“The Camden Herald: Past, Present and Future” with Daniel Dunkle and Drew Himmelstein

Join the Camden Herald’s editorial staff in a trip through nearly two centuries of newspaper history! We will discuss the evolution of the Camden Herald (est. 1869) over the decades and review notable issues and stories over the years. The program will conclude with a participatory discussion about how news and information are distributed today and our hopes for the future of news in the 21st century. This event takes place on Tuesday, September 10, at 6:30 PM in the Picker Room.

Daniel Dunkle started working as a journalist in the Midcoast in 1998 as a cub reporter at The Courier-Gazette. He serves as executive editor of The Courier-Gazette, Camden Herald, The Republican Journal and The Free Press, covering Knox County with a focus on Camden and Rockland. In addition to news stories, he has written humor columns, movie reviews, short stories and novels.

Drew Himmelstein is the community engagement and solutions journalism editor for the Camden Herald, where she dreams up innovative ways to encourage civic dialogue and reports on how we can improve some of the most pressing problems in our community.