Who was Joan Meyer? The

** Unwarranted: The Senseless Death of Journalist Joan Meyer **
Kansas newspaperwoman Joan Meyer died at the age of 98 on Aug. 12, 2023, a day after Marion police raided the home she shared with her son, Eric Meyer, publisher of the Marion County Record.
Watch The Eagle's full documentary from visual journalists Jaime Green and Travis Heying; it looks at how Joan Meyer tried to stand up for a cause she believed in as a longtime journalist and the events leading up to her death.
(Originally published on Kansas.com on Dec. 20, 2023)
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[@emcdonald496]

This is insane, I don’t understand why this incident not getting more coverage nationwide!

[@ashleygood4615]

Thank you for honoring her!

[@yolojevus36]

That was fucked up

[@anthonya812]

She was 98, you guy's are acting like her last breath wasn't one of her last anyways

[@haydenwilliams1577]

You failed.

[@Philosophicaltroll4u]

Awww a big government bootlicker! So cute!

[@michaeloestreich7409]

You are garbage