I was speaking with a group of Northern Kentucky leaders last week when one of them asked me about how we find our stories. “What percentage of your stories come from press releases or pitches from businesses and what percentage come from your reporters finding stories themselves?” she asked. About 60-70% of our story ideas […]
Author Archives: Meghan Goth
As LINK nky's executive editor, Meghan Goth oversees editorial operations across all platforms. Before she started at LINK in 2022, she managed the investigative and enterprise teams at WCPO 9 in Cincinnati. She has also worked at The Cincinnati Enquirer, Dateline NBC and The New York Times Syndicate. She graduated with her Bachelor's in journalism from the University of Cincinnati in 2007 and received her Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University in 2008.
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‘Everybody has a Pat Crowley story’
When we heard about the passing of Northern Kentucky’s Pat Crowley, each of us here at LINK told our own Crowley story. Then we worked to quickly put together a story with his family’s statement so that the community would know what happened and be able to tell their own Crowley stories. In the newspaper […]
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Former reporter, public relations pro Pat Crowley dies at 63
Pat Crowley, who worked for 27 years as a journalist before founding public relations firm Strategic Advisers in 2009, died Saturday at the age of 63, according to a statement from his family. “He was well known in the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community for his intelligence, humor and wit, compassion, work ethic, and […]
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Union City Commissioner files lawsuit over ‘botched election’
A Union City Commissioner who wasn’t reelected to a second term in November filed a lawsuit on Dec. 4 against the Boone County clerk and several others over what he is calling a “botched election.” The lawsuit, which attorney Steven Megerle filed on behalf of current Commissioner Douglas Bine, comes amidst concerns about the operations […]
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Recount triggered for House District 67 race between Lehman, Hatton
An automatic recount of the results for Kentucky House District 67 between Democrat Matt Lehman and Republican Terry Hatton has been triggered because only 30 votes separated the two Tuesday night. A 2021 law, part of House Bill 574, triggers a recount if the results of a race in the general assembly (or several other […]
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Republicans retain control of most NKY legislative seats
The Republican stronghold in Northern Kentucky’s legislative leadership continues, but some races may have been too close for comfort, as evidenced by a $40,000 donation made by a Mitch McConnell affiliated PAC to incumbent Stephanie Dietz’s campaign less than two weeks before the general election. Dietz did come out on top in her race, beating […]
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It’s Election Day. What’s at stake?
It’s a presidential election year. That usually means higher voter turnout, which stems from more national interest. Turnout nationally for the 2020 general election soared to levels not seen in decades, according to the Pew Research Center, fueled by a divisive campaign between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Locally, all three Northern Kentucky counties saw […]
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Join LINK nky in a Community Conversation about Amendment 2
Much of Northern Kentucky — and people across the state — are talking about Amendment 2, a crucial constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot this fall. The amendment proposes significant changes to how school funding can be used in Kentucky. It’s implications will affect students, educators and communities across the state. LINK nky, […]
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LINK wins top honors at 2023 Excellence in Journalism awards
The Greater Cincinnati Society of Professional journalists awarded LINK nky with some of their top Excellence in Journalism awards for 2023, including best written reporter, best new reporter, best freelancer and the Camilla Warrick award, which honors journalists who make an impact on their community. LINK also received honors for individual reporting, from a series […]
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Boone County hears from panel ahead of decision on medical cannabis businesses
Boone County Fiscal Court is considering whether to allow medical cannabis businesses to operate within its limits, and has brought in a panel of experts to discuss the issue.