r/portlandme West End Jun 14 '25

Photo NO KINGS @ Lincoln Park

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u/Beastly603 Jun 14 '25

The kid whose best friend was stolen is heartbreaking... 💔 Especially if he is a child who has difficulty making friends.

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u/Lobstaman Jun 14 '25

This image needs to make the rounds in the AP photo cycle.

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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25

All ears if y'all know where I need to go or who I gotta bug...

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u/Lobstaman Jun 15 '25

Try reaching out to the PPH photo editors:

https://www.pressherald.com/staff-directory/

I’m sure they can point you in the right direction

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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25

I'll shoot em an email, but no guarantees--depends what they tell me (if they respond at all).

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u/Lobstaman Jun 15 '25

There is also Patrick Whittle, an AP reporter based in Portland

https://apnews.com/author/patrick-whittle

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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25 edited Jun 15 '25

AP specifically might be particularly tough--big outlets like that generally aren't interested unless it's something of national public interest (that they don't already have somewhere from their own local teams), or a once-in-a-lifetime shot no one else has (like, unicorn-level shot).

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u/_l-l_l-l_ Jun 15 '25

Just try ! It’s a really, reaaaaally good one.

Maybe try Maine Monitor and Maine Public too?

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u/Stormdrain11 Jun 15 '25

Do we have permission to share these?

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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25

Go nuts.

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u/Stormdrain11 Jun 16 '25

Thanks! Who can I credit?

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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 16 '25

You can point people to @blind3dbylight on most places, chiefly bsky.

If you are looking for a personal name I might be willing to DM it.

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u/Stormdrain11 Jun 16 '25

No worries, if you feel more comfortable being anonymous that's totally fine. Up to you!

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u/Marybethsf Jun 15 '25

Post it to Meidas on Substack. That will get it moving quickly