TRUTH IN FOCUS INDEPENDENT EASTERN MONTANA NEWS A BULLCOMING ENTERPRISES PROJECT Look at the record. Follow the facts. Ask the questions.
Breaking
MONTANA ELECTION PSA: Tuesdays 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Little Wolf Capitol Building in Lame Deer; enter and turn rightNORTHERN CHEYENNE ELECTION: November 3 council voting — candidate notices and write-in information

Editorial Independence & Program Separation

Editorial Independence & Program Separation

Truth in Focus includes several distinct programs and public-service projects operating within the broader Bullcoming Enterprises structure. Those programs may share administrative support, technology, or infrastructure, but they do not all perform the same function and should not be understood as a single editorial operation.

Truth in Focus News

Truth in Focus News is the journalistic and editorial operation responsible for news reporting, investigations, election coverage, interviews, public-record reporting, and clearly labeled analysis or commentary. Editorial decisions are based on news judgment, available evidence, sourcing, and the public interest.

Advocacy and Public-Service Resources

Advocacy and public-service projects are separate from the newsroom. They may include educational booklets, training resources, materials for law enforcement or public agencies, cultural-awareness resources, and other community-serving publications. Advocacy material will be identified as such and will not be presented as independent news reporting.

Community

Community is being developed as a separate member-facing environment where registered users may log in and use community features or resources. It is not the Truth in Focus newsroom and should not be confused with advocacy programming.

Funding and Support

Donations, sponsorships, grants, advertising revenue, and project support are tracked according to their designated program or purpose when applicable. Support for an advocacy, educational, community, records, or special project should not be understood as funding or directing Truth in Focus News unless it is specifically identified that way.

Donors, advertisers, sponsors, political candidates, public officials, advocacy partners, and other Bullcoming Enterprises programs do not receive authority over Truth in Focus News editorial conclusions in exchange for financial or other support.

Opinion and Personal Speech

Writers and contributors are individuals and may hold personal opinions. Personal social-media statements and clearly labeled commentary are distinct from straight-news reporting. In news coverage, Truth in Focus aims to separate personal views from the work of establishing facts, presenting relevant perspectives, identifying what is verified, and explaining what remains uncertain.

Truth in Focus believes readers should be able to distinguish clearly among news, commentary, public records, advocacy, community activity, advertising, and sponsored or supported projects.

Adopted October 7, 2026.