The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at all Bobcat ticket outlets for the Feb. 22 lecture at Montana State University by Dmitry Muratov, a Russian journalist who received the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to safeguard freedom of speech and expression.

The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Strand Union Building ballrooms. Muratov will speak about freedom of speech, the Russia-Ukraine war, and his experiences risking his life for journalistic integrity in the face of government opposition.

Carmen McSpadden, director of the MSU Leadership Institute, which is hosti...