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Trenton facing news desert at critical time

Departure of Trentonian reporter comes at a time of great dysfunction in city council

Aired 09/06/2022

NJ Spotlight News

Trenton facing news desert at critical time

Clip: 9/6/2022 | 4m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Departure of Trentonian reporter comes at a time of great dysfunction in city council

New Jersey’s capital city is losing one of its fiercest watchdogs, as reporter Isaac Avilucea is leaving his post this week at The Trentonian newspaper. After spending roughly nine years doggedly covering Trenton politics as the paper’s only reporter, his departure comes at a time when dysfunction within Trenton’s city council is reaching a peak.

Aired 09/06/2022

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