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The Maine Monitor claims 29 awards at annual Maine Press Association conference
The haul includes 14 first-place awards, including nine in the weekly writing division. Monitor staffers Samantha Hogan and Meg Robbins were among the night’s big winners.
Maine Public Health Association honors The Maine Monitor for coronavirus reporting
MPHA’s Public Journalism Award recognizes a journalist or team of journalists who have made “a significant contribution to public health in Maine.”
Introducing The Maine Monitor
After publishing as Pine Tree Watch for eight years, the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting has adopted The Maine Monitor as its new editorial brand.
Public health investigative reporter joins the Maine Monitor
Rose Lundy becomes the third member of Report for America — a national nonprofit focused on protecting local journalism — to join the the Maine Monitor editorial team.
The Maine Monitor adds full-time environmental reporter to growing staff
The Maine Monitor and the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting have partnered with Report for America to bring a new environmental reporter to Maine.
MCPIR co-founder publishes memoir exploring impact of Armenian Genocide on his family
In a recording, John Christie’s grandmother recalled the day in 1909 when she was nine years old and her father was murdered. It happened when the Adana massacre came to their village in Musa Dagh, an area in eastern Turkey.
The Maine Monitor hires managing editor
Kicking off a year of growth, the Maine Monitor hired Meg Robbins as its first managing editor. She will oversee production and contribute reporting.
ProPublica to fund year-long Maine Monitor investigative journalism project
The Maine Monitor has been selected to participate in ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in 2020. The year-long grant will allow Samantha Hogan to continue reporting on the challenges facing Maine’s court system.
Pine Tree Watch Earns 16 Awards from Maine Press Association
Pine Tree Watch was honored Saturday with 16 awards at the Maine Press Association annual conference, including seven first-place nods for last year’s “Born to Drugs” series.
Pine Tree Watch partners with Report for America to add education reporter
Pine Tree Watch and the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting have partnered with Report for America to bring a new education reporter to Maine.