Flathead Beacon

Founded in 2007 and based in historic downtown Kalispell, the Flathead Beacon is an award-winning newspaper devoted to delivering thought-provoking journalism and commentary to Northwest Montana. Updated daily at flatheadbeacon.com, the Beacon encourages its readers to participate in discussions about their valley. The Montana Newspaper Association has regularly named the Flathead Beacon’s website

the best in the state and it is also frequently recognized for advertising and design excellence. The Columbia Journalism Review highlighted the media company and its tradition of excellence in a 2016 feature titled, “Why a Weekly Tabloid Owned by Maury Povich Might Have ‘The Best Newsroom in Montana.'” In 2014, Outside Magazine named the Flathead Beacon one of the “Best Places to Work” in the U.S. As an active member of the community, the Flathead Beacon sponsors local events, supports numerous nonprofits through its foundation and helps organize local races. Flathead Beacon Productions also publishes Flathead Living, an award-winning quarterly lifestyle magazine and website. In 2016, the local media company debuted Glacier Journal, an annual magazine and guidebook devoted to the Crown Jewel of the Continent. All stories and images are protected under copyright by Flathead Beacon Productions or affiliated persons and organizations.