MPA News

Apply by mid-May for next round of fellowships
The MPA is taking applications for professional training grants to be awarded in mid-May.
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Telegram takes top award in NENA contest
Four MPA papers were winners in March in the New England Newspaper Association's annual contest.
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Fellowships go to journalists in Bangor, Lewiston
The MPA has awarded three grants for professional training, worth a total of $1,740, to journalists at the Bangor Daily News and the Lewiston Sun Journal.
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Divided committee backs shield law bill
The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee has endorsed an amended version of a bill to provide added protection for journalists who use confidential sources.
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First public notice vote goes against newspapers
L.D. 1878, the bill that would let many Maine communities place public notices in free newspapers and shrink published notices of state rulemaking, has won preliminary support from the House of Representatives.
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Ellsworth American wins again in NEPA contest
The New England Press Association has named The Ellsworth American Newspaper of the Year in its circulation class for the third consecutive year.
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Committee seeks Hall of Fame nominations
Nominations will be taken until May 1 for 2008 inductees to the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame.
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BDN's former publisher Richard K. Warren dies at 87
Richard K. Warren, who was the publisher of the Bangor Daily News for nearly 30 years, died on Feb. 15 at the age of 87.
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Former Bangor publisher Richard K. Warren dies at 87
Richard K. Warren, who was the publisher of the Bangor Daily News for nearly 30 years, died on Feb. 15 at the age of 87.
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Time to get contest entries ready
The Maine Press Association is urging its members to get ready for the 2008 Better Newspaper Contest, which began on April 1 with the mailing of entry packets.
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Web site reviews, conference signups under way
Twenty-one Maine Press Association members have submitted work from their Web sites to be reviewed and presented at the 2008 Spring Conference, the MPA’s first event dedicated to what newspapers are doing online.
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MPA looking for next executive director
The MPA has begun a search for a new executive director to replace Jeff Ham, who has told the board that he will step down after the Fall Conference in October.
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Look for changes in 2008 contest
The MPA board has approved changes to the Better Newspaper Contest for 2008, in an effort to ensure that the contest remains current, categories remain competitive and member papers get every possible chance to show their best work.
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Public notice fight continues, grows
The MPA and its members faced three fights in the first month of the legislative session to keep public information in newspapers. Changes proposed as ways to save the state money would stop newspaper advertising of clam flat closures, state job openings and agencies’ adoption of rules.
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New event to assess members' work on the Web
Each year, MPA members show off their best printed work in dozens of categories in the Better Newspaper Contest, while those who work on the Web compete in just one category – Best Web Site.
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MPA backs bill to create shield law
Representatives of the MPA spoke in support of a shield law for journalists in Maine during a legislative hearing on Jan. 24, while calling for amendments to the bill and acknowledging that the general membership is not unanimous on the issue.
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MPA joins supreme court right-to-know case
The Maine Press Association and other advocates of open government have joined in a state supreme court case contending that an independent commission formed by the attorney general is subject to the Freedom of Access Act.
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Second "MPA Day" planned for Jan. 10
Once again this year, the Maine Press Association plans an event in the State House Hall of Flags that will give members a chance to meet informally with state legislators.
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More than $4,000 in fellowships available
The Maine Press Association reminds all members that it is taking fellowship applications for grants to be awarded in December and January.
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Sun Journal's parent company buys Kirkland papers
Sun Media Group, parent company of the Lewiston Sun Journal, acquired Kirkland Newspapers’ four Maine papers in October.
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