Reid MacCluggage

Reid MacCluggage (born ca. 1938), an American journalist, editor, and publisher for The Day in New London, Connecticut, United States, started his career with The Hartford Courant and rose to become its managing editor of the news until he left in 1984 for The Day. While at The Day, he was known for promoting high standards in the small-circulation newspaper, skepticism in reporting and editing, and racial diversity in the news media. He received the Ida B. Wells Award in 2001 and was inducted into the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists’ Hall of Fame.

Personal Reid MacCluggage was born circa 1938 in Norwich, Connecticut. He is married to Linda H. MacCluggage. They lived in Hartford, Groton and Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Englewood and Sarasota, Florida. They

Career After graduation from the University of Hartford, MacCluggage took a job as a reporter with The Hartford Courant. Seven years later, in 1968, MacCluggage became the state editor. MacCluggage rose to assistant managing editor in 1974 and became managing editor in 1982. He left for The Day in 1984. (New London). On July 15, 2001, after eighteen years, it was announced that he was retiring from The Day.

After retiring from journalism, MacCluggage began writing short plays and is working on a novel. His play, Down Goes Rocky, won third place in a juried competition in New York City. The play ran for a month in a Greenwich Village festival.

Notable works of journalism The New York Times published an article December 20, 1998, about The Day under the headline "New London's Feisty Newspaper, The Day."

Context Reid MacCluggage to the Associated Press Managing Editors Association in 1998: "Edit more skeptically. If skeptics aren't built into the process right from the start, stories will slide onto Page One without the proper scrutiny. If stories hold up on the witness stand, under rigorous cross-examination by tough editors, they will hold up under any assault." He focuses on the challenges journalists make by saying "some of our reporting and editing has been deeply flawed." He explains how journalists can improve by suggesting to "edit more skeptically, tighten standards, prosecute the story, and assign a naysayer."

Impact MacClugguge improved The Day by increasing the business, sports, and editorial sections, added an arts and regional section, and changed from afternoon to morning publication.

In 2002, MacCluggage encouraged The Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut to establish funding to promote the joy of reading among youngster in the community. He donated a gift in honor of Let's Read. for promoting racial diversity in the workplace. Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists’ Hall of Fame University of Hartford Distinguished Alumnus Award Yankee Quill Award