Esta Pratt-Kielley

(she/her). Digital news reporter @MainePublic. Prev @MSNBC & @NBCNews. All opinions my own...I think?

[Maine Public @MainePublic]

Maine Public is suspending activity on Twitter, joining @NPR, @PBS and many public media stations across the country. https://t.co/AkpxdRc9i1

[Esta Pratt-Kielley @EstaSays]

@tighe_claire Ugh I know 😭

[Maine Public @MainePublic]

Tune into Maine Public radio, television and online at 10:45 a.m. for special live coverage of the Wabanaki Nations’ State of the Tribes address. For the first time in two decades, the chiefs of the tribes will speak before a special joint session of the Legislature.

[Maine Public @MainePublic]

We're #hiring!

The role of #Bangor Correspondent, which reports on the northern and #Downeast portions of the state, just opened up on our news team.

We're also seeking to fill our Emerging Voices #Journalism Fellowship.

See all our open positions: https://t.co/OGnYlEP15F

[Bangor Daily News @bangordailynews]

BDN reporter Callie Ferguson will spend up to a year producing stories focused on Maine’s juvenile justice system with the New York Times’ Local Investigations Fellowship program. https://t.co/MK4gMLooh1

[Esta Pratt-Kielley @EstaSays]

A big congrats to my dear friend @calliecferguson who is one of the seven inaugural local investigative fellows at the @nytimes. So well deserved and I can't wait to read your work that comes out of this!
https://t.co/DXjD5buUfl

[Kevin Miller @KevinMiller207]

@MainePublic Some Mainers want their "green" ethos to continue after death. @EstaSays reports on Maine's first "conservation cemetery," part of the growing green burial trend:

https://t.co/qBBIRWRxHB #ClimateDriven

[Esta Pratt-Kielley @EstaSays]

In fact, 60% of Americans say they’re interested in exploring green funeral options because of the environmental benefits and cost savings, according to the National Funeral Directors Alliance.

[Esta Pratt-Kielley @EstaSays]

“When we learn that our bodies contribute to carbon sequestration–as opposed to expenditure–it flips the switch for a lot of people."

After personally experiencing a lot of death/grief recently, reporting this #ClimateDriven story was oddly therapeutic: https://t.co/AVf3a5XOxD

[Caitlin Andrews 📇 @ActualCAndrews]

I hope you’ll consider reading her story, which I reported out over 3 years during my time at @bangordailynews and @mainemonitor. There are beautiful photos by Troy Bennett and a lesson, I think, in how we approach end of life care https://t.co/aFfunEMzyh.

[Rachel Martin @rachelnpr]

This is completely insane. I’m sorry “Google it”?!

[Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis]

The Times’ inaccurate coverage has been cited in legal documents used to justify discrimination and targeting of trans people. This is chilling, and it should give every reader and every leader of the New York Times pause. (4/15)

[Maine Public @MainePublic]

What's next for our #ClimateDriven series? Kennebec County & Lincoln County, ME!

Take a sneak peek with these photos & check out the drop next week at https://t.co/uh9dG7gsDY

Photos: @BocoVideoPro, @Murray_journo & @EstaSays

[Sarah Kate Ellis @sarahkateellis]

The @NYTimes has long had a reputation as a leader in the world of media, but the example they are setting for coverage of transgender people is downright shameful. 🧵(1/15)

[Maine Public @MainePublic]

A new exhibit at the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor is about immigration and identity. "It's always important to start with the fact that, right, Black identities are diverse and multiplicitous," says one organizer.

https://t.co/8DxSh8CNXm w/@Report4America

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

Just FYI, the same group that is financing the “He Gets Us” Jesus ads is also helping finance the lawsuit seeking to ban abortion medication nationwide

[Esta Pratt-Kielley @EstaSays]

Can’t wait to have you on the team!

[Caitlin Andrews 📇 @ActualCAndrews]

It's getting around, so I might as well make An Announcement: I'll be making a foray into radio when I join @MainePublic later this month as a reporter!

[Maine Public @MainePublic]

Gov. Janet Mills and Democratic legislative leaders on Tuesday previewed a slate of bills expanding and protecting abortion access in Maine, including one that would allow the procedure late in a pregnancy if recommended by a doctor. https://t.co/l8HGtG2bJ1