After a deadly shooting in its newsroom, the Capital Gazette released this harrowing front cover

(Image credit: The Capital Gazette)

published 29 June 2018

On Thursday, a gunman opened fire on the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, killing at least five people. On Friday morning, the company put out a newspaper.

When the gunman began his attack, some of the employees in the newsroom took to Twitter to report what was happening. The gunman "shot through the glass door to the office and opened fire on multiple employees," Capital Gazette reporter Phil Davis tweeted. The paper's community news editor, Jimmy DeButts, tweeted, "We do our best to share the stories of people, those who make our community better. Please understand, we do all this to serve our community. We try to expose corruption. We fight to get access to public records & bring to light the inner workings of government despite major hurdles put in our way. The reporters & editors put their all into finding the truth. That is our mission. Will always be."

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Jessica Hullinger is a writer and former deputy editor of The Week Digital. Originally from the American Midwest, she completed a degree in journalism at Indiana University Bloomington before relocating to New York City, where she pursued a career in media. After joining The Week as an intern in 2010, she served as the title’s audience development manager, senior editor and deputy editor, as well as a regular guest on “The Week Unwrapped” podcast. Her writing has featured in other publications including Popular Science, Fast Company, Fortune, and Self magazine, and she loves covering science and climate-related issues.

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