Understanding the Role of a Journalist

OTTAWA. July 31, 2025

Newspaper feature writer Andrew Duffy profiles Gerald Tracey, the 72-year-old editor of the Eganville Leader, who balances his extensive experience with the challenges of declining advertising revenue and health issues, leading to the paper’s impending closure on February 28, 2026. Despite ongoing local news events, Tracey prefers to control the paper’s fate rather than let it falter under new ownership.

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