News Executives Need to Explain Why Video of an Ohio Campaign Interview Disappeared

By: Greg Marx | CJR

The higher-ups at the Northeast Ohio Media Group aren’t talking. Again.

You may have heard about this one: NEOMG, the digital cousin of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, invited Ohio’s gubernatorial candidates in for a joint editorial board interview on Oct. 23. Gov. John Kasich, the Republican incumbent, spent the interview slouching in his chair, refusing to acknowledge Democratic challenger Ed FitzGerald, and generally radiating disdain for his opponent—you can read all about in the NEOMG news article about the interview, posted online that day. The next day, the NEOMG/Plain Dealer editorial board endorsed Kasich, who is cruising to re-election.