Ex-Missoulian editor Devlin sues

Former Missoulian editor Sherry Devlin is suing the newspaper’s publisher and parent company, Lee Enterprises, for wrongful discharge related to her resignation last fall. Devlin filed a civil suit Feb. 19 in Missoula County District Court, alleging publisher Mark Heintzelman unfairly demoted her once he took control of the paper, cut her pay in half, and then filled the editor position with a younger, less qualified male. Neither party immediately responded to requests for comment Tuesday afternoon. Devlin worked in the Missoulian newsroom for 30 years and served as editor from 2005 to 2015. She was first hired by the company in 1979, left three years later for stints at The Associated Press and the Spokesman-Review , and returned to the Missoulian in 1988/ Derek Brouwer, Missoula Independent blog. More here.

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