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SUMMARY:Hunter Stires\, "Countering China's Maritime Insurgency in the South China Sea"
DESCRIPTION:Hunter Stires\, who serves as Maritime Strategist on the personal staff of the Secretary of the Navy\, will share insights on China’s maritime insurgency against the freedom of the sea and the rule of international law in the South China Sea\, and will discuss strategies for how the United States and its allies can effectively push back short of war.  Disclaimer: The views voiced here will be his alone and do not necessarily represent the official positions of the Department of the Navy\, the Department of Defense\, or the U.S. Government.
URL:https://islesboroforum.org/event/hunter-stires-countering-chinas-maritime-insurgency-in-the-south-china-sea/
LOCATION:Islesboro Community Center\, 103 Pendleton Point Road\, Islesboro\, ME\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Maine Monitor\, "Tackling News Deserts: Bringing In-Depth Journalism to Maine’s Rural Communities"
DESCRIPTION:Many of Maine’s rural communities see little to no journalism coverage. Maine’s daily newspapers are based in Maine’s urban centers and have few regional reporters covering limited portions of Maine’s rural communities\, where 40% of Mainers live. In August 2022\, The Maine Monitor launched a reporting initiative to dedicate coverage to rural communities\, collaborating with hyperlocal independent news outlets to identify issues that would benefit from The Maine Monitor’s investigative and enterprise reporting. The Maine Monitor now dedicates reporting to Maine’s Downeast and Western Mountain regions\, empowering residents there with information on matters of public interest. Join Executive Director Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm and Local Government Reporter Emmett Gartner to learn more about this initiative\, the impactful and informative reporting resulting from it\, and how The Maine Monitor is delivering news\, for free\, to all of Maine’s communities.  \nMicaela Schweitzer-Bluhm is the Executive Director of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting\, which publishes The Maine Monitor. Micaela joined MCPIR/The Maine Monitor after retiring as a Senior Foreign Service officer. Micaela 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 spent most of her career in the Middle East and Southeast Europe and served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Skopje\, North Macedonia. Micaela holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from Brown University and a Master’s Degree in National Security Studies from the National War College. A native of southern New England\, Micaela\, her husband Todd\, and three children have called Maine home since 2017. \n\n \nEmmett Gartner covers accountability and Maine’s rural communities as a Roy W. Howard Fellow through the Scripps Howard Fund. Emmett earned his master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from the University of Vermont. While working as a reporter at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism\, he helped produce two award-winning investigations: “Printing Hate\,” which documented the historic role of newspapers inciting racial lynchings\, and “Mega Billions\,” which investigated state lottery operations. Most recently\, Emmett reported on health and environment for The Frederick News-Post in Maryland. He previously worked for the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon and interned for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. \n \n\nKate Cough is editor of The Maine Monitor. She previously served as enterprise editor for The Monitor while also covering energy and the environment and writing the weekly Climate Monitor newsletter. \nBefore joining The Monitor\, Kate was a beat reporter for The Ellsworth American and digital media strategist for The Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander. \nKate graduated with honors from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Magna Cum Laude from Bryn Mawr College. \nKate is an eighth generation Mainer\, who lives on Mount Desert Island with her husband\, daughter\, and dogs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNick Mills\n\nBoard Director\nNick Mills teaches journalism at Boston University and is a columnist for the Maine Outdoor Journal and Huffington Post. He has traveled the globe in his 45-year career reporting from Iraq\, Kosovo\, Beirut\, Tajikistan\, Portugal\, Vietnam and other hot spots. \nA primary focus for Nick is helping the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting explore non-newspaper markets for its stories and provide counsel on the center’s educational programs.
URL:https://islesboroforum.org/event/the-maine-monitor-micaela-schweitzer-bluhm-emmett-gartner-and-kate-cough/
LOCATION:Islesboro Community Center\, 103 Pendleton Point Road\, Islesboro\, ME\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jonathan Becker\, "A Lifetime of Editorial Photography Across the Globe"
DESCRIPTION:The work of editorial photographer Jonathan Becker is—quite simply—sublime\, offering private glimpses inside the remarkable lives of royalty\, celebrities\, artists\, writers\, activists\, and scores of fascinating people around the globe. In capturing their pain\, their ennui\, their anguish\, and their joy\, Becker humanizes his subjects\, revealing the curiously ordinary side of the extraordinary. Becker’s inclusive eye frames cultural history. His portraits for Vanity Fair—a magazine he has contributed to for more than three decades—tell the haunting\, personal stories of loss\, memory\, and contemplation. The expansive breadth of Becker’s photography chronicles a world in transition\, a view of society that is seldom seen. His ability to seize the authenticity of a moment is reflected by his life spent delivering unforgettable\, lasting images. \n 
URL:https://islesboroforum.org/event/jonathan-becker-a-lifetime-of-photographing-famous-people-for-vanity-fair/
LOCATION:Islesboro Community Center\, 103 Pendleton Point Road\, Islesboro\, ME\, United States
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