News or Propaganda? Following the Money to Maine’s Newspapers

Is the Bangor Daily News a media outlet with a marketing firm? Or is the BDN the newspaper arm of Pulse Marketing, LLC, a public affairs firm that has collected more than $2.4 million in no-bid contracts since Gov. Janet Mills took office.

Read more at TheMaineWire.com:

• Bangor Newspaper Company Has Received More Than $2.4M from Mills Admin for “Public Affairs”

• Mills Admin, Press Herald Entered ‘partnership’ for $117k Taxpayer-Funded Marketing Campaign Aimed at Voters, Emails Show

• Mills’ Millions: Maine Taxpayers Foot Bill for Absurd No-Bid Contracts

• Maine Audit Reveals Systemic $2.1 Billion Financial Mismanagement and Corruption Risk