by Patricia McCarthy | July 26, 2018
Though he’ll add two more Maine weeklies – the Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander – to his ever-expanding newspaper holdings Sept. 1, Reade Brower still maintains that he hasn’t been following a strategy or grand acquisition plan. But the Camden entrepreneur...
by Susan Cover | June 7, 2018
Some of what reporters do is routine. If handed a press release, for example, they might make a few phone calls to get quotes and context and quickly produce a story ready for publication. But routine doesn’t begin to define the kinds of stories Steve Mistler wants to...
by Susan Cover | June 7, 2018
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram sports writer Mike Lowe says he was a mediocre high school athlete. So he had to find another way to satisfy his appetite for sports. Fortunately, he had two things going for him: an English teacher who thought he might have...
by Susan Cover | June 7, 2018
Judy Meyer already had her hands full as a stay-at-home mom caring for two children when she decided to answer an ad for a freelance writer at the Sun Journal, Lewiston’s daily newspaper. She got paid $35 to cover Buckfield Community Day, and she was hooked. Nearly...
by Susan Cover | June 7, 2018
Jake Bleiberg considers himself a naturally curious person, so journalism has proven to be a good fit. While working at a bike shop in Montreal after finishing college, Bleiberg took a chance and submitted a story to the Montreal Gazette. He liked writing in college...
