Category Archives: Maine

Posted on Wed Oct 1, 2008 by Jason

MaineOpenGov.org is a revolutionary new website which creates some amazing opportunities for enterprising journalists, bloggers, and citizens to ask questions in public and among friends about our state government and back them up with facts. How and why? The how … Continue reading →

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Allen campaign calls race “in play” thanks to internal poll

Posted on Fri Sep 26, 2008 by Jason

The Bangor Daily News, my hometown paper, released the results of a poll today for the Maine senate race between Senator Susan Collins and Representative Tom Allen. If you’re not from Maine, you may vaguely know the race started off … Continue reading →

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Posted on Mon Sep 22, 2008 by Jason

It’s this time of year in Maine. What time of year is it where you live?

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Congrats to Lance Dutson- and the Collins campaign

Posted on Fri Jun 1, 2007 by Jason

Congratulations to my friend and occasional co-conspirator Lance Dutson, who announced today he’s taking a job as Director of Internet Strategy for Maine Senator Susan Collins’ re-election campaign. As I can attest but many already know, Lance is razor-sharp and … Continue reading →

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National prizes honor Maine journalists

Posted on Thu May 24, 2007 by Jason

Congratulations to two Maine journalists for recently winning two significant national honors: Richard Anderson, publisher of Village Soup, has been awarded a Knight Foundation grant for $885,000 to take the platform and technology behind the VillageSoup websites and make them … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Bangor daily paper preps its entry into citizen’s journalism landscape

Posted on Thu May 17, 2007 by Jason

Following several recent efforts to create a more interactive website, the Bangor Daily News is on the verge of launching a new user-generated content section, jasonclarke.org has learned. “We are launching a brand new community publishing platform”, Online Services Manager … Continue reading →

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The Maine Edge explains RSS

Posted on Sat May 5, 2007 by Jason

In this week’s issue of The Maine Edge, Tekk columnist Justin Russell explains RSS and how it can help you browse the web smarter: If you’re a seasoned Web traveler, there’s a good chance you’ve developed a standard routine over … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the link

Posted on Fri Feb 9, 2007 by Jason

Thanks to MaineToday for adding this site to their list of local Maine blogs!

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Welcome to The Maine Edge

Posted on Fri Feb 2, 2007 by Jason

Welcome to a new alternative weekly publication in my local area: it’s called The Maine Edge, and it covers arts, technology, sports and more in Bangor, surrounding communities, and nationwide. I like the upbeat, positive tone and the coverage seems … Continue reading →

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This week on Maine Impact: Maine’s alternative media

Posted on Wed Jan 10, 2007 by Jason

Thanks to my friend Lance Dutson, who is keeping things active over at Maine Impact while I’m spending time with family. In this week’s episode, Lance has a lengthy conversation with Jeff Inglis, editor of The Portland Phoenix newspaper. We’ve … Continue reading →

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