Maine has a notoriously weak public records law, one lacking in meaningful enforcement provisions. The result: bad actors in state government are able to defy the intent of the law… Read more »
Article Topic: reporting challenges
Maine TV anchors among those recording Sinclair’s “fake stories” promo
Over the weekend, a montage went viral that featured dozens of local television anchors at Sinclair Broadcasting stations across the country reciting the same promo about their concern over “fake… Read more »
Rescheduled: talking Journalism in the Trump Age, Dec. 19 Scarborough, Maine
On Tuesday, Dec. 19, I’ll be speaking on “Journalism in the Age of Trump” at the Scarborough Public Library here in Maine. It’s rescheduled from last week, when frozen rain… Read more »
Speaking on Journalism in the Trump Age, Scarborough, Dec. 12
Next Tuesday I’ll be speaking on “Journalism in the Age of Trump” at the Scarborough Public Library here in Maine. The event is presented by the Camden Conference, which kicks… Read more »
COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist. He is the author of six books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently Director of Nationhood Lab at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University. As State and National Affairs Writer at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2016. He is a contributing editor at POLITICO and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.