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SUMMARY:Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm\, Kate Coug and  Rose Lundy "Local journalism that matters: how The Maine Monitor is keeping Mainers informed and meeting the moment"
DESCRIPTION:“Local journalism that matters: how The Maine Monitor is keeping Mainers informed and meeting the moment” \nLearn how The Maine Monitor is helping readers make sense of developments – state and federal – that impact their lives. \nMicaela Schweitzer-Bluhm is the Executive Director of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting\, which publishes The Maine Monitor. Micaela joined MCPIR after retiring as a Senior Foreign Service officer. She represented the United States around the world for 26 years\, leading U.S. diplomatic teams\, and advancing U.S. principles of democratic governance\, most importantly\, the importance of a free and vibrant press. Micaela is on the board of the Maine Press Association and the board of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition. She lives in Belfast with her family. \nKate Cough is the editor of The Maine Monitor\, previously serving as environmental reporter and enterprise editor for the newsroom. As an eighth generation Mainer\, Kate believes her responsibility as editor is deeply personal — shaping and implementing The Monitor’s coverage of the issues that matter to people\, the place she calls home and where she is raising her family\, is about serving her community and our future Maine. She lives in Bar Harbor. She has received recognition from the National Headliner Awards\, Maine Press Association and National Newspaper Association\, among others.Rose Lundy is a senior public health reporter for The Maine Monitor\, with a focus on Maine’s aging care system. She is passionate about stories that highlight systemic problems affecting the most vulnerable in our community. Rose was previously a 2022 ProPublica Local Reporting Network fellow and a 2020 Report for America corps member. Before that\, she was a reporter for three years at a daily newspaper in southwest Washington state. She now lives in Portland\, Maine. Her work has been recognized by the New England Newspaper & Press Association\, Maine Public Health Association\, National Newspaper Association Foundation\, Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers and Maine Press Association. \n 
URL:http://islesboroforum.org/event/micaela-schweitzer-bluhm-kate-coug-and-rose-lundy-local-journalism-that-matters-how-the-maine-monitor-is-keeping-mainers-informed-and-meeting-the-moment/
LOCATION:Islesboro Community Center\, 103 Pendleton Point Road\, Islesboro\, ME\, United States
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