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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

MHPC Launches State House News Service – TheMaineWire.com

MHPC Launches State House News

Service – TheMaineWire.com

PORTLAND – The Maine Heritage Policy Center today launched a new political and policy news website at www.TheMaineWire.com. The site is the first phase of a broad program to bring fair reporting and in-depth analysis back to the people of Maine.

The site will feature regular State House updates, investigative reporting, and commentary from all sides of the political spectrum. Additionally, TheMaineWire.com will feature a regular web video interview series with elected officials and public figures, titled ‘In Their Own Words’.

Heading up the investigative effort for The Maine Wire is veteran Maine journalist and PEN award winner Terrilyn Simpson. The State House desk will be manned by MHPC’ s Leif Parsell, a Maine native and political science expert who recently completed his graduate studies at Boston College. The site will also feature regular opinion pieces from one of Maine’s most highly-regarded columnists, M.D. Harmon.

“This is an exciting day for us, and for our state,” said MHPC CEO Lance Dutson. “This project is the result of months of collaboration and effort between our staff and many others who believe that it’s possible to produce a fair, high-quality political news product in Maine.

“Our goal is simple: to counter the demise of Maine’s political journalism by offering a balanced approach to the policy discussion, and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas where all sides are given a chance to voice their opinions. The people of Maine are hungry for a change, and TheMaineWire.com is the first step toward bringing fairness back into the equation.”