Newsroom Appearances

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Sept. 17, 2024: In a panel event moderated by executive director Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm at the Belfast Free Library, Kate Cough, Emmett Gartner and Annie Ropeik talked about reporting on resilience and solutions in Maine’s changing climate. Watch the panel discussion.

July 19, 2024: Kate Cough appeared on WMTW’s Total Maine Sunday show to discuss her project on Maine’s saltwater marshes. Watch Kate’s appearance.

June 25, 2024: Rose Lundy was interviewed on the Healthy Maine Talks podcast, from the Maine Public Health Association, about her investigation into Maine’s long-term care facilities. Listen to the interview.

June 20, 2024: Samantha Hogan was interviewed on a CNN podcast about her investigation into Maine’s probate court system. Listen to the interview.

May 17, 2024: Kate Cough interviewed Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows about the 2024 elections, including the voting process and election security. Watch the interview.

March 27, 2024: Kate Cough moderated a panel discussion on Maine’s saltwater wetlands. Watch the discussion.

March 21, 2024: Rose Lundy was interviewed by News Center Maine about her reporting on nursing home closures. Watch Rose’s appearance.

March 14, 2024: Emily Bader was interviewed by WERU about her reporting on pharmacy closures. Listen to Emily’s appearance.

March 4, 2024: Genius Black, host of the Maine’s Black Future podcast, appeared on News Center Maine to discuss his podcast, Maine’s Black Future, that is distributed through The Maine Monitor. Watch Genius’ appearance.

Jan. 12, 2024: Emily Bader and Emmett Gartner appeared on WERU to discuss their reporting on how Maine law enforcement departments respond to mental health welfare calls. Listen to the interview with Emily and Emmett.

Dec. 6, 2023: Samantha Hogan sat down with WERU to discuss her reporting on the state’s probate courts, adult guardianships and estates. Listen to Samantha’s appearance.

Nov. 21, 2023: Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm talks about the origins of The Maine Monitor and its publisher the Maine Center for Public Interesting Reporting with co-founder Naomi Schalit. Watch the discussion.

Nov. 17, 2023: Rose Lundy spoke with WERU to discuss her reporting with ProPublica about Maine’s residential care facilities. Listen to Rose’s appearance.

Nov. 1, 2023: Emily Bader discussed Maine’s yellow flag gun law with “Marketplace Morning Report” host David Brancaccio in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting. Listen to Emily’s appearance.

Aug. 15, 2023: David Dahl moderated a discussion with veteran journalists James and Deborah Fallows about small town America, and what the Fallows learned about small-town communities while working on their best-selling book. Watch the discussion.

Aug. 11, 2023: Kate Cough was interviewed by Science Friday on her story, done in collaboration with TIME, about the debate surrounding whether a $1.5 billion lithium deposit found in Western Maine should be mined. Listen to Kate’s appearance.

Aug. 7, 2023: Kate Cough discussed lithium’s role in Maine’s geological makeup alongside two geologists on Maine Calling. Listen to Kate’s appearance.

March 28, 2023: David Dahl participated in a panel at the University of Maine Farmington about the role of nonprofit journalism in Maine alongside representatives from the Harpswell Anchor and Daily Bulldog. Watch David’s appearance.

November 2022 & January 2023: Kate Cough and a group of panelists discussed how Maine’s rising seas will impact coastal communities, based on Kate’s “Unstoppable Ocean” series. Watch the November and January discussions.

Oct. 13, 2022: David Dahl was interviewed by Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy on their “What Works: The Future of Local News” podcast, through Northeastern University’s School of Journalism, about public interest journalism in Maine. Listen to David’s appearance.

June 15, 2022: Barbara Walsh appeared on WMTW to talk about her series on Maine’s transgender community. Watch Barbara’s appearance.

May 11, 2022: Kate Cough joined a roundtable discussion hosted by WERU on Maine’s changing media landscape and what it means for democracy. Other panelists were from the Mount Desert Islander, the University of Maine and WERU. Listen to Kate’s appearance.

Jan. 27, 2022: Samantha Hogan joined Maine Public Morning Edition host Irwin Gratz to discuss her investigation that uncovered jailed defendants are not always afforded their constitutional right to private phone calls with their attorneys. Listen to Samantha’s appearance.

October 2021: Kate Cough discussed her reporting on a $1.5 billion lithium deposit being found in Maine on News Center Maine and on Maine Public.