Editor-in-Chief Mike Wolcott doesn't take sides

from Straight from the Source with Hayley Watts · host Hayley Watts, News Director and Anchor

Our guest this week is the Editor-in-Chief of the Chico Enterprise-Record & Oroville Mercury-Register. Mike Wolcott talks about his long history in our area, from his childhood roots in Tehama County, to pursuing his big-city dreams of becoming a sports reporter. We talk about the role of journalism in democracy and how his team combats the "fake news" narrative.

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