AP: “Maine’s biggest newspaper group is now a nonprofit”

The incremental shifting of journalism to nonprofit vehicles continues, with the AP reporting that “Maine’s biggest newspaper group is now a nonprofit under the National Trust for Local News.” According to the article, the group includes more than 20 daily and weekly newspapers, including the Portland Press Herald. It is now controlled by the National Trust for Local News, which according to its website also controls a chain of 24 community newspapers in Colorado.

Lloyd Mayer