The Montana Free Press is an American non-profit news organization based in
Helena, Montana
Helena (; ) is the capital city of Montana, United States, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County.
Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. Due to the gold rush, Helena would ...
. As an
investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years res ...
organization, it focuses on uncovering non-transparent bureaucratic processes and institutions.
History
The Montana Free Press was founded in 2016 by journalist John S. Adams after working as the capital bureau chief for ''The
Great Falls Tribune
The ''Great Falls Tribune'' is a daily morning newspaper printed in Helena, Montana. It is one of Montana's largest newspaper companies.
History
The first edition of the newspaper then called the ''Weekly Tribune'' was printed on May 14, 188 ...
''. Prior to that, Adams was staff reporter at the ''
Missoula Independent
''The Missoula Independent'' was a free weekly alternative newspaper in Missoula, Montana, United States. It was acquired by Lee Enterprises, owner of the daily ''Missoulian'', in 2017. On September 11, 2018, Lee Enterprises shut down the ''Indepe ...
''.
In 2018, Montana Free Press founder Adams was featured in the documentary film ''
Dark Money
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'', which premiered at the 2018
Sundance Film Festival
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. The film uncovered the influences of undisclosed corporate "
dark money
In the politics of the United States, dark money refers to spending to influence elections where the source of the money is not disclosed to voters. In the United States, some types of nonprofit organizations may spend money on campaigns wi ...
" on elections, while delving deep into investigative topics such as how the funding from
American Tradition Partnership
American Tradition Partnership (ATP), formerly known as Western Tradition Partnership, is a conservative 501(c)4 advocacy group in the United States targeting what it describes as "environmental extremism." influenced Montana state and federal election laws.
Coverage
The Montana Free Press focuses on the government and policy of the
State of Montana, as well as on issues relating to the economy, environment, energy, health care, and social justice. Investigative news from Montana Free Press includes articles on
solitary confinement
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in Montana state prisons, lobbying from
right to work
The right to work is the concept that people have a human right to work, or engage in productive employment, and should not be prevented from doing so. The right to work is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized i ...
organizations, state budget cuts' effects on rural areas of Montana, water supply in
Fort Peck Indian Reservation
The Fort Peck Indian Reservation ( asb, húdam wįcášta, dak, Waxchį́ca oyáte) is located near Fort Peck, Montana, in the northeast part of the state. It is the home of several federally recognized bands of Assiniboine
The Assinibo ...
,
among other topics.
See also
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Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is a nonprofit investigative news organization housed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The organization's stated mission is to "increase the quality and quantity of investigative reporting ...
*
Center for Public Integrity
The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) is an American nonprofit investigative journalism organization whose stated mission is "to reveal abuses of power, corruption and dereliction of duty by powerful public and private institutions in order to ...
*''
The Colorado Independent
''The Colorado Independent'' was a nonprofit, independent media organization, first reporting news via its online website that was started in July 2006, later "born again" in September 2013 under new, Colorado-based management.
History
''The ...
''
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Honolulu Civil Beat
Honolulu Civil Beat is a news website that practices journalism related to the U.S. state of Hawaii. Journalists and editors at Civil Beat have traveled to other U.S. held territories and military installations in the Pacific, reporting on curren ...
''
*
Madison365
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The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project is a nonprofit, online journalism organization focusing on issues related to criminal justice in the United States. It was founded by former hedge fund manager Neil Barsky with former ''New York Times'' executive editor Bi ...
*
Jon Ralston
Jonathan Mark Ralston (born July 13, 1959) is an American journalist, political commentator, and former talk show host. His show, ''Ralston Live'', was seen each weekday on the two Nevada PBS stations in Las Vegas and Reno until his show was dis ...
References
External links
The Montana Free PressMontana Free Press
profile at the Institute for Nonprofit News
{{Newspapers in Montana
American journalism organizations
Investigative journalism
American news websites
Non-profit organizations based in Montana
2016 establishments in Montana
Organizations established in 2016