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Montana Free Press
U.S. center-left (Montana nonprofit news)
Montana Free Press is an independent, donor-funded nonprofit newsroom in Helena that focuses on Montana state government, politics, courts, and public lands. Its reporting is straight news with an accountability focus, and some of its major funders are left-of-center philanthropies. Its coverage of the Trump administration is mainly about how federal actions affect Montana, and it is largely factual rather than editorial.
Owned byIndependent 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Helena, Montana. It has no corporate or individual owner and is run by a board and a CEO. It was founded by John S. Adams, who has said he plans to step down as CEO on June 1, 2027. It was incubated under the fiscal sponsorship of the Institute for Nonprofit News.
LeaningU.S. center-left (Montana nonprofit news)
On the administrationmostly neutral
3average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun