About
Matthew Stone worked as an education reporter at the Kennebec Journal of Augusta, Maine, and sister newspapers owned by MaineToday Media Inc. from 2008 to 2011. 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 March 2011
Wrote about Maine education policy for daily newspaper and sister newspapers in Portland and Waterville, Maine. 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. Filmed, narrated, edited and appeared in videos on newspapers' Web sites. Maintained 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
