The Granite Beat: Why ’Old School’ Cops and Courts Coverage Still Matters; Q&A with Michael Mortensen

On the first episode of Granite Beat, hosts Hosts Adam Drapcho and Julie Hart, interview veteran cops and courts reporter Michael Mortensen to get the inside skinny on how we works his beat and why old school cops and courts reporting still matters.

The Granite Beat, is a project of The Laconia Daily Sun in partnership with The Granite State News Collaborative, of which Laconia is a partner, and The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communications. Each week hosts Adam Drapcho and Julie Hart,  explore with local reporters how they got some of the most impactful stories in our state and why they matter.