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Marcil: New year brings reflection and a commitment to better and braver journalism

Bill Marcil Jr., president and CEO of Forum Communications and fifth-generation publisher of The Forum, reaffirmed his commitment to purposeful journalism, emphasizing returning to roots rather than slogans.
A box on his desk contained family documents including a 1917 letter from Norman B. Black, reflecting how childhood visits to the Forum newsroom shaped Marcil's view of journalism's purpose.
Marcil warned journalism 'feels different' today as some reporting slid into activist positioning, and he acknowledged his own mistakes within the modern newsroom.
Marcil set priorities around returning to roots, listening before speaking, valuing facts over opinions, and serving the public good for the Forum's readership and communities served.
Protecting the legacy means moving forward with intention, and Marcil expressed gratitude for the Forum's communities and readers while emphasizing purposeful journalism is needed now more than ever.

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Marcil: New year brings reflection and a commitment to better and braver journalism

I remember the day the torch was passed to me: Dec. 1, 2010. It wasn’t dramatic. No speech. No applause. Just my dad, standing in a doorway that generations of our family had walked through before me, telling me it was time to take care of the family business. For years as a little guy, I would come to the office with my dad. My earliest memory is having Harold Schmunk, our production manager, find me outside of my dad's office on a Saturday and…

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