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06/21/2018
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette cited by Poynter in article on small papers doing big work
Last week, we got to know a handful of ambitious projects from local newsrooms. This week, here’s more from newsrooms that are even smaller (including a newsroom of one).
I’m going to get out of the way quickly so you can dig in.
The newsroom: Lancaster (Ohio) Eagle-Gazette, about five in the newsroom
The project: Ongoing coverage that led to the mayor’s resignation.
How it got started: The reporting started after the mayor was elected, reporter Spencer Remoquillo said. “His wife was indicted for embezzling money and he was subsequently investigated. Kuhn faced minor felony charges relating to his taxes and was not forced out of office. Once his criminal case was closed, we requested all of the investigative records from the prosecutor’s office.”
