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Founded in 1889 by the great-grandfather of the current publisher, The Bangor Daily News is among the oldest family-owned news organizations in the United States and the sole independent daily newspaper in Maine, providing high-quality state, local and investigative journalism and comprehensive marketing and advertising services. Bangor Publishing Company today serves its readers and its advertisers from Portland to Aroostook County with a family of products providing statewide reach such as the Bangor Daily News, bangordailynews.com, The Piscataquis Observer, Bangor Metro Magazine, The County and thecounty.me, Pulse Marketing Agency and Print Works, a full service printer located in Presque Isle. We like to say that the BDN brings Maine together through local, fact-based journalism as a trusted guide to the state we all love, providing the essential civic service of investigative, accountability and community journalism. BDN community reporting is focused on Maine’s more rural regions, in eastern and northern Maine. Investigative reporting is statewide, as is policy reporting centered in Augusta with our politics team. In many communities we serve, the Bangor Daily News is the only entity providing watchdog reporting.

Maine Public serves the state of Maine through public television, radio, digital and other media content. Maine Public has offices and studios located in three of the major cities of Maine; Portland, Lewiston and Bangor. Maine Public has also established a presence at the Augusta State House where reporters cover news from the state's capital. Every day, Maine Public connects the people of Maine to each other and to the world through the open exchange of information, ideas and cultural content. As Maine’s premier, independent media resource, we create exceptional opportunities for the communities we serve to engage with critical issues, compelling stories and quality entertainment.

WMTW is a digital multi-media company providing content to Channel 8 WMTW, Maine’s CW, WMTW.com, MeTV Portland, Heroes & Icons, MY Net, Story Television, Laff, ion Mystery, Very Local, Our Maine specials and mobile apps. WMTW produces over 45 hours of Maine’s Total Coverage and Maine’s Total Weather each week. Channel 8 has been honored with four Emmy’s for Best Newscast in New England and Eight Regional Edward R. Murrow awards for the continuing pursuit of excellence in journalism. Maine’s Total Weather has been certified Maine’s Most Accurate Forecast for 5 years running. WMTW serves as the official television partner for the American Heart Association in Maine, Maine Cancer Foundation’s Tri For A Cure, dozens of local events and over 27 years with the Portland Sea Dogs. Channel 8 WMTW, the ABC affiliate serves viewers across Southern Maine and eastern New Hampshire and is owned by Hearst Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst. Follow us on Facebook (wmtwtv) and Twitter (@wmtwtv).