Help us make local news better — for you

By now you’ve probably gotten a few reminders about a [reader feedback survey](http://newsletters.metln.org/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDMJqXK5a39-N-6gORx2n_RkQ~wvMs4kXTKIqXO5X77yky7xeJw3XIlkUA0_ueglPbHKnGb6I3-ydtLUfFx2I2hjNTyluUy) we launched recently. If you’ll indulge me for a moment, I want to talk about why it’s so important to us. [](https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/arenstam_julia_01.jpg) Managing Editor Julia Arenstam(Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) This is the best, scientific-ish way we have to understand what you want from our newsrooms.  I spend a good bit of my days looking at data. I can see that the story people read most on all of our sites so far this month was our [live election results](http://newsletters.metln.org/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDMJqXK5a39-N-6gORx2n_RkQ~wvMs4kXTKIqXO5X77yky7xeJw3XIlkUA0_ueglPbHKnGb6I3-ydtLUfFx2I2hjNTyluUz), quickly followed by a story about [Lewiston’s “Singing Soldier”](http://newsletters.metln.org/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDMJqXK5a39-N-6gORx2n_RkQ~wvMs4kXTKIqXO5X77yky7xeJw3XIlkUA0_ueglPbHKnGb6I3-ydtLUfFx2I2hjNTyluU2) and another about the former campaign staffer who [keeps criticizing Graham Platner](http://newsletters.metln.org/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDMJqXK5a39-N-6gORx2n_RkQ~wvMs4kXTKIqXO5X77yky7xeJw3XIlkUA0_ueglPbHKnGb6I3-ydtLUfFx2I2hjNTyluU3). I can even see that our readers actually in Maine (at least according to your IP address) preferred the story about [Tiny Homes of Maine abruptly closing](http://newsletters.metln.org/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDMJqXK5a39-N-6gORx2n_RkQ~wvMs4kXTKIqXO5X77yky7xeJw3XIlkUA0_ueglPbHKnGb6I3-ydtLUfFx2I2hjNTyluU4).  While all that data is great, it doesn’t give me the _why_. Why are you gravitating to the stories you are? Why aren’t you engaging as much with our coverage of how the rise of online betting is [affecting young adults](http://newsletters.metln.org/lt.php?x=4lZy~GDMJqXK5a39-N-6gORx2n_RkQ~wvMs4kXTKIqXO5X77yky7xeJw3XIlkUA0_ueglPbHKnGb6I3-ydtLUfFx2I2hjNTyluYv)? What is missing from our coverage? Why is it easy or difficult to find? Where are we losing you? Where did we win your support?  Related [Take our reader feedback survey](https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8856662/?utm_source=Newsletteru0026utm_medium=emailu0026utm_content=Meet%20our%20new%20affordability%20reporteru0026utm_campaign=The%20Insider%20-%20Julia%20template%20%28Copy%29) This survey attempts to get us closer to answering those questions, and delivering a better product for you.  If you can spare about 10 minutes over a cup of coffee, tea or a gin and tonic on these hot summer days, I ask that you help us make our work better. And maybe you’ll even win a Visa gift card in return. We all know some extra cash could really come in handy right now. Copy the Story Link