MCPIR welcomes Emily Barr as new board chair, celebrates longtime service of her predecessor Jed Davis
Jed Davis has served on the board since 2012, and will continue to do so as president emeritus. Emily Barr joined the board in 2023 and looks forward to helping the nonprofit newsroom continue to grow.
Monitor Local to fill news gap in downeast, western Maine towns
Led by longtime Maine journalist Judy Meyer, a team of local correspondents will report on town council meetings, school budget debates, zoning conversations, tax deliberations and more.
Maine Monitor reporter Rose Lundy named Maine’s Journalist of the Year
Notable awards given to Maine Monitor editor Kate Cough and reporter Kristian Moravec were also among the haul of awards The Maine Monitor received this year.
The Maine Monitor awarded $400,000 grant from the Sadie & Harry Davis Foundation
The foundation, which is focused on improving children’s health care in Maine, committed to supporting The Monitor’s reporting for the next two years. The grant marks the single largest gift the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting has received.
The Maine Monitor and NOTUS team up to cover Maine’s congressional delegation in D.C.
NOTUS reporter Torrie Herrington will focus on the Maine and Vermont delegations. The Monitor will start publishing her work, along with other reporting from Washington, this fall.
