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

Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropo ...

. ''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 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 U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The primarily rural district comprises ...

, 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 part of Kennebec County in the Maine Senate from 2004 to 2010. Mitchell was also the Democrats' 2010 ...

, and Maine Governor

Paul LePage Paul Richard LePage (; born October 9, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 74th Governor of Maine from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, LePage served two terms as a city councilor in Waterville, Maine, before being ...

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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