Michael Shearer

2 months ago | dispatch.com | Michael Shearer

Powerful stories often leave lasting impressions and can lead to measurable impact. That's certainly the case so far for "Vicious," our network's statewide investigation into why Ohio law gives dogs a second chance when they attack people and cause disfigurement, amputations, psychological trauma and sometimes deaths. Online readership of our stories and videos was quite high, while lead reporter Laura Bischoff and other network journalists have been receiving praise all week.

Jan 13, 2024 | dispatch.com | Michael Shearer

With some time to kill before I was introduced as the new editor of The Columbus Dispatch a few weeks ago, I took an unplanned trip down memory lane. From the cemetery where my mom and grandparents are buried, I headed down High Street from north of Interstate 270 all the way Downtown. As I passed old Worthington hangouts, a church we attended, our old dentist office, the street where I first lived, Graceland shopping center and more, the memories flowed.