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In fact, the local paper @BrunsDailyNews wrote about Ahmaud's killing the day after it happened, and has published more than 40 follow-up articles. https://twitter.com/Poynter/status/1260231005249712128
The newspaper pressed local officials when they didn't identify who shot Ahmaud, and when prosecutors wouldn't explain why they recused themselves. https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/local-da-s-office-cites-conflict-of-interest-in-shooting/article_a44dd354-1b0d-51d5-8c33-dc66b319f343.html
Local reporter Larry Hobbs obtained the transcripts from two 911 calls moments before Ahmaud's killing. "I just need to know what he was doing wrong," the dispatcher asked. The caller didn't answer. https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/dispatcher-what-was-he-doing-wrong/article_fe51cdd4-3bb6-5815-9dec-ddcdc8f879f8.html
The local newspaper also provided a critical space for editorials and letters calling for authorities to take action in Ahmaud's case, even before the video was released. https://thebrunswicknews.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/gbi-should-investigate-arbery-shooting/article_f1ca297c-7eda-5523-8d2f-c14c2528fbf8.html
The video, which was first published by a local radio station, of course changed everything. But the story had been on the front page of the local newspaper for weeks.
