Maine is becoming a laboratory for nonprofit news

Most media outlets in New England's northernmost state are now nonprofit

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Old-style newspaper boxes flank the entrance. From beyond them comes the smell of ink and newsprint. When the presses roll, the floor vibrates. 

The building that houses the Portland Press Herald seems a throwback to journalism’s heyday. In fact, it’s part of a case study of the industry’s potential future. 

What happens when the outlets producing most of the news in a state become nonprofit? With little outside notice, that has quietly but steadily been taking place in Maine, New England’s northernmost state.

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