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We've all heard it a thousand times or more: how social media has supplanted journalism. How local newspapers have folded because advertising revenue has dried up. How some of us can't agree on what is factual and what isn't.

Harpswell resident Marshall Shepherd, a leader in the Brunswick business community, has joined the board of Harpswell News, the nonprofit publisher of the Harpswell Anchor.

As we launch our sole fundraising drive of the year, you may ask: why should I give to the Anchor?

We are thrilled to announce the publication of our first-ever Impact Report. This report, informed by the reader survey we initiated last spring, outlines the way that our reporting has changed the way our readers think and act in relation to important issues facing the community.

Lifelong Bailey Islander David Johnson, a small-business owner and community leader, has joined the board of Harpswell News, the nonprofit publisher of the Harpswell Anchor.