'I would not have thought that the Akram (Boutros) I’ve known for more than eight years is a thief. He forcefully denies the allegations... Professionally, my role is to get to the truth, whatever it is.' writes Chris Quinn.
Chances are that our newsrooms will write about them at some point. Our responsibility is to our readers, meaning that when we write stories, we show no favor. It doesn’t matter how often I talk to someone if they become the subject of a news story. We cover it straight.
Akram is someone else I have talked with regularly. We hit it off as part of the Leadership Cleveland class of 2015 and have had countless discussions since. When I had the titles of editor and president from 2017 through 2019 at Advance Ohio, I served on several boards with him. He always impressed me with his laser-focused dedication to lifting people from poverty. I was not alone. He impressed people all over town. For 10 years, he has been a force for immeasurable good in this town.
None of that mattered when Akram made news, and he made news often. As a longtime Cleveland leader, he inevitably had newsworthy controversies. We covered them. Straight. He did not ask for – nor did he receive – any favor. He knew our newsroom would cover him accurately and fairly, which is all he wanted.he’ll likely ever face, fired over allegations that he took $1.9 million in bonuses without approval.
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