Missoulian media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Missoulian in the centre. We have seen it on 48 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Missoulian biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Missoulian in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Missoulian left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Missoulian in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Missoulian reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Missoulian are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Missoulian has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Missoulian’s own report linked underneath.
A US federal appeals court has rejected a Trump administration policy that allowed for the rapid deportation of migrants to countries other than their own. The court ruled that migrants must be given an opportunity to raise safety concerns before such deportations.
Missoulian reported it asAppeals court rejects third-country policy (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
A Washington DC preservation official has urged the Trump administration to abandon plans for a 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery. C. Andrew Lewis proposed building slender columns instead, citing original designs from 1924.
Missoulian reported it asProposed arch clears federal agency hurdle (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
Missoulian reported it asUS, Denmark reach Greenland deal, Trump says (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
Researchers have identified a new wild cat species, Leopardus tilcayo, in Bolivia's Yungas forest. The small feline, measuring about 45-46 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, is the first new wild cat species described in more than 100 years.
Missoulian reported it asNew cat species identified in Bolivia (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Missoulian reported it asPatriots owner pledges $2M to Palestinian region at Sheeran's request (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
The board of the Kennedy Center voted to close the performing arts venue due to financial problems and a disagreement about naming the building after President Donald Trump. A judge had previously blocked the venue from being renamed.
Missoulian reported it asKennedy Center board votes to close for renovations (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
A Pentagon inspector general's report has detailed the financial and material costs of the Iran war, estimating expenses at $33.4 billion as of June 29. The report also highlighted significant damage to U.S. bases and aircraft, alongside strategic inventory shortfalls for munitions.
Missoulian reported it asReport: Iran war caused destruction to US bases, aircraft (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
Senator Mitch McConnell cast a vote to advance the farm bill in committee on September 16, after receiving voting instructions from Senator John Hoeven. The bill passed the committee 12-11 along party lines.
Missoulian reported it asMitch McConnell returns to Senate after long absence (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
Author Kim Stanley Robinson will not read aloud the first chapter of his novel 'The Ministry for the Future,' which depicts a heatwave causing 20 million deaths in India. He feels the scene is too graphic for public reading.
Missoulian reported it asLetter to the editor: Animal agriculture contributes to climate change (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Missoulian reported it asIn loss for Trump, US Supreme Court won't let Postal Service restrict mail ballots (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
Both chambers of Congress are returning to Capitol Hill for a brief session before the midterm elections. The House will meet for one week, while the Senate will be in session for three weeks, leaving limited time for legislative action.
Missoulian reported it asThe 9 midterm races that will decide control of the US Senate (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
On 9 September 2026, a coalition of twenty U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed two lawsuits accusing the Trump administration of illegally weakening the Endangered Species Act. The suits target rules that narrow habitat protections and reduce safeguards for newly threatened species.
Missoulian reported it asUS states sue over changes to wildlife protections (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
The Trump administration proposed changes to the U.S. census that would count only citizens and permanent residents, potentially excluding millions and reshaping political representation and federal funding. The changes could also eliminate demographic questions.
Missoulian reported it asAgency seeking to drop immigrants from census (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
Missoulian reported it asWhat to know about Trump's unusual midterm convention (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
Scientists at the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment in South Dakota have observed a single particle interaction that could be a sign of dark matter. While the event is statistically unlikely to be background noise, researchers stress it does not meet the threshold for a confirmed discovery.
Missoulian reported it asScientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
A US strike in southern Iran hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and wounding over 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. US Central Command confirmed strikes on IRGC targets.
Missoulian reported it asDeadly strike on Iranian wedding likely a direct hit by US (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
Excavation for a planned 250-foot-tall arch in Washington, D.C. is set to begin within two weeks, the Trump administration announced. The project faces a lawsuit and criticism over its potential impact on historic sightlines.
Missoulian reported it asWork to begin on Trump's 250-foot arch despite criticism (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
A 20-year-old Haitian student died by suicide in Springfield, Ohio, after his Temporary Protected Status was terminated. An advocacy group stated the decision to end TPS contributed to his death.
Missoulian reported it asSupporters of Haitian man who died with ankle monitor blame immigration policy (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at a G20 summit in North Carolina. They discussed Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine. Siluanov's attendance prompted objections from European governments, and he did not appear in a group photo.
Missoulian reported it asInclusion of Russia debated at G20 meeting (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
US forces attacked targets in Iran, which CENTCOM described as limited measures against mine-laying units. Iran responded with strikes on two US bases in Jordan, which Jordanian authorities said were intercepted. This marks the first direct military exchange between the two nations in weeks.
Missoulian reported it asTrump vows to hit Iran (opens Missoulian in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- Lee EnterprisesMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, United States
- Official site
- missoulian.com
- Seen publishing on
- missoulian.com
- Access
- Paywalled
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 48
- Reports listed
- 49
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
49 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Missoulian is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 48 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Missoulian’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 2 days after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Missoulian, also publishing from United States, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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