The Reporter’s Notebook Podcast, Ep. 36: Yacone Family Tragedy

This week’s episode of The Reporter’s Pocket book comprises descriptions of home violence. La Casa provides emergency shelter by way of walk-in between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. or by calling 575-526-9513.

This week, we’re talking to Algernon D’Ammassa. Algernon is an investigative and enterprise reporter for the Solar-Information. We’re speaking in regards to the current Yacone household tragedy — during which native restaurateur Bob Yacone is accused of killing his wife, Kimberly, earlier than participating deputies from the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Workplace in a shootout that left him injured.

As is usually the case in conditions like this, official info trickled out at a comparatively sluggish tempo. In the meantime, within the newsroom, we have been starting to put the pieces together much more quickly.

Other than the tragedy itself, the state of affairs raised quite a lot of moral questions and prompted many conversations in our newsroom. It was vital that our reporting be considerate, and that selections be deliberate. This week, we’ll speak to Algernon about how he approached his protection of this story — and his coverage of Bob Yacone through the years.