU has had an explosion in student recruitment.

Maybe the Missoulian realizes there's more to the FCS than Griz football? Perhaps they're trying to keep their doors open like most papers are & are reaching out to readers with broader minds than yours. Or maybe I'm wrong and the Missoulian should censor all news about MSU! I'd rather listen to Colter than read any paper regarding UM & MSU.

Keeping their doors open! Ha, the Zoolian, that's funny. When they pushed out beat writers like Rial and Kyle, brought in libraterd Gwennie and the radical Seatown editor;they are totally keeping their doors open!
I always loved buying the Zoolian on Saturdays and Sundays during football season, during my time in college. Their was soo much content on the Griz and about one little strip to the Cats. It's what coverage should be, hometown based.
Course, if you'd like to compare Apples the best paper in the state was the Great Falls Tribune. You had equal Griz and little brother coverage. Gone are those days as well.

 

[Colter_Nuanez56]

Maybe UM just handles it's content promotion differently. The old school way to do it would have been feeding information to local media, TV and print, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

The cats seem to produce stuff that's fed to the local media. The reporter covering the cats turns out more content than the reporters (2) covering the Griz, that's for sure. That content on 406sports, which feeds the Missoulian is bundled with videos produced by MSU. I see 3 videos from MSU's game Saturday posted to 406 sports, which feeds the Missoulian content. All three videos were produced by MSU. The Big Sky roundup is written by the cat reporter, also.

There are no game day videos for the Griz at 406sports. That's probably because UM isn't offering that stuff up like MSU is, but it sure makes the content lopsided in favor of the cats.


What I do see for UM is a lot of content that's branded as it's own and not used by local media. Generally, UM cranks out a lot of video for its own sites, does great drone stuff, too, but that video doesn't make it into the press anywhere that I can see. It is isn't B roll for TV news, the video is very polished with audio clips of Riley and and hype music.

The Inside the Den podcast is also better than anything MSU has, but doesn't make it to TV or print. And maybe that's the objective, to make the source for Griz information the website and social media accounts of the University of Montana, or the businesses it has contracts with, be they Varsity Podcast Network, or ESPN+, or Learfield.

There are just better ways to get Griz content than local press and most of them are branded by UM. If the old way isn't working, try the new way. It's pretty good.

We have a winner. Certainly a primary factor.