The Maine Edge

Infobox Newspaper
name = The Maine Edge


caption = The September 19, 2007 front page
of "The Maine Edge"
type = Weekly newspaper
format = Tabloid
foundation = 2006
ceased publication =
price = Free
owners = Edge Media Group
publisher = Michael Fern
editor = Katy England
language = English
circulation = 14,000
headquarters = Bangor, Maine, U.S.
ISSN =
website = [http://www.themaineedge.com www.themaineedge.com]

"The Maine Edge" is a 14,000 circulation free weekly lifestyle/cultural arts publication put out by Edge Media Group in Bangor, Maine.

History and format

"The Edge", as it's 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. [cite news
url= http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003633907
title= SPECIAL REPORT: Who Said Print Is Dead? Weeklies Duke It Out Everywhere
accessdate= 2007-10-15
publisher = Editor & Publisher ] [cite news
url= http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003646256
title= Growth of Free Dailies Spike Since 2000
accessdate= 2007-10-15
publisher = Editor & Publisher ] "The Edge" appeared in December 2006 after the daily newspaper in Bangor, the "Bangor Daily News", suffered a series of cutbacks in personnel. [cite news
url= http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=50109
title= Bangor Journalists Like View From "The Edge"
accessdate= 2007-10-15
publisher = WCSH6 ] 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.

As compared with mainstream newspapers, "The Edge" strongly emphasizes pop culture and entertainment news; humorous or lighthearted rather than serious columns, and flashy graphics and large pictures. It is a tabloid-format newspaper, oriented vertically rather than horizontally and with a front page consisting only of a large picture and several headlines.

"The Edge" publishes each Wednesday, and is a member of The Associated Press and the New England Press Association.

Notes and References

ee also

* WLBZ
* Journalism
* Mass media
* Newspaper

External links

* [http://www.themaineedge.com The Maine Edge Online]