Tag Archives: journalism

Local newspaper gone? Be scared. Very scared.

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Maureen Milliken

Colleague and former journalistic rival Brenda Buchanan recently captured very well why everyone should care about the demise of a newspaper like Biddeford’s Journal-Tribune, which closed earlier this month after 135 years in business. While it’s also the place I … Continue reading →

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Ya know what folks? We’re not making this up…

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Maureen Milliken

I’d had a whole pile of nice, Mainey, mystery writing topics I was trying to choose from for this blog post. But something else has come up and those are going to have to wait. Normally, I try to stay away from politics … Continue reading →

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Spotlight a reminder that mysteries, journalism are entwined

Posted on December 4, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

Hi, Maureen here. Just back from seeing the movie Spotlight. I grew up reading newspapers. I’m the daughter and granddaughter of newspapers editors. We always had them in the the house, for many years getting two or three a day … Continue reading →

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Julia Spencer-Fleming chats with Hank Phillippi Ryan

Posted on August 31, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Julia Spencer-Fleming:  My friend Hank Phillippi Ryan is just fifty miles shy of being a Maine crime writer. Hank is the on-the-air investigative reporter for Boston’s WHDH TV7. Hank’s real life is like something out of a good novel – … Continue reading →

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