Rose Lundy Honored as Journalist of the Year

Recognizing excellence in investigative journalism and public-service reporting

At the 2025 Maine Press Association (MPA) Awards, Rose Lundy, a reporter for The Maine Monitor, was named Journalist of the Year for her outstanding work. Her investigative series spotlighted Maine’s aging-care infrastructure and elder-care policy failures, exposing significant oversight gaps and regulatory weaknesses.

Lundy’s reporting provoked public scrutiny and calls for internal reviews at the state’s Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and helped spark legislative discussions about strengthening care standards. Her approach blends deep data analysis, on-the-ground fieldwork, and direct engagement with affected individuals, earning praise for journalism that “does more than inform — it compels action and accountability.”

In spotlighting Lundy’s achievement, the MPA also underscored the growing importance of mission-driven, nonprofit local newsrooms—and the vital role of independent journalism in holding institutions to account and amplifying underrepresented voices.

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