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Article: A pre-millennium preview of Gannett's big changes. (editorial changes at the Burlington Free Press)
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- Columbia Journalism Review
- Article date:
- March 1, 1993
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There was a time, recalls Peter Clavelle, mayor of Burlington, Vermont, when he saw a reporter from The Burlington Free Press almost every day. Now, he says, "There are times when I go a full week without seeing a reporter.
"I probably shouldn't complain," he adds.
Anyway, complaining wouldn't change things. The Free Press's city hall reporter has been instructed to spend more time talking to citizens and less to government officials. "We want to make sure readers have a voice," says editor Ron Thornburg, "and not just officials."
A Gannett newspaper, the Free Press is revamping its priorities, design, and reporting methods as part of the ...