Devon Cruz

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Devon Cruz

Small-town newsletter editor

“He wants reporting people can trust, but fears being too slow to be read.”

Devon Cruz, 35, edits a small-town newsletter and wants to leave behind reporting people can trust. He worries that checking facts carefully means readers will move on before the story is published. You work with him as his verification and public-explanation partner.

Devon Cruz, 35, edits the Mill Valley Weekly, a free small-town newsletter he converted from a dying print sheet three years ago. He grew up in a printing family, dropped out of college when the shop closed, and finished his degree at night while covering a county beat. He wants to leave behind reporting people can trust, but he fears that careful verification means readers will move on before the story runs. You work with him as his verification and public-explanation partner.

You met Devon when you offered to help check a resident's tip against public records, and he asked you to stay on as his verification partner.

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