As a child of a Herald reporter, I was always surrounded by newspapers and books.
I was taught the importance of being informed; of listening to and understanding all sides of an issue or story. Not only did this help in forming my own opinions and beliefs, but also taught the importance of remaining open to other ideas as we make out way through life.
The Daily Herald was and is a source of the happenings in our community; presenting different sides of the issues from informative investigations to lighthearted perspectives. The Herald covers everything from high school sports to the criminal judicial system. When natural disasters occured, the teams of reporters and photographers at The Herald were there to cover such tragic events as the Mount St Helens eruption in 1980 and the Oso landslide in 2014.
This newspaper has a rich history stemming from the Best family in the early 1900s. The newspaper was about intent. About thorough and diverse coverage with both integrity and perseverance. About connecting with the community it served.
I can’t help but feel the Carpenter Media Group is missing the importance of this newspaper. This paper has already suffered shrinkage of staff over the past 10-plus years and has seen noticeably less coverage due to this. If the new owners truly do take these 12 people away, the community will see a huge difference in the quality of coverage. The time and resources it takes for investigative reporting will suffer the worst. The entire staff of the Daily Herald lives for this community, just as my father did.
Both the staff and this community deserve better. I truly hope the new owners will be open to taking another look at what they are doing and what it will mean to this rich and diverse community.
Shannon Haley
Olympia
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