Local news is big news for these Maine newspapers that found a lifeline - NBC News

[TexasTowelie]

Newsrooms at the Lewiston Sun Journal and 20 other daily and weekly newspapers in Maine got a boost when they were sold to the not-for-profit National Trust for Local News. NBC News' Harry Smith spoke with the Sun Journal's publisher and Executive Editor about the paper's vital mission.

[Easterncedar]

1. I am so grateful for this

These papers provide excellent and vital local news and issues coverage and have great photographers and columnists, too. I know what they do to support good government at all levels.

I am old, so I subscribe to two print (actual print!) newspapers. One, the Kennebec Journal, is on my doorstep 6 days a week. One, from my old hometown in NewYork, the Niagara Gazette, comes in two batches a week by US mail. In these times, I don’t take this for granted.

Yeah, I subscribe to three online news sites, too. Journalism is worth supporting.

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3. Back in the 90's, my wife was a feature writer for the Bangor Daily News.

She got an IBM-PC with 2 5-1/4 floppies (one for the - O/S), the other data. She was one of the 1st journalists to get a remote connection with the BDN. She wrote awesome stories with her own by-line.

[Easterncedar]

4. Impressive!

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2. Awesome....this consortium(?) of news sources have integrated to provide a common internet interface.

I read the Courier on-line to stay connected with "home"...I think they have the best approach in using both internet and paper to get the news/important local stories reported and covered.