Alex Seitz-Wald was a high-profile NBC News national political reporter for 10 years when he made a dramatic shift in his professional life: He became deputy editor of the Midcoast Villager, a digital-print outlet created from the combination of four coastal Maine community papers and an online site.
Not only is the Midcoast Villager trying to show that a regional approach can improve local news coverage while sustaining a viable business model, but it also is investing in a physical gathering space and artificial intelligence.
The 38-year-old Seitz-Wald exchanged the ever-growing stress of covering the Washington, D.C., political scene for the opportunity to connect with readers who live near his Maine home and to let them know what’s happening in their communities.
