The Baltimore Sun Names the Capital Gazette 2018 Marylander of the Year
December 27 2018 - 7:07PM
The Baltimore Sun's editorial board named the staff of the Capital
Gazette in Annapolis as the 2018 Marylanders of the Year for their
unwavering dedication in providing news and information to the
community in the face of the most tragic day in the news
organization's 291-year history.
On June 28, a gunman shot his way into the Capital Gazette
office and killed five staff members: Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen,
John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters. Six other employees
in the office survived the attack. In the aftermath, staff members,
while mourning the loss of their respected colleagues, banded
together to ensure that the news organization published online in
the hours after the shooting and in print the next day. Members of
the Annapolis community as well as journalists and citizens from
around the country have offered their support and assistance as
well in the days and months since.
“During the past six months, the Capital Gazette staff has
courageously upheld its journalistic mission to provide news and
information for the community it serves. They have done so with
strength and dedication while they deal with the unimaginable.
Gerald, Rob, John, Rebecca and Wendi would be proud,” said Trif
Alatzas, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Baltimore Sun.
The staff continues to report on the devastating and senseless
act as well as school board meetings, local events, high school
sports and other news that community journalists provide every
day.
The Capital Gazette is owned by Baltimore Sun Media. Both
companies are part of Tribune Publishing. The Sun's editorial board
noted its relationship with The Capital in the essay naming the
Marylanders of the Year writing, “... we are not wholly objective
in our assessment. But we have also had the opportunity to see up
close the extraordinary dedication of those who would not let a
madman disrupt the institution for which they worked, who would not
let down the legacy of their colleagues, who would not abandon the
community they serve. In their quiet exercise of daily courage,
they represented not just the best of journalism but the best of
humanity.”
The editorial is available
here: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-1230-moy-capital-gazette-20181221-story.html.
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