{"id":19243,"date":"2022-01-16T23:08:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T04:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=19243"},"modified":"2022-01-16T23:09:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T04:09:05","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-leon-tucker-needs-to-go-now-ledger-needs-a-new-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/01\/16\/letter-to-the-editor-leon-tucker-needs-to-go-now-ledger-needs-a-new-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the Editor: Leon Tucker needs to go now \u2026\u2026 Ledger needs a new Leader!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by Bill Scott<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lakeland Ledger and Tucker have received more complaints from Better Business Bureau from customers than any other executive editor\u2019s time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leon Tucker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tucker was named Ledger executive editor Feb. 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes journalists do not make good editors, Tucker is quoted to say, \u201cI never lost the love of journalism.\u201d Maybe he needs to be a reporter? Tucker went on to say, \u201cnot a day went by that I didn\u2019t imagine myself back in the newsroom.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tucker has now stopped the Saturday edition of the Ledger as of March 26, 2022. NO REFUNDS!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside sources say his a prim a donna and not a leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tucker does have the education but that does not mean he has the ability to be a good leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ledger<\/em>, like almost every newspaper in the country, has seen a substantial reduction in its workforce through layoffs, corporate buyouts or attrition, going from 99 employees in the newsroom in 1999 to eight full-time reporters and editors today to cover a county of 720,000 people in 2,000 square miles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You cannot go from 99 employees in the newsroom in 1999 to eight full-time reporters and editors today and except to be a first class news operation. \u00a0More like a mullet wrapper!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I cancelled my mullet wrapper, please cancel yours too!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong> The views expressed by Bill Scott do not reflect those held by the staff of this publication. This publication provides a venue for people to express their opinions concerning any subject matter and presents this as \u201copinion\u201d not news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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