The Maine Edge
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Edge Media Group |
| Publisher | Michael Fern |
| Editor | Allen Adams |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Circulation | 18,250 |
| Price | Free |
| Website | themaineedge |
The Maine Edge was an 18,000+ circulation free weekly lifestyle/cultural arts publication distributed by Edge Media Group in Bangor, Maine.
History and format
The Edge, as it was commonly called by readers, was created in part due to the loss of readership among young people in the Bangor area, a problem afflicting many major newspapers across the country. Similar to publications including RedEye in Chicago and Quick (newspaper) in Dallas, the publishers began The Edge in an effort to pull readers back into readership and serve a niche not being serviced by other media in the area.[1] [2][3] The Edge appeared in December 2006 after the daily newspaper in Bangor, the Bangor Daily News, suffered a series of cutbacks in personnel.[4] Citing declining advertising revenue, the BDN, as it's referred to locally, cut a series of positions in the editorial department and closed several bureaus.
The Edge publishes each Wednesday, and is a member of The Associated Press and the New England Press Association.
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "SPECIAL REPORT: Who Said Print Is Dead? Weeklies Duke It Out Everywhere". Editor & Publisher. Retrieved October 15, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Growth of Free Dailies Spike Since 2000". Editor & Publisher. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "Are Free Magazines the Future of Publications?". Folio Magazine. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Bangor Journalists Like View From "The Edge"". WCSH6. Retrieved October 15, 2007. [dead link]