''The Exception Magazine'' is an online news magazine that covers Maine. It is headquartered in

Portland, Maine Portland is the List of municipalities in Maine, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat, seat of Cumberland County, Maine, Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 at the 2020 census. The Portland metropolit ...

. ''The Exception Magazine'' (), which is updated daily during the week, covers Maine news, business, politics and culture. It is ad-supported and has been available to read free of charge since December 2008. The Exception introduced a mobile

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system on July 15, 2010, which, according to the organization, made it the first online news organization to use such a payment program.

Editorial stance

''The Exception Magazine'' is nonpartisan. It has published guest editorials from conservative groups such as the

Maine Heritage Policy Center The Maine Policy Institute (MPI), formerly the Maine Heritage Policy Center, is a conservative public policy think tank located in Portland, Maine. Its CEO is Matthew Gagnon. MPI operates ''The Maine Wire'', a media outlet that publishes policy ...

as well as liberal groups like the Maine Center for Economic Policy. ''The Exception's'' publisher is Stefan Deeran.

Guest contributors

Maine Congressman

Mike Michaud Michael Herman Michaud ( ; born January 18, 1955) is an American businessman and politician from Maine. Michaud served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the United States ...

, Democratic member of Maine Senate and that party's 2010 candidate for the office of Governor of Maine

Libby Mitchell Elizabeth H. Mitchell (born Elizabeth Anne Harrill on June 22, 1940) is an American politician from Maine. Mitchell, a Democrat, represented Vassalboro, which is part of Kennebec County in the Maine Senate from 2004 to 2010. Mitchell was al ...

, and Maine Governor

Paul LePage Paul Richard LePage (; born October 9, 1948) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 74th governor of Maine from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the mayor of Waterville, Maine, from 20 ...

have contributed to the magazine.

Hospitality industry coverage

The Exception Magazine covers the food and travel industry and is known for its profiles of food tech ceos and town by town restaurant reviews.

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