Capital Journal Staff responds with three full pages of anecdotes
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Capital Journal staff responded to the news that former South Dakota Gov. Bill Janklow had terminal cancer by planning a package that they would roll out the day after Janklow’s death. With only weeks to prepare, they began interviewing ordinary people who knew the human side of Janklow. Since Pierre is the state capital, they had access to some of the people who’d worked with him and knew him well. The result was nearly three full pages of anecdotes about Janklow that the newspaper issued in a carefully designed, somber black and white front page, in addition to a hastily rebuilt Opinion page that paid tribute to the legendary figure. The response was immediate with many calls and emails praising the four-page package.