We’re not a bunch of novices like in the new ‘Office’ spinoff, but there are some undeniable similarities between our workplaces.
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Meet the Press Herald’s summer news interns
We welcomed 6 college students into our newsroom last week and said goodbye to our first intern of the season.
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Posted inBusiness, Leslie Bridgers, Local & State
Gone from Westbrook news racks, American Journal lives on in influence
The last issue of the weekly paper, launched in 1968 by legendary newspaperman Harry Foote, was printed in March.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Founder of nonprofit that bought Maine newspapers stepping down as CEO
Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro co-founded the trust in 2021 and has been its CEO since, leading the acquisition of daily and weekly newspapers and websites in Maine previously owned by Reade Brower.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland Press Herald’s top editor stepping down for new role at Boston University
Steve Greenlee returned to the paper as managing editor in 2012 and took over as executive editor in 2021. He’ll be joining the faculty at BU in the fall.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
After editor’s departure, Washington Post’s publisher faces questions about phone hacking stories
New CEO and publisher Will Lewis is facing questions about whether he made recent efforts to conceal his involvement in a British scandal a decade ago.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Two major newspaper chains dropped the AP. What will it mean for readers?
Gannett and McClatchy are dropping news from the Associated Press. Observers warned the cost-saving move will rob readers of a reliable source of reporting.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Female artists are disappearing from print comics at chain newspapers
What began to concern some cartoonists and industry observers: None of the dozens of comics listed as print offerings for Gannett papers was actively being created by a woman artist.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
A small-town Alabama paper broke news. Local authorities went after the reporter and publisher.
The incident is one of a recent string of crackdowns on the press, and even though most recent cases have been dismissed or dropped, such actions could deter other reporters from pursuing important stories.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Darrell Hartman’s new book promises a sensational story, and it delivers
In ‘Battle of Ink and Ice,’ Arctic explorers Robert Peary and Frederick Cook face off again, accompanied by newspaper accounts that devote many juicy inches to their rivalry,