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Local journalists have incredible power — just ask Larry Hobbs.

A single reporter pursued the Ahmaud Arbery story until it became national news — here’s why that’s important.

Updated: January 11, 2022

Before class (30 minutes) Watch: “Ahmaud Arbery Murder Was A Local News Story Before It Was A National Touchstone” Read: “A Brunswick reporter talks about the Ahmaud Arbery shooting: ‘It didn’t smell good from the start’” (Poynter) “The Key Role a Local Newspaper Played in the Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder” (Time) “How one local […]...

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