Independent New Hampshire Journalism · Northfield, NHAbout the Editor
Who runs Granite State Report.
I’m Dexter Dow, the founder and editor of Granite State Report.
I started GSR to do the kind of New Hampshire reporting that doesn’t get done often enough — accountability journalism that follows the documents and names the people behind the decisions. My work focuses on the state’s criminal-justice and corrections systems, public records and the Right-to-Know Law, and the machinery of state and local government: the places where official decisions land hardest on ordinary people.
The reporting is document-driven by design. Where the records are public, I publish them alongside the story so you can check the evidence instead of taking my word for it. When a public body stonewalls or hides behind a bad exemption, that becomes part of the story too.
Outside of GSR, I’m a nonfiction author, writing about power, technology, and American political life. I run Granite State Report as an independent, one-person newsroom — no parent company, no party, no PAC. The reporting is mine, and so is the responsibility for it.
If you have a story, a document, or a tip about how New Hampshire government is actually operating, reach me through the Contact / Send a Tip page.
— Dexter Dow, Founder & Editor, Granite State Report
Last updated May 2026.