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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The reporting assignment was odd, mostly because it came from the owners of Las Vegas’ main newspaper: Take three reporters off their beats and have them closely follow three judges.
The decision generated chatter in the newsroom, but that turned into open concern after it was revealed weeks later that casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his family had purchased the paper in a secretive exchange that prompted even presidential candidates to call for transparency.
After the outgoing Review-Journal editor spiked the story, and the reporters returned to their beats, came a strange discovery from across the country that made the temporary reassignment take on a more worrisome tone. It led the newspaper to write a front-page story laying out possible meddling by Adelson, because owners traditionally stay out of news, out of respect for the First Amendment.
A small Connecticut newspaper had written a story that singled out one of the Nevada judges the Las Vegas reporters had been monitoring: Elizabeth Gonzalez. The New Britain Herald called her rulings “inconsistent” and “contradictory” as rationale for why Connecticut may not want to consider the creation of business courts.
Review of judges caused worry at just sold Las Vegas paper
The plot thickens. Maybe our Nevada peeps can fill in details that were absent in this.
The decision generated chatter in the newsroom, but that turned into open concern after it was revealed weeks later that casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his family had purchased the paper in a secretive exchange that prompted even presidential candidates to call for transparency.
After the outgoing Review-Journal editor spiked the story, and the reporters returned to their beats, came a strange discovery from across the country that made the temporary reassignment take on a more worrisome tone. It led the newspaper to write a front-page story laying out possible meddling by Adelson, because owners traditionally stay out of news, out of respect for the First Amendment.
A small Connecticut newspaper had written a story that singled out one of the Nevada judges the Las Vegas reporters had been monitoring: Elizabeth Gonzalez. The New Britain Herald called her rulings “inconsistent” and “contradictory” as rationale for why Connecticut may not want to consider the creation of business courts.
Review of judges caused worry at just sold Las Vegas paper
The plot thickens. Maybe our Nevada peeps can fill in details that were absent in this.
