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About

Matthew Stone is an education reporter at the Kennebec Journal of Augusta, Maine, and sister newspapers owned by MaineToday Media Inc. He has reported from Maine, Massachusetts and Minnesota. He can be reached at stone.m (at) gmail (dot) com. See "Portfolio" for a sampling of his work.

Reporting Experience

Kennebec Journal and MaineToday Media Inc. sister newspapers
Augusta, Maine

Education Reporter
Jan. 2008 to Present

Write about Maine education policy for daily newspaper and sister newspapers in Portland and Waterville, Maine. Have covered efforts in Maine to consolidate school districts, equip every high school student with a laptop, transition to standards-based diplomas, introduce charter schools and implement other reforms. Have filmed, narrated, edited and appeared in videos on newspapers' Web sites. Maintain a blog focused on education policy.

State House News Service

Boston, Mass.

Freelance Reporter
July 2007 to Aug. 2007

Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Worcester, Mass.

Freelance Reporter
Dec. 2006 to Feb. 2007, July 2007 to Sept. 2007

News Intern
May 2006 to Aug. 2006

The Mac Weekly
Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn.

Editor in Chief, News Editor, Managing Editor, Reporter
Sept. 2004 to Dec. 2007

Community Newspaper Company
Concord, Mass.

Freelance Reporter
Jan. 2002 to April 2003

Education

Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn.
Graduated Dec. 2007, Magna Cum Laude
B.A., Latin American Studies (major), Political Science (minor)

Argentine Universities Study-Abroad Program, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feb. 2007 to July 2007