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Good morning:
The Maine Monitor is typically focused on what I like to call "slow journalism" — work that is deeply-sourced, thorough, and contextualized, aimed at giving readers as full a picture as possible of any given story. It is the kind of journalism that takes time — to gather records, conduct interviews, and rigorously fact-check. Breaking news, like the fatal shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Monday, presents a challenge to this model: it is fast-moving, the narratives shifting, with reporters jockeying for the same statements from a handful of agencies and officials. These types of situations make it all the more important that we at The Monitor adhere to our mission, acting with urgency without sacrificing our values, offering readers “the capacity to see things whole amid the noise of a thousand screaming headlines.”
This week, as we continue to report out this important story, we're bringing you a deep dive into who will investigate the shooting, a timeline of events, and reactions from the community. We have other news as well, including a look at the personal finances of candidates running for Maine governor (who aren’t required to disclose how they make money), and an exploration of which communities have said they’ll participate in the state’s new program to manage packaging waste (so far, very few have said yes).
And we have exciting news of our own: a major investment by the American Journalism Project in The Monitor, which will allow us to invest in our capacity to deliver more of this vital journalism to Mainers.
Thank you, as always, for reading and for supporting our work.
Kate |
