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On June 28th, the Richmond Times-Dispatch published this editorial from executive editor Encarnacion Pyle:
The item was an obvious, if indirect, response to The Richmonder’s scoop on June 21st that the paper had entered into an advertising deal with City Hall to produce a series of sponsored-content products that are designed to look like news coverage without requiring officials to answer to actual news reporters. Citing records obtained by public-records request, journalist Graham Moomaw reported the package may cost as much as $22,000:
On July 1st, I submitted the following letter to the editor:
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