AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library released Friday its February listing of public events stemming from a national media literacy effort launched in the fall. The city’s library was chosen among five nationally in a pilot program aimed at training library staff to help their adult customers become better news consumers under the auspices of […]
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Former editor to host discussion on modern journalism
NORWAY — Award-winning journalist Chet Lunner will discuss journalism today and how to navigate the reliable and unreliable information sources in the world from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at Norway Memorial Library. Lunner, a resident of Cape Elizabeth, served as the top news editor at the Biddeford Journal Tribune, Portland Evening Express […]
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Augusta police say false Facebook page posting fake news
AUGUSTA — Police in Maine’s capital city say they’re investigating after a Facebook page resembling the department’s actual page posted several fake news stories. The Augusta Police Department says in a release the page looks nearly identical to its real page. Deputy Chief Jared Mills says it has posted several fabricated stories, including one about […]